[Nigel Poustie]

Cheers for the update.
I'll try and get there soon!

[OffshoreAndy]

The traverse walls aren't in very good nick, wet in the pockets and the ground is particularly sludgey. Porthole traverse good as is kudos wall.

[Adam Moroz]

Looking like a wet one 2moro,any1 kno wot condition rubicon wall is in? Routes and bouldering.

[leeroy]

Someone did tsunami on kudos wall a few days ago and it hasnt rained much (if at all) since, so I'd guess kudos etc will be good. Dont know about the routes.

[nik at work]

Anyone know how Rubicon is looking? I might be Peakward bound this weekend.

[Wood FT]

all good sunday afternoon bouldering wise but too hot in the sun, muddy round the warm ups

[robertostallioni]

Anyone know how Rubicon is looking? I might be Peakward bound this weekend.

Don't count me out yet, sugar tits. May be able to pop along too.....

[Plattsy]

Anyone know how Rubicon is looking? I might be Peakward bound this weekend.

Don't count me out yet, sugar tits. May be able to pop along too.....

Don't you have an outstanding appointment with The Rasp?

[robertostallioni]

Why yes I do, don't I.

[Plattsy]

 
Sat or Sun for Rubicon Rob/Nik?

[nik at work]

Dunno yet, it's a family trip so I may be limited to grit bouldering. Although getting Rob on the Rasp might be fun...

I'll keep ya' posted.

[T_B]

Anyone down over the weekend and notice whether Caviar was dry? Ta.

[Blakey]

Upon visiting today, large pool under Rubicon again (very muddy and boggy), various wet holds on the traverse, some bouldering dry but very clammy and sweaty.
Wet patches along the crag including  a large wet streak to the left of Rubicon. Hoping to head here in the next few days so an update would be appreciated!

[Kingy]

Not flooded at lunchtime today but some seepage streaks were coming down Kudos and the warmup area was pretty wet (apart from the 3 travs bit). I did Kudos hard way, bigger splash and tail and miller's tale, The press crimp was in one of the streaks and was wet. That was b4 the rain this afternoon tho.

[Ethan]

Yeah, not really seen Kudos as bad as that before. Crazy amount of run-off.

[highrepute]

We had a good climb despite the water, can clearly see the wet streaks. Snow melt making it worse than usual perhaps?

[lagerstarfish]

love the 7A/6B grade for Bigger Prize - spot on

[Andy B]

Bigger prize was given 7a as it originally didn't use any of those holds above the break. It went from an undercut to little slopers over the bulge to the left of those used in the video. Why the grade didn't change when people started using the right hand holds I don't know.

[dave]

I wouldn't have recognised that problem in the video as bigger prize. different problem?

[lagerstarfish]

Bigger prize was given 7a as it originally ...

I heard that it was because the first ascensionist was a grade hungry glory hunter 

I suppose the easy thing that the rest of us have been doing must be Second Prize

[Andy B]

Bigger prize was given 7a as it originally ...

I heard that it was because the first ascensionist was a grade hungry glory hunter 

That as well.


It was Bonjoy who originally cleaned the vegetation off the line. I wonder if it was stripped back further right after we did it.

[Bl@ckhawkjac]

Ah OK. There was a tree there on the right which has definitely been cut down this winter - it was still there in November.

This has opened up the wall some more. As such, there are a couple of logical lines up the space now and since the new guide simply says to the right of a Bigger Splash, this has probably led to the confusion...

[Jaspersharpe]

There was a tree there on the right which has definitely been cut down this winter

WHAT!!?? Which choad did that!?

[Plattsy]

Thought there was something different about the trees in highreputes video but put it down to camera angle/the time of year compared to when I climbed ABP last summer. The finger rail used for the right hand in the first move was clean last year, with the tree, and I'm pretty certain I was leaf dabbing my way through the move to the top.

[dave]

Does anyone know what the fishing clubs attitude to climbing choads with saws is? What with the current climate of access issues in this valley I'd hate for access to go tits up. Thats of course assuming its climbers doing the chopping.