Thanks Matt. For ease, spreadsheet is here:
I was literally typing this suggestion 
Great minds etc.
Still keen for a London escape so would be up for the Peaks even if it’s pretty soggy.
We may also have a car problem - but I will work on that.
I’ll be bouldering at the depot when it’s raining. More the merrier there. Can work on technique etc
Yes I’d be up for training too tbh and getting out of London (again…). If it’s rainy on Sunday I (and my passengers) will try and get back early as I have life admin to do!
Hi all,
Super sorry, but I don’t think I’ll make it out if the weather forecast would be too horrible. I’ll of course pay for my share of the bunkhouse block booking if we’re required to pay!
Jae
“The good thing about Portland is that it has 2 sets of crags with opposing aspects. I suppose a southerly wind is the one that would causes issues.”
There isn’t really much shelter from a straight southerly, but the other thing to watch is the humidity since sometimes S or SE winds can be pretty wet air and cause mist and grease and lovely things like that, especially at sea level.
Option 1: go sport climbing for two days somewhere dry
Option 2: go somewhere probably wet where you may end up paying to climb in a gym
The NLMC’s irrational opposition to sport climbing really is…irrational
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I think part of the consideration are the 40 mile an hour winds (as set out above), the fact that many people are heading north anyway and the fact that it is currently forecast to rain on and off in Portland on Saturday and Sunday…
Keep in mind also that even if it doesn’t actually rain on Saturday and Sunday the amount of rain we’ve had plus the cold temps mean a lot of grit will still be seeping.
The wind comes from the west, so as set out above, it doesn’t matter if you climb on the east coast where you will be entirely sheltered and indeed won’t even notice that there is any wind at all
Also if the wind is that strong the east crags will be kept dry even if there is 40% chance of rain at 3pm on Saturday.
Look go the Peak and get rained out. Be my guest. But it’s a ludicrous call if you a) intend to climb and b) aren’t going north anyway for some other reason.
It is a bouldering meet…
And if you want to go sport climbing - I don’t think anyone is stopping you…
The North > the South though…
Are there any erosion issues climbing on wet grit? If not, I’d be happy to have a miserable time sliding up some easy routes in the wet.
Not to the same extent as Southern Sandstone (which grit is a weathering-hardened version of) but it would be best to avoid the most popular/most abused areas all the same.
There is a wealth of bouldering in the Cuttings boulder field, which will be sheltered from the wind…
Though I guess that is rather too far from York!
Absolutely! No one should ever climb on wet or damp grit,
It should be bone dry and realistically a day after rain grit very often isn’t dry to the point when we should be climbing on it. The bridestones on West Yorkshire and brihmam are prime examples of poor ethics leading to increased wear
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Most erosion will be to your fingers from desperately clinging on. Thin socks over rock shoes works well in the wet. A bit old school.