[Adam Lincoln]

Wondering if anyone would be interested in having one of these? Not a classic venue but could be useful as it can seep after rain and not be worth a trip.

I go few times a week at moment so could keep it updated?

What do you think?

[GCW]

Sounds good, but I'm biased.  Still not been back.  Need to get my lazy arse in gear.

[a dense loner]

has the ban been lifted?

[GCW]

Not officially.

[Adam Lincoln]

Not officially.

I thought it had, think BMC own the land now.....?

[GCW]

It's hard to be sure.  They haven't updated their RAD for ages.  I'll defo be going if it's official.

Anyone really know the situation?

PS- Where do you park nowadays?

[GCW]

http://www.climbingcrags.co.uk/ViewCrag.aspx?id=797
Last update June 06.  Very helpful.

[Adam Lincoln]

It's hard to be sure.  They haven't updated their RAD for ages.  I'll defo be going if it's official.

Anyone really know the situation?

PS- Where do you park nowadays?

Lay by next to resevoir wall. Room for 3 cars there. If not then up the hill at top of crag.

Incidently, after todays sun it will be bone dry. Was a tad moist in places this morning.

[GCW]

Thanks Adam.  May have to have a look.  Brownstones was too greasy tonight.

[Adam Lincoln]

Was climbing there today and the site manager comes over to have a word. He isnt bothered about people climbing there at all at the moment, even though officially the BMC dont yet own it fully. He ask me politely to leave and come back in an hour as his insurance guys are currently onsite, and he isnt insured for climbers. Fair enough so i did....

Then i see him running round all his JCB digger guys to make sure they have their helmets on!

Thought id mention this, as it was a bit unclear if we were allowed here or not.

Oh, and as of this afternoon, probably a bit moist!

[a dense loner]

the site manager is responsible for the safety on site strangely enough

[Adam Lincoln]

the site manager is responsible for the safety on site strangely enough

Yes, but until the h+s guys turned up, he was supriseingly lapse!

(Incase anyones thinking of going, it wont be dry for at least 2 or 3 days now)

[GCW]

In case anyones thinking of going, it wont be dry for at least 2 or 3 days now

I assume you mean at least 2 or 3 days after it stops raining.  the forecast is awful   

[Adam Lincoln]

In case anyones thinking of going, it wont be dry for at least 2 or 3 days now

I assume you mean at least 2 or 3 days after it stops raining.  the forecast is awful   

Err yeah, when i woke up this morning, or should that be afternoon, it was fairly sunny. Looking out again its gone a tad cloudy!

[SA Chris]

the site manager is responsible for the safety on site strangely enough

Yes, but until the h+s guys turned up, he was supriseingly lapse!

Funny that, welcome to the world of industry.

[a dense loner]

you've been away from work too long adam. if you need to brush up on your interview technique's i believe somebody's fool is the man to speak to

[Adam Lincoln]

you've been away from work too long adam.

No arguments there Dense, and its only going to get worse!

[Adam Lincoln]

Off for a look in a minute to see if its dry. Should be. Anyone know thats been today? Ill report back this evening

[dobbin]

Come on then Longridge fans - how bad has it been over there of late? once wet (which I presume it is) how long does it take to dry out?

If you were a betting man and you were putting money it being dry on Saturday morning what odds would you give?

[chris]

its been wet over this way mate, but if it stays dry today and tom it will be fine, theres plenty to go at. you over seeing her folks?

[dobbin]

The old foreskin suggests it might actually be dry until the weekend, so theres hope yet. I am over with the monster, but she is not with the outlaws, she's got some stall to man at an event in Ashton. Last week was the same but I headed back to rubicon - 40 mins from there, but its saturday and the roads will be busier, and its later - last week was a sunday morning at 0900, this week  its gonna be saturday at 1115 which pretty much means theres no point trying to get to the tor, but I reckon on getting to longridge in perhaps 30 minutes? so am quite keen - are you about?

[Adam Lincoln]

If it rains tomorrow, then it will be wet. Its stayed quite wet since last week. Never quite drying up fully. No probs though unless your working the traverse. Take more than one mat if you can, as if you haven't been in last year or so, all  the stuff down right hand end is highballish now.

[a dense loner]

30 mins from ashton to longridge? yeh right, nice one jerry

[Adam Lincoln]

Bright sun drying all the holds today. You could be in.....

[dobbin]

Thanks chaps, Dense - I think I might have been optimistic. If I was Jim then its probably achievable but I like the look of my driving license as it is - with no points on.

Adam - think I am going to get back to the Tor. I have projects with lots of ground work already established, plus I seem to be making progress, so the lure of possibly doing something (however remote) is greater than the lure of going somewhere different. And, its the Tor and I love it.