Why does the best weather always seem to happen the weekend before I go on a climbing trip? Sunshine, clear skies and low winds bless the destinations of my long-planned climbing trips on the weekends before I try to go climbing. The weather forecasters often refer to “unseasonably good weather” when talking about those weekends, before going on to say “but the weather will change mid-week.” This means that by the time I try to go climbing the weather is rainy, unsettled, changeable or in some other way not really ideal for rock climbing. That preceding weekend feels like a teaser of what might have been. It makes not being able to climb because it’s raining that little bit more annoying.
This is what happened last weekend. A weekend of good weather in the Peak District was followed by an intermittently rainy weekend. After a couple of abortive attempts, Leo and I managed to get about two and a half hours of bouldering done on the Saturday before being rained off. On the Sunday we had a relaxed start while we waited for it to stop raining and were rewarded with a break in the rain for a while, but the rock was too wet to climb and we went for a potter along Curbar Edge instead. It was fun, but it was also a bit frustrating at times too and it would have been more fun if we had got a full weekend of climbing in.
the Severe climber 
At least, being a mainly limestone climber, I can just decide not to go at all if it’s wet!
True. Limestone is not fun to climb on when it’s wet.
The main issue for me is that I have limited opportunities to climb outside and most climbing is a bit of a trek to get to. It means that I have to try to make the most of the climbing opportunities I have.
Best wishes,
Robin
The bouldering is great in Burbage [North or South] as your pics show.
There has been hardly any ‘best weather’ this last couple of months up here.
But as I say that this morning is blue sky and sun – a bit of local gritstone this afternoon.
I’m just lucky to have it on the doorstep.
Maybe it’s just better weather I need.
I dream of having climbing like that on my doorstep. You’re definitely lucky.
Have a good climb this afternoon.
Best wishes,
Robin