Almscliff - this weekend (Read 17802 times)

unclesomebody · November 02, 2006, 03:45:34 pm

I would very much like to visit almscliff this weekend and wondered if any locals will be there since I have never been there and would appreciate a tour. I have had a look at the page on yorkshire grit but have no guidebook to work from. If anyone will be there saturday/sunday let me know.

Thanks.

squeek · November 02, 2006, 04:39:52 pm

Caley on Saturday for me because it should be in really good condition, and being Caley I might not get a chance to climb there in good conditions for the rest of the season. But hopefully I'll get there a lot this grit season.

If it's damp then we'll probably head up to the Cliff, though. There's always plenty of people with guides knocking about you'll be able to have a peep at if no-one meets up with you from here.

Andy F · November 02, 2006, 05:18:42 pm

I may well be over that way on Sunday if the weather holds. Not been for ages so I need a trip to the Wart.

Andy F

Stubbs · November 02, 2006, 07:19:46 pm

Was at Caley today, was mainly mint. Will probably be up at the cliff for at least some of the day on saturday, think some sheff types are coming up too.

Give us a PM if you want a tour.

andy_e · November 02, 2006, 10:52:01 pm

Shit, wish I wasn't in sheffield this weekend, I'd love a ~~lift~~ er, trip to almscliff! Must've just missed you today stubbs!

unclesomebody · November 03, 2006, 03:48:23 pm

Can someone post direction on how to get to alsmcliff, or better yet, a highly detailed map with the location of the crag and parking marked clearly. I've tried searching for almcliffe because I thought there was a village by the same name but have come up with nothing.

Many Thanks

r-man · November 03, 2006, 03:51:54 pm

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=426850&y=449050&z=3&sv=SE268490&st=5

andy_e · November 03, 2006, 04:09:09 pm

depends where you're coming from, but i always go up the A61 towards Harrogate, then just after the thight bend right and narrow bridge there's a left turning into Dunkeswick, signposted Dunkeswick and Weeton. Go down this, through Duneswick, keep on the road, then into Weeton, turn right signposted Huby and North Rigton in Weeton, under the railway bridge, straight over across the main road, up the hill, turn left at the T junction, the follow that road up the hill and under Almscliff. You can't really miss it then.

unclesomebody · November 03, 2006, 04:16:22 pm

the map is perfect, thanks. I just couldn't find almcliff on google maps, autoroute, etc. I'll be there in the morning I guess... or in the afternoon. Depends if I can bare to wake up at an ungodly hour.

Andy F · November 03, 2006, 04:20:18 pm

Which day you going?

unclesomebody · November 03, 2006, 04:24:04 pm

tomorrow. Saturday. Are you about? I'll be the guy looking confused and lost (due to lack of any sort of guidebook!)

Andy F · November 03, 2006, 04:36:46 pm

I'm going over on Sunday. I'll be the weak punter flayling hopelessly on everything I try.

Bonjoy · November 03, 2006, 04:52:04 pm

I know you've got your heart set Uncle, but don't you think Almscliff is rather a waste of the sort of weather this weekend? Places like Caley and Earl should be in good nick and unusually dry. Good conditions + dry conditions days at caley are proper rocking horse shit. Whereas Almscliff will probably be a bit to warm and is the place you will end up everytime you go to yorkshire and the weather craps out (if you go up to yorkshire grit a few times this WILL happen). I'd say Caley has about 1 good conditions day for every 15/20 at Almscliff. It's your decision....

unclesomebody · November 03, 2006, 05:05:35 pm

i guess I'll go and have a look at caley too! I have the whole day...

saltbeef · November 03, 2006, 05:38:45 pm

are you gonna take any animals to kill?

account_inactive · November 03, 2006, 05:45:33 pm

I think the technical term is 'sacrifice' beefy

Jim · November 03, 2006, 05:47:35 pm

don't go to almscliff, its shit.
Go to caley, its the no.1 grit bouldering venue in the UK
or go to earl, no.2 in my ranking

If you come past our house (unlikely), you could borrow my yorkshire bouldering guide. Its unlikely I'll be using it in the next couple of weeks

Doylo · November 04, 2006, 11:01:40 am

agree almscliff is shit compared to Earl, thought you were coming to wales uncle.

chris · November 04, 2006, 11:15:02 am

doylo, i will be in wales on tues night and possibly weds night aswell. will be staying at matts, so will hook up and got to the cave/board for a last minute session before font

Bonjoy · November 05, 2006, 10:06:39 am

Caley was wet and I ended up at Almscliff ???

squeek · November 05, 2006, 03:33:00 pm

Quote from: Bonjoy on November 05, 2006, 10:06:39 am

Caley was wet and I ended up at Almscliff ???

We did the same thing, disappointing because the forecast was so good and it had been so good wed-fri. Quite cold at the cliff and it actually rained a little a few times. Managed Si's arete which was on my ticklist, so I was happy and then I got to watch some of the more talented climbers warmup on it

. Lots of strong climbers out at the cliff yesterday. Conditions at Earl today were a lot better than Caley yesterday. Not too cold out of the wind, but everything was dry.

Almscliff isn't shit by any stretch of the imagination. Imagine the conversation if Almscliff had not been found and you discovered it:

"Hey Bob, I've found a new crag"
"Oh have you, is it any good?"
"no it's shit, next to the road, lots of parking, dries quickly, hundreds of problems of all different grades and styles"
"Yeah you're right sounds shit"

Problem with Almscliff is you end up there a lot when you hadn't planned it. Like yesterday.

Stubbs · November 05, 2006, 06:08:42 pm

Twas pretty mint at Caley today, it seemed that half of sheffield was there, never seen so many cars on the road.

unclesomebody · November 06, 2006, 08:52:05 am

Thanks for the info people. I finally lost my Yorkshire virginity! I made it up on sunday in a mere 1h15min from Derby to Almscliff! It takes me that to get to stanage! Oh the joy of motorways. Anyway, it was windy to fuck which made climbing rather difficult (it was so windy that I actually fell over at one point). Looks a cool place though and I'd be keen to go back. Went on to Caley only to find hundreds of people there! Luckily bumped into James Ibbertson and he showed me around. It is a very cool place and I remembered how nice it was to go to a new area where you haven't done/tried everything! Thanks to the other locals who were as nice as can be. I'll be back up soon I hope for more action.

Stubbs · November 06, 2006, 10:04:18 am

Glad you had a good one Uncle, hope to see you out and about up this way again, and I hope conditions will be that good again too!

Monolith · November 06, 2006, 10:14:27 am

Stubbs, am I right in thinking that your avatar is indeed Almscliffe? Had a great day out last time at Almscliffe and we even made a film. Ah those long summer days.....