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I've abbed down crypt/crypt direct/The Go Between and Irony at quayfoot with a yard brush and there's now more holds and gear placements.

These routes are great and a mere 144 seconds walk from the Bowderstone carpark (I timed it). They can be done as multi pitch or awesome 40-45m single pitches.

Please go and give them some traffic!

More traffic? Must be one of the most popular crags in the Lakes! I've never managed to climb there without the company of at least two other teams, and often more. Which just goes to show that "traffic" alone doesn't remove vegetation: it often needs a bit of graft, or at least for everyone to do a bit. Thanks for the effort!

How long since you were there?

I have not climbed in Borrowdale for several years, I was often there on a weekend or evening.

With the parking situation at Shepherds , saw a recent report of even that getting green.

Good effort from BW. Just needs everybody to do a bit, even just a little ratch with a nut key to keep the wire  placements clear. They often fill up with washed down dust or small pebbles before seeding.

I always used to like winding up Mark Vallance about the best product he introduced to climbing. The nut key.

One team on the VDiff last Sunday whilst there were 14 people on troutdale pinnacle apparently.

I removed some serious amounts of mud and vegetation from crypt and irony, looked like no one had been on them for years!  They'll be waaay better now!

I think mud washes down from above! I climbed Irony about a year ago and all the holds were clean, but lots of grass around elsewhere.

That’s ironic…

Thanks a lot for doing that

I did Irony on Sunday early afternoon, so perhaps very shortly after your cleaning stint.  It was my first HVS lead, and with hindsight, I'm glad I didn't have debris to contend with!

Straying a little left at the top of Aberration (before quickly getting back in the groove where I belong) I looked down and admired the cleanliness of The Go Between, too.

Amazingly, stayed dry for us yesterday from about 10.30 to 4 despite threatening clouds. Had the place to ourselves.

Thank you for your service!

Awesome first HVS mate - well done!

thanks, thats really useful

Did Crypt early this season and it was surprisingly dirty.