"Start just left of the filth and head diagonally right on slopey moss to gain standing position just left of the festering head wall. Place gear in the sodden plantlife then stretch a long way right to a good pocket and finish on lichen etc etc"

Arse. It didn't look like that in the guidebook. I presume the "dry spell" was sarcasm?

Nope, this was the multi-week dry spell in the middle of October last year....