Calling of the grit? (Read 323939 times)

Andy F · September 24, 2008, 02:50:57 pm

Age of Reason still gets E6 6b AFAIK, but it's more like a 7a/+ boulder problem to a plod from what I've been told. More like E5 6c apparently.

mrjonathanr · September 24, 2008, 03:00:50 pm

Dobbin speaking of the Cornice -

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Walked past yesterday - utterly totally fucked. An actual stream running down the crag.

Which Cornice? Is Brachiation dry, or are all cornices sopping?
Thanks
Jon

c3po · September 24, 2008, 04:16:38 pm

It was Age of Reason, seems to be some debate about grade but it was just good to be climbing dry rock. It was really dirty and full of cobwebs.

dobbin · September 24, 2008, 04:27:53 pm

cheedale one. I would guess t'other one is fucked too, but you might get lucky.

Paul B · September 24, 2008, 04:30:06 pm

Quote from: dobbin on September 24, 2008, 04:27:53 pm

cheedale one. I would guess t'other one is fucked too, but you might get lucky.

or you might not.

Johnny Brown · September 24, 2008, 05:06:06 pm

Jeez guys, you've got dedicated 'sticky' threads for this drivel.

Fiend · September 24, 2008, 05:19:17 pm

Oh dear, the grit thread has been soiled...

Jaspersharpe · September 25, 2008, 11:00:15 am

Crag X was in great nick yesterday!

r-man · September 25, 2008, 03:03:20 pm

Dry winter forecast...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7635513.stm

Paul B · September 25, 2008, 03:16:35 pm

Quote from: Johnny Brown on September 24, 2008, 05:06:06 pm

Jeez guys, you've got dedicated 'sticky' threads for this drivel.

Bonjoy · September 25, 2008, 03:36:55 pm

Back on topic, it was great routing weather at Almscliff on Tuesday. Infact it was double-duvet cold whilst belaying. I reckon you miss out on the opportunity to do stuff on the colder, greener, shadier bits of grit if you wait too long to kick off the season.

Andy F · September 25, 2008, 04:11:01 pm

Quote from: Bonjoy on September 25, 2008, 03:36:55 pm

I reckon you miss out on the opportunity to do stuff on the colder, greener, shadier bits of grit if you wait too long to kick off the season.

That'll be most of the Wilton's then...

moose · September 25, 2008, 05:06:50 pm

Quote from: Bonjoy on September 25, 2008, 03:36:55 pm

Back on topic, it was great routing weather at Almscliff on Tuesday. Infact it was double-duvet cold whilst belaying. I reckon you miss out on the opportunity to do stuff on the colder, greener, shadier bits of grit if you wait too long to kick off the season.

Ah.... so it was you. I was the fella on the top deck who stopped for a chat (after doing Dolphin Belly in terrible style) before mooching off for another session of dispondantly flapping at Underhand and the Keel.

I reckon we are on the cusp of the grit season.... I have already started to suffer from finger numbness and my session lengths have become reliant on the rate at which I drink my thermos. A few more weeks and I will be forced to leave a dry crag due to insensate digits... only then is the grit season for called.

Bonjoy · September 25, 2008, 10:26:46 pm

Aye, I recognized you from the Cornice. You looked fine on DBS to me.

Paz · September 25, 2008, 11:02:38 pm

Bonjoy if you insist on going to the windiest roadside crag in England then I should hope you or your belayer remembers your 2 downies. There's plenny of sheltered in nick chuffing crags about. Almscliff may be on more than one level like a tenner in a dog turd, but it's never midgy when I've been there.

Krank · September 26, 2008, 09:49:46 am

The frictions been fine early mornins for the last couple of weeks at the roaches, the slabs felt quite sticky this morning i even managed a whole 1 move up Bobba Fet

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Johnny Brown · September 28, 2008, 06:54:50 pm

What a difference a day makes. I'm calling the grit.

andy popp · September 28, 2008, 07:20:36 pm

Felt well and truly called at Widdop this morning.

Duncan Disorderly · September 30, 2009, 11:55:29 am

Been hearing mutterings about this filtering down from Yorkshire...

I can't believe the conditions have been met yet but it's already later than last year's call..

Anyone....

butters · September 30, 2009, 12:16:19 pm

North Westerly predicted for tomorrow which should help for one whole day at least though whether it will be enough to get me up Strawberries is another matter. There is definitely an autumnal feel to the air in the early mornings now though so it's close.

Johnny Brown · September 30, 2009, 05:24:51 pm

I'll refer you to this. Not yet.

Jim · October 01, 2009, 09:08:25 pm

outrageous.
As I've said before the grit doesn't really need calling but what the hell, I'm calling it.
Awesome conditions up at the cliff this evening. Baltic by matts roof and even managed to get up dreamland despite warm rock due to the sun on it

Johnny Brown · October 01, 2009, 09:17:43 pm

Forget it Hillyard. The 'cliff is no barometer of grit season, you get great nick in july. There's not been a frost since may, I got midged at remergence tonight: no call.

nik at work · October 01, 2009, 09:20:45 pm

This is peakcentric lollygagging JB, grit is in up here in civilisation.

Jim · October 01, 2009, 09:21:29 pm

there is more to grit than the peak ya know.
Hats, gloves and duvets were used as well

had good conditions at kebs not so long ago but was climbing in shorts so no call there.
Had great conditions at remergance a few july's ago when I was working the fig also