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Hi all - does anyone know if Fairy Cave quarry is grim and wet at this time of year? Does it get the sun at all?

My friend and I are thinking of going and doing the easy slabs there at the weekend.

Cheers!

In reply to ewanjp:

If there have been a few consecutive dry days you'll probably find plenty of climbable rock. Most areas won't get much sun at this time of year ...the slabs with Balch's Slide will probably be the exception.
Even in the height of Summer it is a moot point as to whether Fairy Cave is grim or not!
I assume you are aware of the access arrangements (detailed on the UKC crag page and the mini Fairy Cave guidebook). Enjoy it if you do go for it.

In reply to ewanjp:
It should be fine at the weekend. You need to register with Ian Butterworth, the BMC access rep for the quarry to gain access and the code for the gate.

In reply to ewanjp:

Thanks all. I will drop Ian an email.

In reply to The Ivanator:


Come on, FCQ is picturesque by quarry standards and nothing that far SW is truly grim, it's a northern concept. In a list of grim quarry climbing experiences FCQ wouldn't even make the top 20.

In reply to The Ivanator:

That's a fairly harsh way to present FCQ. It has its own charm and on a warm sunny day like today, its a great place to climb - quiet and out of the way. The view you give of Dancing ledges is not the view you get from the quarry is it. In reality, from the base of the routes, you don't get much of a sea view and its just a barren flat bottomed quarry with pretty rubbish sport routes. FCQ on the other hand has some really high quality slab climbing especially once you get to HVS, and when the strawberries are out, the birds are singing and the trees have leaves its really not like you've presented it!