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volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 08:27:21 am
Due to all this volcano nonsense, the missus and I have had to sack off our trip to the Ariège. Instead we're going to spend a long weekend on the Eastern edges doing some easy trad. We'll be staying in Hathersage, so if anyone fancies a pint let me know. It would be good to meet some of the UKB peak chapter.

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#1 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 08:33:00 am
Should be some badass sunsets though cos of the high dust in the atmos. that is if it ever stops being wall-to-wall overcast.

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#2 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 08:48:33 am

It's rather fucked up our planned clubbing night in London tonight as Terrence Parker (and most likely Donato Dozzy) can't fly in :(

3 hour Surgeon set as a replacement but i'm pretty un-psyched now.

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#3 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 08:55:01 am
Supposed to be flying Monday, so fingers crossed it clears a bit by then, but if not c'est la vie.

Should be some badass sunsets though cos of the high dust in the atmos. that is if it ever stops being wall-to-wall overcast.

 :agree: Stayed annoyingly overcast last night at sunset, then by 23:00 it had all cleared and  you could see the stars.

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#4 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 08:59:34 am
Supposed to be flying Monday, so fingers crossed it clears a bit by then, but if not c'est la vie.

Should be some badass sunsets though cos of the high dust in the atmos. that is if it ever stops being wall-to-wall overcast.

 :agree: Stayed annoyingly overcast last night at sunset, then by 23:00 it had all cleared and  you could see the stars.

Nice sunset driving over the M62 into Manc about 8pm last night....

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#5 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 09:37:49 am
It's like a hazy summer day in Aberdeen, but you know it's not a hazy summer day because we don't get summers.

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#6 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 09:41:48 am
Same here, Chris, it's still baltic though and the sunset was a big letdown.

Sorry it's screwing up people's plans.  :(

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#7 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 10:11:18 am
Its a shame its messing up peoples plans, but the positive from it is that it will force people to use the train / ferry / other ways of transport and maybe take some of the onus away from air travel...

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#8 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 10:43:53 am
That would be nice. Doubt it though.

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#9 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 11:10:33 am
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Should be some badass sunsets though cos of the high dust in the atmos. that is if it ever stops being wall-to-wall overcast.

Especially without contrails. Pretty much every decent landscape shot I've got has got a contrail it could do without. Although once the dust has settled persistent aerosols can have the effect of weakening sunsets.

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#10 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 11:25:24 am
I was reading galen's shit about dulled sunsets in 92-93 last night in GRVAAP. But have also read elsewhere they still got good colours but instead of direct alpenglow the colour would turn up quite a while after sunset and be a very diffuse affair, probably like that ridiculous light i had at the woolpacks. if we're going to get any of that shit I say bring it on.

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#11 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 11:35:55 am
Hmm, be nice but I doubt it. The aerosol effect was after a much bigger eruption though, and over a very long timescale. In the short term, I think we should be in for some WILD LIGHT.

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#12 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 11:38:42 am
Definitely an odd quality to it here today. Very bright, bit also a bit diffused? Have camera will go for a wander at lunchtime.

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#13 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 11:41:28 am
I was reading galen's shit about dulled sunsets in 92-93 last night in GRVAAP. But have also read elsewhere they still got good colours but instead of direct alpenglow the colour would turn up quite a while after sunset and be a very diffuse affair, probably like that ridiculous light i had at the woolpacks. if we're going to get any of that shit I say bring it on.

Eruptions in this area before have been precursors to eruptions of Hekla - which is a very different kettle of fish.

Hekla is a bad ass muthafucker of a volcano with a long and violent history. It may look like a cute little lump but its blasted out shit loads (7.6km^3 of material in one eruption) in the past. If it goes (and theres evidence theres a kick ass size magma chamber beneath it waiting to go) then we could well see some significant ash fall, darkened skies let alone sunsets here in the UK (if the wind is in the right direction etc..)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hekla

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#14 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 11:46:58 am
Personally I wouldn't mind a 3 hour surgeon set...

Is it gonna screw up the friction anywhere?

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#15 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 11:51:24 am
I reckon the top of the volcano that errupted wll be a bit slippery for a few days.

If anything the friction will improve as it will be a bit cooler for a few days. I don't think there is going to be any actual noticeable fallout though.

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#16 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 11:52:06 am
Personally I wouldn't mind a 3 hour surgeon set...

Is it gonna screw up the friction anywhere?

Naa, if we get enough of it the landings will be just like snowballing  ;D


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#17 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 12:10:40 pm
The sky has a kind of lilac tinge here, I don't know if it is ash related or I am just confused by it being a shade of blue rather than grey. ;)

Look at this! 


The website keeps crapping out because it's so busy, but it's worth a look if you can get on.

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#18 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 12:56:27 pm
Some jammy bastards called PercyB and LucyA are getting an extra day or 2's bouldering in Portugal as a result

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#19 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 12:59:31 pm
Some jammy bastards called PercyB and LucyA are getting an extra day or 2's bouldering in Portugal as a result

And some twat called Dolly is also benefiting  ;)

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#20 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 01:53:33 pm
Just got an email from our neighbours, meant to be flying in from Florida tomorrow, earliest they can now get back as far as heathrow is next friday.

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#21 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 01:57:08 pm
Shame insurance never covers natural disaster, still at least they get an extra weeks holiday.

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#22 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 02:09:54 pm
My dad and brother are 'trapped' at the house in Spain, I reckon they are fairly upset about it if the gloating picture messages featuring tapas and copious amounts of drink being consumed in the sunshine are anything to go by.  ::)

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#23 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 03:42:11 pm


Eruptions in this area before have been precursors to eruptions of Hekla - which is a very different kettle of fish.


Wrong association. Eyjafjoll's activity in the past has sometimes been related to eruptions of it's near-neighbour Katla rather than Hekla. The danger from Katla is more from 'jokalhaup' - glacier melt induced flooding - than from the direct impact of volcanic products.
The last eruption of Eyjafjoll 200 years ago actually did not trigger any eruptions from its neighbour and so far there is no evidence it will trigger anything this time either.

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#24 Re: volcano madnesss
April 16, 2010, 03:54:20 pm
Scotland's verdict on the Volcano


 
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