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Frome Valley Sandstone Dry Time?

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 samben6 01 Apr 2023

Hey, I've been wanting to get outside recently in the Bristol area, but it feels like we haven't had 2 days without rain the whole year. How many dry days should I wait for before I go climbing on the sandstone in the area, mainly around Snuff Mills and the Ring Road?

 PaulJepson 01 Apr 2023
In reply to samben6:

It depends which crag in my experience. To be honest, a lot of it can stay very wet and greasy until summer due to the seepage and tree cover. I'd stick to the local lime at this time of year. 

Some of it might be alright but you have to remember that wet sandstone shouldn't really be climbed on as it's a lot more fragile.

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