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Looking to stay below the damp fog forecast for Thursday and enjoy the friction while keeping limbs out of freezing cracks. Which destinations offer good slabs in the orange (HS to HVS) zone at low altitude? Any recommended routes?

In reply to BnB:

Where does the orange zone classification come from? ( Sorry for being so ignorant)

In reply to BnB:

Millstone? Froggat?

In reply to Skipinder:

Millstone? That well known slab paradise?

In reply to BnB:

Well the slab sector...not the rest of the quarry...unless someone has a Kango

In reply to BnB:

Birchen edge might do the trick?

In reply to Tom Valentine:

OP is referring to the colour codes in the Rockfax guides I think.

For sheltered slabs on the Eastern side:
Lawrencefield? (Limited, but there are a couple of quite good routes on the Gingerbread slab)
Yarncliffe? Zapple is (just about) a slab route, but likely to be a bit green and greasy I fear.
Froggatt maybe?

Oh. Dur! Rivelin.
Left Edge is bold, but fab. Fringe Benefit is a wee bit above the grade you're after at (a relatively soft) E1. Or you could possibly chuck a top-rope on the Brush Off.

In reply to deepsoup:


You said it.

In reply to Jon Stewart:
We thought of Rivelin but fear it will be wet tomorrow as it's going to rain all day today and there's no breeze likely to dry off the rock, which in any case is sheltered by the trees, but not so sheltered it'll stay dry!!

Tell me I'm wrong and it'll be a dry grit paradise.

In reply to BnB:

Alderly?

In reply to BnB:

It's going to be crap tomorrow. You don't get any drier than Rivelin, except New Mills, and that ain't slabby!

In reply to Jon Stewart:

It's supposed to be foggy but dry(ish) so I was thinking to keep below the mist and moisture. Rivelin may well be the best choice then

In reply to BnB:

Rivelin is top for me. Others include: Wharncliffe, Cratcliffe (good plan b bouldering as something is always dry), Amber Valley (choice depending on wind direction), Shining Cliff, Matlock Bank, New Mills, or even wider afield such as Woodhouse Scar (good plan b bouldering again).

In reply to Offwidth:

Thanks

In reply to BnB:

Wharncliffe. The saviour of eastern grit. Very quick drying, pretty much no seepage, and positive edges if it is a little damp.
Great routes (if a little short) too.