UKC

Red tarn face today

New Topic
This topic has been archived, and won't accept reply postings.
 goose299 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

Defo can't be in nick yet. HAsn't the Lakes only had a few days snow?
 John Kelly 08 Dec 2014
In reply to goose299:

ground on bowfell, suprisingly, frozen hard Sat am but your right it's more than likely still warm under snow
 Exile 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

Thanks for posting these Wesley, helps keep tabs on what's happening.
 OllieF 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

I've got a load of shots from Pinnacle Ridge today, as well as the surrounding area. I'll upload a few later for people to see with reference to conditions!
 Exile 08 Dec 2014
In reply to OllieF:

would appreciate that Ollie
 OllieF 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Exile:

If you can't view any images let me know and I'll sort that out, heres a link!

https://www.facebook.com/ollief2/media_set?set=a.10155011176060294.10737418...

Cheers.
 Petarghh 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley

Brown Cove today, if the forecast plays out as it is supposed to this week, things could start into next week possibly!

https://www.facebook.com/EpicentreAmbleside/photos/pcb.884853731545902/8848...
 Rog Wilko 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

> Winter has arrived in the lakes

but it will all be washed away by rain in the next day or two. (
 Billhook 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

It'll all be gone before xmas!
 John Kelly 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Dave Perry:

> It'll all be gone before xmas!

might be gone by tomorrow - nature of winter in Lakes
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

Anyone caught climbing on this in that condition should be slapped.
OP Wesley Orvis 08 Dec 2014
In reply to higherclimbingwales:

Agreed!
 Exile 08 Dec 2014
In reply to Rog Wilko:

Not necessarily huge amounts of precipitation before cooling down again pretty quickly after tomorrow, with more snow.
 John Kelly 08 Dec 2014
In reply to higherclimbingwales:

> Anyone caught climbing on this in that condition should be slapped.

cracking - winters really started
 Scottydog 08 Dec 2014
Was on helvellyn yesterday! Snow and hail storms were pretty fierce early on! Nice and cold and a nice amount of snow around, as you would expect nothing climbable but if the weather holds it won't be long!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152917992219084&l=ea7d4cbf33
 aln 08 Dec 2014
In reply to higherclimbingwales:

> Anyone caught climbing on this in that condition should be slapped.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.php?id=249483
 ERU 08 Dec 2014
Is Millstone's Embankment wall in yet?
 blackcat 09 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis: Forecast for much of the same for the week coming, better start than last year.Im feeling slightly optimistic

In reply to aln:

Is that Fallout Corner?
 John Kelly 10 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

Bit early for pics but snow has survived over Bowfell and Crinkles - from about 750m
 threepeaks 10 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

Don't forget to read our regular Winter Conditions Blog - this week we've been to St Sunday Crag and Coire nan Lochain. http://wp.me/p14X6I-17c
OP Wesley Orvis 10 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:
Shot up red screed after work this evening. Most of the old stuff gone after yesterday's thaw but snowing down to 400m pretty heavily as I left the pass a fresh few centimetres put down today though and ice on the summit and exposed turf starting to freeze above 700m.
Post edited at 20:50
OP Wesley Orvis 11 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:
ice forming high up on red screes this evening much more soft snow too
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203256162181620&set=pcb.756821344...
Post edited at 21:25
OP Wesley Orvis 12 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:
Apparently v corner on red tarn face got done today?
Post edited at 16:31
 Bob Bennett 12 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

Think so Wesley, ran into a guy coming down Striding Edge who said he had climbed in that area, must have been well tough as the conditions on S Edge were very unpleasant with quite deep soft snow covering the rocks making progress very difficult. Turned back half way myself after being blasted by hail showers.Others I met also turned back off Swirral due to the conditions
In reply to higherclimbingwales:

Paddy cave posted it was climbable and reported frozen turf.

Sorry mate but if paddy says there's routes in, there's routes in.
 ashpreston 12 Dec 2014
In reply to Bob Bennett aka Last Thursday:

Hi Bob, that was me you met on striding
Conditions weren't very good as you said
Good to be in the mountains though!!
 ashpreston 12 Dec 2014
In reply to Chris Huntington:

Turf wasn't frozen, very little ice and deep powdery snow
 John Kelly 13 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

latest langdale pics

https://www.facebook.com/NTLakescampsites?ref=hl

quite a lot of redeposited snow on climbers traverse Bowfell

Butress looked the part but my pics were crap due to blizzard

OP Wesley Orvis 13 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis: amazing how many people were swimming up gullies today on helvellyn.

 John Kelly 13 Dec 2014
In reply to Wesley Orvis:

aye the snow wasn't that nice, powder on cusp of melting, it was a rock climbing day really
 StuartCJones 13 Dec 2014
2 Gully was fine this morning, no swimming required (although harder than Grade 1 on the upper sections). Easy steps up to 3/4 height and then some decent consolidated snow, frozen turf and ice (!). I had to take a slightly harder line over the ice bulge to make use of the best ice and neve, but the picks stuck like a dream. The top out was easy. I think then gent ahead of me did the left branch finish, not sure how he got on.
In reply to Wesley Orvis:
Sharp Edge was nicely challenging today, everything frozen, good snow covering and sometimes strong winds.
The south facing cornices on the top of Blencathra have built impressively well in today's northerly winds.

My friend says if Geoff Monk at MWIS was around a century earlier he is so accurate he would be tried for witchcraft. Whilst most forecasts today were fairly good, MWIS added a chance of 1-2 hours continuous snow late morning. On Blencathra the snow started at 10.15 and carried right on until 11.45. Spot on MWIS!
Post edited at 21:19
OP Wesley Orvis 13 Dec 2014
In reply to crowberry gully:
pinnacle ridge on st sunday wasn't in too bad a nick today either turf getting there some ice but snow totally unconsolidated.
Mwis are bang on most of the time.
Post edited at 23:31
New Topic
This topic has been archived, and won't accept reply postings.
Loading Notifications...