In reply to springfall2008:
No, we left straight afterwards, didn't want to rock the boat.
But he disappeared after telling us to go - he didn't wait around for us to strip the route and get down. Could have stayed but it all seems a bit less enjoyable with the thought he map reappear at some point.
Has ownership of the quarry changed? Used to go down there own a regular basis some years ago and never had any issues.