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Title: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: groovedog on October 28, 2011, 10:45:21 pm: Anyone been over that way recently?

With it being north facing was wondering if the green had come? Haven't been in years and keen for a mooch.

Went to Caley up around crags and is was very damp green, condensation etc, not ideal.
Thabks for any info.

Dog
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: groovedog on October 28, 2011, 10:47:27 pm: Caley was very damp last weekend, Oct 22nd didn't want to put anyone off this weekend if it has dried out at all.
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: sjw on November 12, 2011, 07:04:27 pm: Does anyone local have an idea whether it will be dry up there tomorrow (Sunday)? Thanks.
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: r-man on February 25, 2012, 12:54:30 am: What chance of Earl being dry?

For future reference, does it dry fast like most grit crags, or stay damp for a while after wet weather?
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: kingholmesy on February 25, 2012, 08:20:21 am: I've not been for ages but it's north facing so I can't imagine it's that quick drying.
Title: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: cofe on February 25, 2012, 08:21:09 am: Like a lot of grit, it depends on the wind.
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 25, 2012, 09:03:28 am: Its quite a long crag. Bits are quick drying - typically the shorter sections where the problems are near the top of the escarpment (eg the brilliant Handy Andy's area, though the problem itself can be a bit green in the back). The big bits of the crag where the problems are at the base or in gullies can be prone to green and damp. Common sense really...
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Post by: r-man on February 27, 2012, 12:51:03 am: Thanks. Everything was dry on sat. Very very windy.
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Post by: Teaboy on September 07, 2012, 02:18:03 pm: Anyone been up lately. Is it green and scrittly or OK?
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: The Sausage on October 19, 2012, 08:41:18 pm: Anybody know how Earl is looking? Lager, lager, lager/Handy Andy's/Desert Island Arete/Sloping Beauty in particular.
Thanks!
Title: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: cofe on October 19, 2012, 08:53:57 pm: Was just thinking the same thing...

And has anyone done Colt 45?
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: 205Chris on October 19, 2012, 09:46:54 pm: From another thread a few days ago:

Quote from: andi_e on October 15, 2012, 10:11:41 am
A. few days off work to climb and I go and roll my ankle at Earl on the first of them. Oh well, at least I got Handy Andy's done first.
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Post by: tommytwotone on October 19, 2012, 11:16:16 pm: Just been discussing Earl over a post-Boulder Leeds curry...keen to get there this winter!
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: Bonjoy on October 20, 2012, 08:17:57 am: With the current combo of fog and stillness I wouldn't bank on good nick at Earl, or anywhere high and shady. I'm guessing today is going to be a typical autumn/winter high pressure windless days which looks like all sunshine and fluffy clouds on the weather map but is actually muchos log for grit. Hope I'm wrong!
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: Will Hunt on December 30, 2013, 12:14:06 pm: Can anybody hazard a guess at how long it will take Earl to dry at the moment? Obviously it's raining and will continue to rain but, with a bit of wind, is there any chance of it being dry any time soon after the rain stops?
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: Stubbs on December 30, 2013, 03:04:39 pm: You may want to reread that question, quite a lot of hypotheticals! Some bits of Earl Dry quite quickly, other bits are some of the slowest drying bits of grit in Yorkshire. Given that the entire of Airedale is essentially underwater at the moment, and looks to remain so tomorrow, and for the rest of this week, I wouldn't be holding my breath! http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/silsden-west-yorkshire#?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1388361600 (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/silsden-west-yorkshire#?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1388361600)
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: SA Chris on December 30, 2013, 03:41:57 pm: If it is underwater I would definitely be holding my breath!
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: tomtom on February 05, 2015, 10:32:50 am: (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9EgHeCIcAA9kO6.jpg)

https://twitter.com/SamHamer6/status/563266742299140096/photo/1
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: turnipturned on February 05, 2015, 10:37:45 am: It was amazing on Tuesday Eve. Everything that I saw was dry, the ground was nice and hard so you didn't get caked in mud when you step out of your car. There was a little breeze too. Perfect!
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: Zods Beard on April 15, 2015, 10:12:00 pm: Chances of dryness tomorrow please?

Thanking you.
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: Stubbs on April 15, 2015, 10:31:17 pm: Should be fine tomorrow, dry and sunny nearby this evening, looks like it could be quite still though, so may be worth taking some midge spray, there are a few about already.
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: Will Hunt on April 16, 2015, 01:33:19 pm: Aren't dry conditions the bane of climbing at Earl? I thought conditions were best after a long downpour :blink:
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Post by: 36chambers on May 29, 2015, 06:07:26 pm: thinking of heading there tomorrow, does anyone know how it's doing?
Title: Re: Earl Crag conditions?
Post by: Will Hunt on May 29, 2015, 07:17:21 pm: It lashed out down today but it's been windy and bright this afternoon. Probably fine