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How quickly does the area around Joanna dry? Does the grassy bank above seep down it? Or should it have dried out by this afternoon...?

Cheers
Gregor

In reply to no_more_scotch_eggs:

It's falling down, wet, sandy and polished. Business as usual then.

In reply to no_more_scotch_eggs:

I've climbed there within an hour or two of rain and always found something that's dry enough. Not sure about the Joanna area specifically though.

In reply to Kid Spatula:

Yeah, but what about its *bad* points..?

:-D

In reply to no_more_scotch_eggs:


That'll be the routes.

In reply to no_more_scotch_eggs:
If you can spare the time for the walk in it might be worth a look.

In reply to PaulTanton:

Well, the toil through the quagmire that was supposedly a path to get to the crag was worthwhile- first time out in ages, so any route would have been good, getting a 2* HS (agnostic's arête) done on a crisp winter's afternoon while a kestrel swooped below made it a memorable day out.

Shame about the rotting pile of choss that sits on top of the crag. Wondering whether I'd get to the top before the stuff I was climbing on got to the bottom was an extra layer of spice I'd have happily passed on.

Is there any clever trick to avoid this? Pre-placing a belay would be possible, but its out of sight and unless a guard was set to make sure it wasn't tampered with not sure I'd want to trust it...

Cheers
Gregor

In reply to Jon Stewart:


Oy, I thought you'd only done 2 of them?

In reply to no_more_scotch_eggs:
I've used pre-placed belays for a few of the chossier exits on obscurities. Another tactic is to abseil/lower from the top of the climbing then abseil from the fence above to clear the gear you left. Most of the popular stuff is OK at the top. I think its a really good place as long as you can lead HS.

In reply to Offwidth:

Yes lots of very good looking stuff in the HS/VS range. The abseil from fence post to clear sounds a good idea. Top out may not have felt so precarious after drier weather... very loose and soggy yesterday.