Went there on Thursday. The side with the easier routes was dry and in good condition. The other side had quite a bit of run off. Some of the routes in the Hilti area might be dry enough.
In reply to Adam Moroz: leave it at least another month. It certainly won't be dry and anything that looks dry, even in early April, will be really damp. It is rarely dry before May and even then very unpleasant to climb.
We were there on Good Friday, the easier section was very dry. I live far away from the Peaks, so I've no idea what the weather has been like since then
In reply to All: Thanks everyone for the replies, we ended up at stoney middleton and stoney West instead and based on my performance today Im glad masson isn't dry, I'd have got royally spanked on everything there! Need more rock time!
Not a clue mate as I didn't go in the end, however after lobbing off the last move on 3 separate red points last year I will be back for another go this summer, awesome route.
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