Crags

The rock at Shipley Glen is likely still holding internal moisture from the recent wet spell (11.1mm on Aug 20, plus smaller amounts on the 16th–19th and 21st), and today's rain (1.7mm forecast) resets any drying progress. With heavy rain forecast for the next four days (43+ mm), conditions will remain unsuitable for the foreseeable future.

Rain is falling today and the rock will be wet and greasy through this afternoon and evening; polished slate at Buckstone How is dangerously slippery in these conditions. The forecast ahead shows a prolonged heavy wet spell with no meaningful dry window in the next five days.

Ravens Crag has had a very unsettled recent period with 8.1mm on Aug 19, 4.0mm on Aug 20, and further light precipitation on Aug 22 and Aug 25, leaving only one fully dry day before today's high humidity; the sheltered, slow-drying nature of this venue means internal moisture is likely still present despite the surface potentially appearing dry. With heavy rain forecast from tomorrow (8.7mm + 15.1mm), conditions will deteriorate sharply and the coming week looks very poor.

The crag received 10.8mm of heavy rain on Aug 20 followed by a good 5-day drying window, but light rain today (0.5mm) has re-wetted the surface, and a major wet spell (15.8mm tomorrow, then further rain through Aug 30) is about to arrive. Conditions are marginal right now and about to deteriorate significantly — we recommend not climbing.

Back Bowden Doors has had only one full dry day since 10mm of rain on August 19th, followed by further showers on the 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 25th, and the sheltered valley position with high humidity (89% today, near-saturation overnight) has severely limited drying. With heavy rain forecast from tomorrow (9.7mm, then 15.6mm), conditions are about to deteriorate significantly and the rock cannot be considered reliably dry today.

Recent heavy rain on Aug 20 (11.6mm) followed by scattered showers and persistently high humidity means the rock has not had adequate continuous drying, and a major wet spell is forecast from tomorrow through Aug 30. Today offers marginal conditions at best on exposed south-facing formations, but internal moisture from the unsettled past week is a concern, and climbing is not recommended.

Queens Crag has had only one full dry day since 1.9mm of rain on August 25th, following a very wet period that delivered nearly 58mm over the last 28 days — and 25mm of heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow. With the NW aspect, high altitude, high humidity (82% average over the last week), and the fine-grained sandstone's tenacious moisture retention, there has been insufficient drying time for confident climbing today, and the outlook for the coming week is extremely poor.

Ravensheugh received 9.2mm on Aug 19 and 4.7mm on Aug 20, followed by a further 2.2mm on Aug 25, and has had only one full dry day since; with its NW aspect at 400m, high ambient humidity (~81% average over the last week), and limited direct sun, the rock is unlikely to be reliably dry internally. A major rain event (29.8mm) is forecast for tomorrow, making any window today marginal at best and the coming days clearly unsuitable.

Although today is mostly dry, the rock has had only one full dry day since 3.1mm of rain on August 25th, preceded by a wet spell (9.5mm on the 19th, 2.6mm on the 20th, and further rain on the 16th–18th). With high humidity averaging 82% over the past week and heavy rain forecast from tomorrow (22.6mm), conditions are marginal today and will deteriorate sharply; we recommend not climbing.