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The weather isn't looking too bad for the weekend after all (forecast changes every hour). But the wind is going to be Very Strong..
So where do you reckon is likely to provide most shelter from the wind, without being green and slimy, or course! Froggatt? Brimham? Rivelin? Any ideas?

In reply to RobD:
Lawrencefield?

In reply to RobD:

step 1 - establish the expected wind direction during your excursion (try metcheck.com)

step 2 - look on a map to find a crag facing away from said wind.

its not rocket science.

In reply to Graham Taylor:
Would Lawrencefield be clean at the moment? I've never been there so I don't know how green it gets.

In reply to RobD:
To be honest i'm not sure how green it gets.

In reply to RobD:
Tricky given the winds are coming from the south and west. So sheltered crags would face north and east and hence probably be green and slimy at this time of year.

In reply to Simon Caldwell:
This problem hadn't escaped my attention (as it had with Mr. Anon.), hence my question. I reckon my money is on Caley or Brimham. Caley faces roughly North and does get very green in winter, but there are always sections, like Otley wall, that don't suffer too badly. I haven't been up there yet this year. Also the bouldering around the bottom of Almscliff.
The main edge of Brimham faces west, but there are trees nearby to break up the wind, and there are sheltered areas, especially around cubic block.

In reply to RobD:
How about Eavestones?

In reply to RobD: try den lane- always a winner!

In reply to Graham Taylor: Dont think it gets that green, ginger bread slab area wil be clean at leats Id say.

In reply to RobD:
Latest forecasts suggest that the winds on Sunday will start from the west and move towards the northwest. So somewhere south facing, eg Rivelin, might be OK.
Saturday sounds like a write off.

In reply to RobD:

Rivlin is nearly always a good bet for windy/iffy conditions. Failing that you can look at the lower level Limestone crags like Stoney or Wild Cat

In reply to RobD:

Hobson Moor.

In reply to RobD: Widdop lakeside boulders are generally sheltered and quite clean, if you want to boulder.

In reply to GrahamD:

Rivelins pretty good, not green, and sheltered EVEN when it snows.....
Will no doubt see a few of you there on Sunday...

In reply to RobD:

Theyre not exactly Grit (Sandstone), and they're not in the Peak, but Armathwaite (Eden Valley, Cumbria) or Kyloe in the Woods (North Northumberland), or Causey Quarry (10m from Newcastle) all offer excellent sheltered climbing, and can generally be relied upon to have some pitches that remain dry in virtually any weather conditions.

In reply to RobD:

Yarncliffe's another possibility.

In reply to RobD:
Dont make the mistake that `Sensible` climbers make by altering your plans to suit the weather.
Decide your venue irrespective and endure whatever the forecast has failed miserably to be correct about!
Provides much better character building & pub talk.

In reply to RobD:
This time of year better off on crags facing wind but at low altitude - this means they will be dry after rain.
Wharncliffe would be a reasonable choice

In reply to RobD:
Lawrencefield is absolutely the worse place to go when it's very windy, for 2 reasons.

In reply to Steven Martin: Which are?

In reply to RobD: I was at Caley a few weeks ago and there was enough to go at. Should be better now.

In reply to RobD:

Eavestone has the most sheltered grit in Yorkshire but if it keeps raining heavily several of the buttresses will be green. Worth a look if its just windy.

Dave

In reply to Richard Bradley:
1. When its windy its absolutely packed with climbers.
2. I was planning going.

In reply to RobD:

How about forgetting grit and going on the limestone? Dovedale or some of the other dales will be fairly sheltered and if the wind drops on Sunday you can move to the grit then.

In reply to Salamanda: What, even hail???!!! LOL!!!

In reply to Jack Attack:

Just wait till he tells you about last Saturday

In reply to RobD:

I've just discovered the delights of Hobson Morr Quarry this weekend. Excellent little venue which dries really quickly and is right next to the road (for those hasty rainy retreats).

In reply to GrahamD:
So,

Given that we deceided NOT to brave hail, lightning, thunder, gales and Rain in the Peak...
... and that the weather was pretty good in London...

What was it like in the Peak?

Please tell me it was horrible and minging and that you didn't get any climbing in at all because of the risk of benightment etc.

Yours,
(nnoyed that he climbed indoors yesterday)
Alastair Hudson

In reply to Alastair Hudson:

Sunday's tally was 3 routes (all enjoyable), so not a complete washout.

In reply to Alastair Hudson:
Don't know about the Peak, but N Wales yesterday afternoon had (horizontal) hail, lightning, thunder, and gales, but not a lot of rain.

In reply to GrahamD:


Let me guess: Crew's Route, Parker's Eliminate and Epitaph Corner?

In reply to Richard Ashcroft:

2 out of 3 - good guess ! For Crew's route substitute Gideon. Fine routes, all of them.

In reply to GrahamD:

When I was last there (about 7 years ago) there was a guy of about 70 practising for, in his own words, "a new E5". The route was somewhere in the middle of the face left of Epitaph Corner. I always wondered if he did it! I remember he warmed up by soloing up and down all the VSs and HVSs at the crag. He told me he used to climb with Brown etc, but never got good till he was over 50.

In reply to Richard Ashcroft:

There's some slim hope for me yet, then !

In reply to Alastair Hudson: Laddow on Saturday, 1hr walk-in and loads of slime to climb up but out of the wind and no chance of seeing anyone else. Went MTBing on Sunday and enjoyed every extreme of weather - Wierd. All character building stuff.

In reply to JimmAwelon:

Now that is a weird choice of venue for this weather ! good effort.

Try New Mills Tours

In reply to RobD:

Lawrencefield was 'ok' on Saturday. The main lines were all climbable at least, but it was pretty grim on top!