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YORKSHIRE — PENNINE GRIT · GRITSTONE

Bridestones climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp17°C
Wind10.8 km/h
Gusts16 km/h
Humidity99.2%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.5mm rain forecast
High humidity — grip may be affected

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts16 km/h
Humidity77%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Warm — friction not optimal
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 11 0 99.2%
07:00 17° 0mm 12 0 98.2%
08:00 19° 0mm 14 0 90.6%
09:00 19° 0mm 16 0 87.1%
10:00 21° 0mm 17 0 81.3%
11:00 21° 0.1mm 18 0 77.7%
12:00 22° 0.2mm 19 0 76.3%
13:00 22° 0.2mm 20 0 72.9%
14:00 22° 0mm 20 0 75.9%
15:00 21° 0mm 21 0 77.7%
16:00 20° 0mm 20 0 79.5%
17:00 19° 0mm 19 0 76.7%
18:00 18° 0mm 18 0 71.9%
19:00 17° 0mm 16 0 75%
20:00 16° 0mm 14 0 82%
21:00 15° 0mm 15 0 83.2%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
No recent rain
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 13 0 91.7%
07:00 13° 0mm 16 0 86.9%
08:00 14° 0mm 16 0 79.6%
09:00 15° 0mm 14 0 72.6%
10:00 16° 0mm 14 0 66.3%
11:00 17° 0mm 13 0 61.9%
12:00 17° 0mm 13 0 60.5%
13:00 17° 0mm 13 0 60.2%
14:00 17° 0mm 16 0 61.4%
15:00 17° 0mm 17 0 64.9%
16:00 16° 0mm 17 0 65.5%
17:00 16° 0mm 17 0 66.8%
18:00 15° 0mm 16 0 68.2%
19:00 14° 0mm 13 0 70.9%
20:00 13° 0mm 10 0 75.8%
21:00 13° 0mm 9 0 77%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
No recent rain
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 11 0 80.6%
07:00 13° 0mm 13 0 77.4%
08:00 14° 0mm 13 0 73.8%
09:00 15° 0mm 14 0 69%
10:00 16° 0mm 14 0 67.7%
11:00 16° 0mm 12 0 68.1%
12:00 16° 0mm 13 0 65.5%
13:00 17° 0mm 14 0 62.7%
14:00 17° 0mm 15 0 61.1%
15:00 17° 0mm 16 0 59.9%
16:00 17° 0mm 16 0 59.2%
17:00 17° 0mm 17 0 58.7%
18:00 16° 0.03mm 14 0 67.5%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
No recent rain
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.05mm 11 0 93.9%
12:00 17° 0.03mm 14 0 80.7%
18:00 17° 0mm 10 0 74.6%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity94%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.47mm 16 0 98.7%
12:00 19° 0.27mm 21 0 93.5%
18:00 17° 0.15mm 13 0 93.8%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.08mm 9 0 99.6%
12:00 17° 0.03mm 13 0 71.2%
18:00 16° 0mm 10 0 70.2%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.9mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.07mm 12 0 95.9%
12:00 17° 0.63mm 13 0 68.7%
18:00 14° 0.15mm 7 0 86%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain1.5mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
1.5mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.6mm 16 0 98.3%
12:00 14° 0.85mm 21 0 91%
18:00 13° 0.03mm 19 0 96.4%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain1mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
1mm rain forecastHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.72mm 13 0 99.8%
12:00 14° 0.2mm 13 0 92.4%
18:00 14° 0mm 12 0 84.2%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.07mm 8 0 98.7%
12:00 16° 0mm 15 0 67.7%
Bridestones is a unique venue situated near Todmorden, famous for its surreal, wind-sculpted gritstone outcrops and weirdly shaped erosion pinnacles scattered across the moor. The rock provides very rough, high-friction gritstone with rounded top-outs, undercut pockets, and technical mantels. Because the individual rocks and pinnacles face all points of the compass, aspects vary across the site, enabling climbers to track the sun or seek shade as desired. Positioned at moderate moorland elevation, the open wind exposure ensures rock surfaces dry rapidly after rainfall. The climbing is exclusively focused on bouldering and low-level traversing, offering classic problems like The Churn across a wide range of difficulties. The approach takes roughly ten minutes along public footpaths leading up from the valley road. The most important consideration is soft-rock conservation; the delicate undercut bases of these formations can crumble if climbed when damp.

About Bridestones

Bridestones is a unique venue situated near Todmorden, famous for its surreal, wind-sculpted gritstone outcrops and weirdly shaped erosion pinnacles scattered across the moor. The rock provides very rough, high-friction gritstone with rounded top-outs, undercut pockets, and technical mantels. Because the individual rocks and pinnacles face all points of the compass, aspects vary across the site, enabling climbers to track the sun or seek shade as desired. Positioned at moderate moorland elevation, the open wind exposure ensures rock surfaces dry rapidly after rainfall. The climbing is exclusively focused on bouldering and low-level traversing, offering classic problems like The Churn across a wide range of difficulties. The approach takes roughly ten minutes along public footpaths leading up from the valley road. The most important consideration is soft-rock conservation; the delicate undercut bases of these formations can crumble if climbed when damp.

Region
Yorkshire — Pennine Grit
Rock type
gritstone
Altitude
310m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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