Craig Y Longridge Conditions Report (Read 247672 times)

Adam Lincoln · June 05, 2007, 09:40:07 pm

Ive taken a strimmer to all the nettles tonight, so no more stinging your ankles.....

Oh and its the driest i've seen it in ages.

andy_e · June 28, 2007, 11:11:34 am

Any news anyone?

Adam Lincoln · June 28, 2007, 11:20:30 am

I would be pretty certain its fooked.

GCW · June 28, 2007, 12:24:43 pm

The weather has been poor Andi. Even bits of Brownstone will take a while to dry out now.

Serpico · August 06, 2007, 10:44:20 am

Longridge was dry, if a little greasy, yesterday.

GCW · November 06, 2007, 11:20:40 am

What's the likelihood of dryness today? After rain yesterday, that is.

Mirf · December 14, 2007, 12:09:50 am

Anyone know if Craig Y Longridge is dry at the moment?

andyh · January 31, 2008, 04:34:01 pm

anyone been here recently?

wondering how dry its likely to be at the weekend, or indeed if any of the south lakes, north lancs stuff will be

cheers

GCW · February 03, 2008, 08:18:22 pm

Went today and despite a high speed icy wind blowing straight onto the face it was slimy and wet in many places. Most of the finishing hods are wet, all of the traverses have damp areas.
I'd head somewhere else at present.

Pantontino · February 08, 2008, 12:02:35 pm

If anybody goes today or tomorrow/over the weekend could they post a conditions report? Might be visiting this neck of the woods on Monday/Tuesday and keen to check it out again (haven't been here since early 90s!). I figured with all this sunshine the seepage might dry up.

andy popp · February 08, 2008, 03:18:10 pm

In a vaguely related theme (in the sense that Simon will have to drive past it to get to Longridge) Pex is in pretty poor nick, though a good weekend would improve things a little.

Monolith · February 08, 2008, 03:24:08 pm

Just as I was on the cusp of departing for an afternoon there too. Saved me a journey thanks Andy.

GCW · February 08, 2008, 03:39:15 pm

Si, Brownstones has a lot of seepage and it's usually far better than Craig y Longridge. Having said that, it's been dry today so things may improve. But I wouldn't hold my breath too much.

r-man · February 08, 2008, 03:44:36 pm

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the quarry,
Linger in the top end where the highball slabs are pretty
How can you lose? The grit is much drier there...
You can forget all your troubles; forget all your cares, and go
Brownstones -- things will be great when you're
Brownstones -- you'll find a place for sure
Brownstones -- everything's waiting for you

Brownstones .... Brownstones...

Monolith · February 08, 2008, 03:46:04 pm

r-man, is there a bad batch going round Sheff at the moment?

GCW · February 08, 2008, 03:47:35 pm

I think he's trying to say that conditions at Brownstones are more reliable.
But I may be wrong.

galpinos · February 08, 2008, 03:50:45 pm

Quote from: r-man on February 08, 2008, 03:44:36 pm

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the quarry,
Linger in the top end where the highball slabs are pretty
How can you lose? The grit is much drier there...
You can forget all your troubles; forget all your cares, and go
Brownstones -- things will be great when you're
Brownstones -- you'll find a place for sure
Brownstones -- everything's waiting for you

Brownstones .... Brownstones...

Surely this should be playing when I go to the Brownstones wiki? Missed opportunity!

r-man · February 08, 2008, 03:53:52 pm

Quote from: Monolith on February 08, 2008, 03:46:04 pm

r-man, is there a bad batch going round Sheff at the moment?

Worse, it's beautiful outside, what are we all doing on the computer...?

Hey Mr Marley
Let me climb in the peak
This world go crazy
It's an emergency

Jaspersharpe · February 08, 2008, 04:04:05 pm

Quote from: r-man on February 08, 2008, 03:53:52 pm

Quote from: Monolith on February 08, 2008, 03:46:04 pm
r-man, is there a bad batch going round Sheff at the moment?

Worse, it's beautiful outside, what are we all doing on the computer...?

"Working" or "losing the plot" in your case by the looks of things.

r-man · February 08, 2008, 04:09:24 pm

I'm just railing against the immorality of it all.

The "plot" is in the "garden."

Pantontino · February 12, 2008, 02:08:29 pm

Was dry (and quite warm) yesterday. CJD did a new sds to Fertile Delta - V9/7cish.

Serpico · February 12, 2008, 02:15:42 pm

Quote from: Pantontino on February 12, 2008, 02:08:29 pm

Was dry (and quite warm) yesterday. CJD did a new sds to Fertile Delta - V9/7cish.

where does that start? There used to be 2 sit starts to FD; one starting on the obvious pocket, and the other traversing into the pocket from the left, but then the ground was lowered and everything changed...

Pantontino · February 12, 2008, 02:30:16 pm

I'll post a pic in a minute - basically down and left from the large pocket. 3 or 4 crimpy moves to get to the pocket. There is another easier looking sitter which could be done just to the left (i.e. a sds to In Excess). I suppose you could start on this and swerve rightwards into the start of FD. So what CJD did is slightly eliminate in nature, but a very obvious and worthwhile addition I'd say.

On a different note, some very strange grades (according to the topo on the South Lancs site) going on at this crag - for example, surely Fertile Delta (given V7) is the same grade (i.e. about V5/6) as its neighbour, Porridge Gun (given V3).

Pantontino · February 12, 2008, 02:42:03 pm

CJD demonstrating his new sitter.

Pantontino · February 12, 2008, 02:51:42 pm

One other thought - whilst the new lower landing is an improvement in some senses and does open up some potential for new low starts, I think it might cause problems in the future. At the moment it is pretty soft and forgiving when you plummet back to earth from the now distinctly highball problems, but after a couple of years surely the soil will become compacted leaving a bigger fall onto a harder surface. I reckon the careful replacement of about half a metre (or even a whole metre) of earth before the grass planting is done would lead to the best of both worlds. Key sds could be left clear, but the landing zone beneath the finishes could be built up.

Any thoughts from the locals?