Porth Ysgo Beta Thread

[Pantontino]

Now you've worked out how to upload to Vimeo can we see Pete's 8a?

Yes, but not until Chummer does his project.

 

[Luke Owens]

We went over to Clwt y Fiaren first and I managed to bag a new 7A:

http://www.northwalesbouldering.com/newsitem.asp?nsid=689

Then we went over to the School for Gifted block (just beyond Made in Heaven) and Owen climbed an excellent new 7A+ extension to School for Gifted:

There's a film of it here:

http://www.northwalesbouldering.com/newsitem.asp?nsid=690

Saw a few people walking out later on but missed you Luke. Sounds like a bit of ground works is needed after the storms. The landing below School for Gifted has got better. I spent an hour and half building a patio under this last summer to negate a back breaking block, but the storm has just swept everything out of the way, including the annoying block.

Nice one Si! Sounds like you guys had a great day too. Drove past you on the way out (we parked in the other car park further down). Lots of people out that day, we all made the right decision!

 

[Pantontino]

Went back down yesterday to check out the storm damage. Bad news for Richie Crouch, Higginson Scar is lost, perhaps forever!

http://www.northwalesbouldering.com/newsitem.asp?nsid=692

 

[ArtistFormerlyKnwnAsDoylo]

Might need to get super skinny Crouchy...

 

[Richie Crouch]

I'm sure it was about that close when Maskell somehow snaked through the gap!

Sad if it is impossible now, but good news on the lo lo low start by the sound of it

 

[Pantontino]

I'm sure it was about that close when Maskell somehow snaked through the gap!

Sad if it is impossible now, but good news on the lo lo low start by the sound of it

It's definitely not possible now, at least not for a 'normally shaped' human being. This recent shift has occurred in the last two weeks - when I was there just after new year you could have still done it.

 

[tomtom]

Thats the RH version of HS though? not the actual problem..?

EDIT just ready your NW blog.. OK it is the RH problem..

 

[Pantontino]

Thats the RH version of HS though? not the actual problem..?

EDIT just ready your NW blog.. OK it is the RH problem..

Yes, sorry for the confusion, I forgot to type RH.

Thankfully Higginson Scar is unaffected by the recent boulder shifts, although it did occur to me that maybe the boulder is getting steeper, i.e. being pushed over forwards by the land slump at the back?

 

[tomtom]

Thats the RH version of HS though? not the actual problem..?

EDIT just ready your NW blog.. OK it is the RH problem..

Yes, sorry for the confusion, I forgot to type RH.

Thankfully Higginson Scar is unaffected by the recent boulder shifts, although it did occur to me that maybe the boulder is getting steeper, i.e. being pushed over forwards by the land slump at the back?

V5 then

 

[SA Chris]

Time to start monitoring!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plaincode.clinometer

 

[Falling Down]

I wonder what Cilan is like. Dave L sent me a pic of waves breaking over the headland..

 

[Pantontino]

I wonder what Cilan is like. Dave L sent me a pic of waves breaking over the headland..

I would be surprised if there wasn't some fairly major rock falls. It'll be a spooky time heading out on the sea cliffs in the next few months.

 

[Johnny Brown]

I wonder what Cilan is like. Dave L sent me a pic of waves breaking over the headland..

Post it up! Our beach hut has been condemned by the council, instead of being half way up a sand dune it is now overhanging a sand cliff. :-(

 

[Falling Down]

They're on his Twitter feed with some spectacular pics from the Bardsey Obs gang. Look at those and you can see why Ysgo took a beating...

Sorry to hear your beach but is condemned. I wonder if the guy who paid all that money for his a few years back is also in the same position?

 

[Johnny Brown]

Yeah there's some pleasing irony in there as the guy who owns the land has been screwing everyone the last few years. Ain't worth so much now, in fact I think the Queen owns most of it!

 

[Luke Owens]

Does anyone happen to know what isn't climbable at Porth Ysgo at high tide? More specifically is the Made in Heaven block effected? Cheers

 

[ArtistFormerlyKnwnAsDoylo]

Yes it is.

 

[tomtom]

From memory only the blocs at the back are unaffected.. But if there's any wave action they get hit/wet/sprayed too. But I've only been a few times...

 

[tomtom]

Always the new crag up on the hill above??

 

[Luke Owens]

Cheers guys, there's a 4m high this weekend which sounds pretty low... and as the wind is coming from the NW, so I'm guessing the waves shouldn't be bad?

Yes it is.

Rough guess of how long after high it's climable?