[tomtom]

Maybe I’ve only been at the right times but woodwell doesn’t seem as seepy as many venues...

[nai]

Heading up to the area for a few days this week.  Anyone know if o'ert road is dry or take a guess whether it's likely to be?

[tomtom]

Heading up to the area for a few days this week.  Anyone know if o'ert road is dry or take a guess whether it's likely to be?

Got the lakes guide Nai?

[teestub]

Heading up to the area for a few days this week.  Anyone know if o'ert road is dry or take a guess whether it's likely to be?

I wouldn’t bet on it after the volume of rain over the weekend, but obvs only 10 mins from super fast drying Trowbarrow and only 5 mins walk in so worth a look. Main area dries faster than over the road.

[nai]

Got the lakes guide Nai?

20% discount and a free brush. Be crazy to miss out..

[tomtom]

Got the lakes guide Nai?

20% discount and a free brush. Be crazy to miss out..

All those little lime crags around there to explore... Coil and New Rose on Farelton are fairly fast drying too..

[nai]

I wouldn’t bet on it after the volume of rain over the weekend, but obvs only 10 mins from super fast drying Trowbarrow and only 5 mins walk in so worth a look. Main area dries faster than over the road.

Cheers, time will be tight so that's good knowledge. Don't suppose Angel Deelite stays magically dry?

[teestub]

Probably one of the least worst impacted as far as things go there. Starting break v likely to be wet but big enough to just use a towel to pull on. Horizontal and head wall bit should be fine unless there’s some big streaks from the higher breaks.

[nai]

All those little lime crags around there to explore... Coil and New Rose on Farelton are fairly fast drying too..

For another time maybe, have to be Woodwell or Trowbarrow on this occasion.

[nai]

Probably one of the least worst impacted as far as things go there. Starting break v likely to be wet but big enough to just use a towel to pull on. Horizontal and head wall bit should be fine unless there’s some big streaks from the higher breaks.

Awesome, cheers. I'll pack a mega absorbent towel.

[nai]

Cheers for the knowledge guys, starting break was damp but towel required for LH only. Thought it quite hard, even had to resort to using Fiend's beta but nobody tell him, but managed it eventually.

[teestub]

Nice one, Glad it was dry enough for you. Yeah the head wall bit is always harder than I remember! Lovely bit of rock. 

[tomtom]

Nice one, Glad it was dry enough for you. Yeah the head wall bit is always harder than I remember! Lovely bit of rock.

Any recommendations for problems oert road Tim? I’ve always felt uninspired by other problems there and not really tried any in anger (gone to other bits of W instead..)

[teestub]

Turbulence is brilliant, think it’s still 7c in the guide but prob more like soft 7b+ with good beta. Paroxysm also excellent but at the far far other end of 7c! Crushinator from the high start (7A) has great moves but is short lived, the low start isn’t great IMO. Butternut Squash climbs excellently (not done this one) despite essentially being a bad sequence on 2 other problems. As all of these mainly climb the cracks it needs to be dry for them to be in nick.

Over the Road is one of my favourite limestone venues mainly because of its beautiful setting (I love the yew trees) and the cafe. I always feel like once I’ve sat there and drank my coffee I’ve already had a good day before I start climbing!

[abarro81]

Only been once but I thought Butternut was the best of the bunch there in terms of how it climbs (probably unless you have a small span, in which case I bet it's nails and crap)

[teestub]

(probably unless you have a small span, in which case I bet it's nails and crap)

It’s nails and great, I have a workable sequence, just need a few more rack sessions!

[tomtom]

Cheers both. I’ll have a look next time I’m up there.

[tomtom]

Anyone any news how Woodwell (main area and oert Road) are faring after all the rain we’ve had…

Crystal ball based guesstimates welcome - I’d guess it’s probably not great but thought I’d ask.

Probably head to the shelter stone first anyway (assuming it’s not raining - hah)  - but it usually doesn’t take me long to realise how little progress I’m making on problems there so wanted a plan B.

[moose]

O'ert Road was thoroughly dry on Thursday but there's obviously been a lot of rain since (although today was drying weather).  An optimistic scenario would be seepiness limited to the starting holds at the back of the roof, which can sometimes be mitigated with a towel.  But it's possible the cracks will be dripping, which would rule out Butternut Squash and Turbulence (although you could likely work the finishes of any problem - the headwalls all seem to stay dry). By the way, if you want some lank beta for some South Lakes lime let me know.

[tomtom]

Cheers Moose.

[abarro81]

Anyone know dryness levels here and the other places in the area (e.g. Trowbarrow), or care to predict for Sun/Mon?

[M1V0]

Woodwell is probably best avoided until there’s been a spell of dry weather for at least a week over the winter. Fairy steps is probably similar but I rarely visit over winter.

Shelterstone dries in a matter of hours on a dry day.

[teestub]

Anyone know dryness levels here and the other places in the area (e.g. Trowbarrow), or care to predict for Sun/Mon?

Shelterstone was v drippy today, with only Pit and Ned’s dry enough to climb, backside totally gopping.

[brbushell]

Anyone know dryness levels here and the other places in the area (e.g. Trowbarrow), or care to predict for Sun/Mon?

Shelterstone was v drippy today, with only Pit and Ned’s dry enough to climb, backside totally gopping.

Good update, saves me from being optimistic and driving over. Will the rain ever end?

[teestub]

Good update, saves me from being optimistic and driving over. Will the rain ever end?

😭 not looking like it this week!