[slackline]

public service announcement - Malham dry! Amazing, bone dry in February (just - its March now). Time to hunt out your rope

[Paul B]

its pretty early in the season yet I was told today to ask people to stop p*ssing in the car park or it'll be locked.

[griffer]

please dont piss in the car park
please use the toilets next to the pub
please be nice to Mr Newhouse, hes the guy that lives next to our car park
please park so a fucking great big tractor can get up behind the cove center
please dont sleep in your car behind the cove center
please drink in the Buck and eat in the listers
please crank hard

thanks from a local, that makes sure the parish council is happy to allow climbing on their crag and has a nice chat once a month to Mr. Newhouse and promises to ask you nice climbers not to F**k up access

[slackline]

Could it be possible that some people who don't climb are micturating where they shouldn't?

[Charlton Chestwig]

The CC parking is used by non climbers. But I think it's fair to say that the typical climber is more of a dirtbag than families/old giffers out for a sunday stroll. Is it possible people don't know how very close the public toilets are to the CC? like 30 seconds! Perhaps something needs to be in the next guide book? or is it already?

[timlar]

Great connies today on lower tier. Would be keen to know if is dry still for the weekend if anyone is heading up Friday, cheers. Tim.

[JacobJacob]

Anyone know what the roads are looking like up this way?

Keen for tomorrow, but not keen to drive for an hour up the A65 only to find that the road to Malham is impassable.

[J_duds]

Has anyone been recently - what state is the crag and roads in?

Cheers
John

[IanP]

Any up to date reports?  Seepage, out of wind?

Thanks

[shark]

Any up to date reports?  Seepage, out of wind?

Thanks

Good nick on Thursday. Few damp patches but nothing major.

[Wood FT]

Any report from today? Cheers

[James Malloch]

Something Stupid was soaked but most stuff on the catwalk seemed climbable (quite a lot of people working things in the tremalo area too). A fair bit of upstairs was climbable too (less seepage than last weekend).

[Wood FT]

Thanks

[TobyD]

Something Stupid was soaked but most stuff on the catwalk seemed climbable (quite a lot of people working things in the tremalo area too). A fair bit of upstairs was climbable too (less seepage than last weekend).

that's funny, i climbed it 4 or 5 times today and didn't pull on any wet holds...

[James Malloch]

Ah, I've got my routes mixed up then...

[FilW]

What's Malham like at the moment?
Is it worth a long drive to go there tomorrow?

Cheers.

[PeteHukb]

Depends what you want to get on, of course... Mostly pretty dry, but the left-hand side of the catwalk has got a fair few dripping roofs (Space Race, Tremelo) and damp holds. Seepage seemed to be progressing over the course of the day too despite occasional blasts of sunshine. Plenty of folks there today so ask about specific routes and I'm sure you'll get some up-to-date info back.

[timlar]

Parked in cove car park this morning, came back from the crag and the gate was closed with a painted on sign saying "this is not a car park". Didn't see anyone to talk to about this but there clearly are some issues with parking there at the moment.

[shark]

Parked in cove car park this morning, came back from the crag and the gate was closed with a painted on sign saying "this is not a car park". Didn't see anyone to talk to about this but there clearly are some issues with parking there at the moment.

There is an issue between the occupants of the house at the back and the one in front. The guy in the house at the back wasnt happy where I parked and suggested we park where the private parking sign which I did. After doing so I was then berated by the woman at the front who said we shouldnt be surprised if we were blocked in. Nice. I moved the car. Living in paradise and miserable as hell.

[Teaboy]

Parked in cove car park this morning, came back from the crag and the gate was closed with a painted on sign saying "this is not a car park". Didn't see anyone to talk to about this but there clearly are some issues with parking there at the moment.

Was the gate locked? I'm surprised this hasn't been done before.

[timlar]

No the gate just had a bolt dropped through rather than a lock thankfully.

[highrepute]

 I believe this was discussed a while back... I think it's probably best to avoid parking here if possible. Especially during the week when it shouldn't be hard to find a spot in the village. No point aggravating some people for the sake of a 30sec walk.

If you're coming back after dark then don't park there. The guy closes the gate overnight and has had a go a few people for coming back to their car after dark.

[TobyD]

So.... back to the condition of the crag rather than the car park! Anyone been today? Seepage situation?

[TobyD]

Here's a conditions report... as long as you agree not to park at the cove center. 

Really though, don't. Please.

Quite dry today, but getting wetter. Zoolook just climbable, everything left of it wet. Predator, CF, and most shorter stuff wet, including Overnight. Then dry as far as Something Stupid, which was very soggy in its top ten feet. Upstairs all good, apparently.

[Kingy]

Yesterday was all about extremes of seepage and some strong sun drying off the streaks. When we arrived at 11, there was virtually not a dry route in the cove, even Connect 4 was wet. By 6, predator was just about dry and the long routes on the right were drying off nicely. The underlying picture is still pretty dire unfortunately if the sun doesn't come to the rescue.