Moss, Rain and Hiding

Dry days- 172
Days of rain- 165

The forecast was changeable for today, but when I woke up this morning it was shitting it down and was windy to boot. After a brief text exchange, R-Man and I opted for a wet day wandering around dank Lancashire venues looking for bouldering.

First up was Billinge Hill Quarry which was impressive in its verdant nature. We stomped about getting wet, then cleaned a few bits and bobs. There's some rock there that may be worthy of attention, but it will require some cleaning. After a while getting muddy and wet and smacked in the face by Rhodedendrons, we decided to move on.

Next up was Central Quarry. We parked up, and hopped over the fence and into the quarry. Generally the quarry was disappointing. There are some nice looking lines over on the left, which are unfortunately obscured by the piles of logs. On the right are a couple of potential boulder problems, usually requiring a patio to be built.

With wet feet and mud coated trousers, I met up with R-Man at Withnell Quarry. The quarry was working today, so we had to jump the barbed wire fence then sneak round to the left end and Brick Buttress. Nothing special here. We tried to look at the right end, but that meant we couldn't sneak past without being seen so we opted to leave it for the day.

Some things to look at. Let's hope that the rain stops at some point.