[rodma]

Forecast is rain here a bit thurs/fri, I reckon it'll be dry by the weekend. I'm hoping to get up to the stone at the weekend so I'll pop in on the way past and check for an update.

Yes please

[rodma]

Thinking of heading down again within the next few days (including the weekend), so any updates would be great

[Richie Crouch]

Thinking of a trip tomorrow but if it looks sketchy o'ert road I'll prob try the a55 bouldering venues.

[Richie Crouch]

Was anyone there over the weekend? Wondering about o'ert road mainly. Cheers!

[joe dobson]

heading up there tomorrow afternoon so will report back tomorrow night unless I change my plans!

[rodma]

heading up there tomorrow afternoon so will report back tomorrow night unless I change my plans!

An update would be great. Thanks in advance (if you head out, that is) 

[joe dobson]

Crags bone dry, Tom's Roof, Wold Buttress, Over the Road, Pinnacle and the Tree Buttress are all dry!

[rodma]

Excellent news, thank you 

[joe dobson]

anyone been for a look? Reckon something will be dry (or in the south lakes area) by tuesday

[joe dobson]

Been to woodwell this evening, screaming slave is dry but the rest of Tom's Buttress is wet, Not Bad Dave Area is dry(ish) but girdle groove is wet. The highballs between Tom's and Not Bad Dave are dry and the highballs beyond Tom's are dry as well. Didn't go over the road oh and also Anaesthesia is also dry so sent Anna. Reckon they'll take a while to fully dry given the forecast so good time to try the slightly less popular problems!

[joe dobson]

Popped in for a nosey on the way back from Newbiggin (which was pretty much bone dry) and over the road is soaked. Not a single line dry bar the stuff I said previously.

[rodma]

  Bad times.

Thanks as always for the update.

[joe dobson]

I reckon its worth a visit if you haven't climbed the stuff in between the popular areas, Westons Wall, Wearing Thin, Anna, Whistler, Pinnacle Buttress are all dry. Along with that you can combine with a trip to Trowbarrow (should of popped in but I reckon Red Wall is in pretty good nick) or Farleton/Newbiggin.

[joe dobson]

if you want to boulder at woodwell, take a kayak. A stream is coming out beneath screaming slave 

Everything else is soaked, not a single patch of dry rock. Plus side shelterstone is dry, pit problem, the groove, virtruvian man all dry. Red wall is soaked, reckon anything under tree cover is soaked, so fairy steps, warton, shucks etc guessing all like hosepipes.

[r-man]

Joe, your blog says you are local to Preston and Manchester. Have you done much in the quarries? For instance, if it isn't raining, something is usually climbable in the Wiltons. Not many steep problems (The Starship Wilton is the only one) but over 40 7's.

[joe dobson]

only the classics at Brownstones and some easy stuff at Denham, I do intent to head down at some point as I know the quarries dry quick when there in the sun. That and the routes you've out up look ace!

[GCW]

You'll have to have another go at The Red Wall at Cadshaw.  If it ever dries!!

[joe dobson]

yes definitely!

[joe dobson]

Great news Woodwell is dry again! All major lines at Tom's Buttress are dry (managed to send BOBC, YYFY), Wolf Buttress also dry and so was Tree Buttress. Didn't go down to far over the road but heading back tomorrow down that way.

[rodma]

Great news Woodwell is dry again! All major lines at Tom's Buttress are dry (managed to send BOBC, YYFY), Wolf Buttress also dry and so was Tree Buttress. Didn't go down to far over the road but heading back tomorrow down that way.

[joe dobson]

been back over there today, over the road all dry. Also brushed and climbed some of the neglected routes on Troll Buttress so they shouldn't be as dusty.

[joe dobson]

Been back up today, all major lines at Tom's Buttress dry, Not Bad Dave and surrounding also dry bar Girdle Groove, Cave Buttress wet but Troll and Wolf dry.

[joe dobson]

been out the country for the past few weeks, anyone know what conditions the south lakes lime are in? Mainly interested in the shelterstone and tom's buttress so if anyone has info it would be greatly appreciated!

[Richie Crouch]

Thinking of popping o'ert tomorrow if the shelterstone is like a furnace. Does anyone know The current seepage situation?

[joe dobson]

Tom's Buttress completely dry, even the undercuts of AOSD!