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Hi, I have been up in Manchester for the weekend and haven't been able to get out climbing due to the weather!

The forecast is looking better for tomorrow and I am hoping to get a day on the grit before heading back to Devon... Can anyone recommend any quick drying crags that might be dry in spite of the wet weather from the weekend?? Don't mind travelling anywhere in the Peaks but I only have the Eastern Grit guidebook...thanks!

In reply to dbrooks:
Curbar dries quickly. I actually did Trackside just before lunchtime today - if it doesnt rain more then tomorrow should be ok (admittedly today it was the only dry problem). Burbage north, stanage (all parts), higgar, are obvious places that have quick drying problems, check the wind direction and go somewhere that will get a breeze.

In reply to Si dH:

All of popular ones
Curbar
Froggatt
Burbage
Stanage

In reply to dbrooks:

Thanks for the suggestions, that is reassuring... Gonna head to Stanage

In reply to dbrooks:

Apparent north area drys very quickly as it's exposed more than some other areas

In reply to dbrooks:

my experience is if the humidity is high grit can take the whole day to dry out during the more wintery months especially if there is little sunshine. The wind can help but if the humidity is really high it's going to need to be pretty windy and from the right direction to dry out the crags.

In reply to dbrooks:

I've been told more than once, by locals, that Birchen dries first.

In reply to ripper:

Stanage today was beautiful

In reply to dbrooks:

Stoney
Horseshoe

In reply to dbrooks:

The most reliable places in winter are classics on places like Wharncliffe, Rivelin, Froggatt, Cratcliffe, Shining Cliff... lower level and with sheltered sun trap sections with clean rock. Its been really mild this year so Stanage is better than normal for November when its generally getting a bit cold for routes.

In reply to dbrooks:

Wharncliffe.

JW

In reply to dbrooks:

conditions were good at Stanage, was wet in some of the cracks but for the most part it was dry, very cold and windy at the top when belaying.. brrr

managed to do Right Unconquerable (was going to try the left too but that was soaking wet) and goliath's groove

thanks for the all the suggestions