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Thinking of heading up to Pillar at the weekend- does anyone know if it is dry/ relatively clean at the moment?

In reply to Sayon:

Looks like it will be dry weather until Saturday night. It was dry yesterday.
However, yesterday even roadside crags very wet in places as there was so much rain earlier in week.
Drying out slowly but expect Pillar to be wet in places.
Non-drainage sunny routes should be OK.

In reply to Sayon:

Despite being a "north facing" crag, Pillar gets a surprising amount of sun and very few routes stay in the shade. Often the routes look dirty but aren't - the rock is just dark - Al Phizacklea and I did Tapestry and Straights of Messina without having to re-clean them, SoM was the second ascent and several years after the first ascent so things do stay clean.

Stick to routes that are exposed to the breeze, i.e. not grooves, and you should be fine.