Parisella's Cave conditions reports (Read 552401 times)

webbo · July 14, 2007, 08:34:28 pm

no i mean it was like the venice of the north kingston upon dull.except nobody was trying to steal our mats as an insurance scam.

Johnny Brown · July 14, 2007, 09:28:01 pm

They weren't stealing, they were borrowing. They just didn't know who from.

monkey boy · July 21, 2007, 09:54:04 pm

How are conditions at the mo?

superfurrymonkey · July 21, 2007, 11:06:58 pm

Was there this afternoon and pretty much everything was affected by seepage in some way or another, pill box was in pretty good nick though.

Kingy · July 21, 2007, 11:11:17 pm

Yes I was there as well and it was pretty dire. Rockatrocity was doable although you had to dry the last pocket out. Trigger cut was wet at the top. Clever Beaver completely soaked. The Left wall traverse was pretty much dry. Water dripping onto pads constantly from the roof and seepage everywhere...

Pantontino · July 24, 2007, 11:37:27 pm

Rapid recovery from the deluge - cave was pretty dry tonight.

Monolith · July 26, 2007, 01:08:45 pm

Anyone been to Pill Box in last day or two? Presuming there will be a fair bit of wind so may actually yield good conditions this evening?

Split Infinity looking OK also?

Andy F · July 27, 2007, 08:07:50 am

Split Infinity and Pill Box both in fairly good nick last night. Some dampness (not of the sticky variety though) around the place.

Monolith · July 27, 2007, 10:14:16 am

The Box was in awesome nick aye! The cave was like a menstruating gargoyle she was.

Pantontino · July 30, 2007, 11:34:39 pm

Very good conditions tonight, and very dry.

Doylo · September 22, 2007, 04:22:44 pm

The marine drive is closed until further notice because of rockfall (shud be open by wednesday i reckon).

Pantontino · September 22, 2007, 10:05:06 pm

Helen John went over today and she was told it would be open by Tuesday.

BenF · September 23, 2007, 10:33:36 am

Yeah, our advanced party got told Tuesday. Apparently there has been rockfall just after Mayfair Wall, but other sources told me somewhere up by Excursion. Either way I hope it hasn't affected any routes.

On a different note, we all baled over to Angel Bay (after being rained out of Ogwen) where one of our party managed to rip off the crimpy lump just right of the pinchy lump on Limpet. This change makes Limp Wrist harder and the sitter to Limpet pretty much impossible using my method (and I can't see any other way of getting into the standup without the lump for the left with a cross over onto the pinch with the right).

However the hold will definitely fit back easily and there are plans afoot to sika it on again if no one objects. Obviously the Angel Bay loving hordes on UKB will be as distraught as I was when the hold came off (ok so Panton, Doylo and maybe one or two others may be mildly inerested). If it had been the actual pinch hold, I think I would have cried. And if I hadn't already done the sitstarts to both Limp Wrist and Limpet, I think I would have cried myself to sleep last night.

Doylo · September 23, 2007, 04:25:53 pm

yeah i would have been distarught if the pinch itself had come off, the rockfall was between the cutway and testament area, i was there soon after. I think it was a result of all the rain that morning.

BenF · September 24, 2007, 08:07:48 am

Ah right, so no where near excursion then. Bloody punters.

Pantontino · September 25, 2007, 04:36:52 pm

Some distressing news: I was going over to the Ormes this evening, but thought I'd call Conwy Council first and find out if the Marine Drive was open yet. A lady in highways informed me that the first section of the road was expected to be shut until a week on Thursday (i.e. 4th Oct). Obviously you can still drive over the top and access the crags beyond the zig-zags, and you can still get to LPT via the beach, and there is always Little Orme, etc...

I called Doylo and he nearly broke down in tears on the phone. (I'm actually crying

tears of despair as I type this, which proves that I'm more of an Ormesman than him.)

r-man · September 25, 2007, 04:50:21 pm

So can you still walk up to Parisella's, or is the road closed to pedestrians too?

Pantontino · September 25, 2007, 04:52:38 pm

Closed to cars and pedestrians unfortunately.

r-man · September 25, 2007, 04:55:46 pm

Oh dear. I have a friend who will be just as distraught as Doylo.

Pantontino · September 25, 2007, 04:56:46 pm

No LPT either apparently:

http://thebmc.co.uk/News.aspx?id=2145

Doylo · September 25, 2007, 08:04:03 pm

yes i have a tear permantly residing in my Japs eye at the moment, its been a stressful week.

BenF · September 26, 2007, 08:03:15 am

That's terrible. What a week. What with the hold coming off Limpet/Limp Wrist as well it ain't be the best week by far.

I don't know what to do on Thursday night now. Might just stay in and read some old North Wales Limestone guides.

steven82 · September 29, 2007, 01:23:14 pm

Does anyone know if its been opend at all yet? i want to get to the cave so is there anyway of getting to it?

Pantontino · September 29, 2007, 04:24:47 pm

It's still banned. They start work on Monday to sort out the rockfall and it is expected to take all week. Don't go until it is officially opened, it'll only cause problems if you are caught or seen.

Keep an eye on the BMC website for updates:

http://thebmc.co.uk/News.aspx?id=2145

Doylo · September 29, 2007, 08:30:42 pm

i'm so depressed i'm going back to work!