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Chair Ladder climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind31.7 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity94.88%
Rain 48h0.1mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

3.4mm rain forecast
Windy — 30 km/h, gusts 38 km/h
Bird ban active (some sectors only) — Bishop's Buttress (Laceration to The Mitre) and Zawn Rinny fully closed. Descent to the western end of Chair Ladder remains open.
Tidal access: Base traverse accessible ~3h either side of high tide. Terrier's Tooth and Bishop's Buttress accessible for longer. Scrambling descent into western end (Pegasus area) remains open at all tides.
Good friction temperature range for granite
High humidity (94.88%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 94.88% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Windy — 32 km/h, gusts 46 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3.4mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity63%
3.4mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 38 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.15mm 28 35 77.63%
09:00 13° 0mm 29 36 70.43%
12:00 14° 0mm 29 36 61.44%
15:00 14° 0mm 31 38 65.01%
18:00 14° 0mm 33 41 70.49%
21:00 13° 0.09mm 34 43 81.07%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Caution
Temp14°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity68%
Should be dryWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 38 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.04mm 34 43 76.74%
09:00 13° 0.19mm 32 40 72.9%
12:00 14° 0mm 30 38 67.7%
15:00 14° 0mm 29 38 67.3%
18:00 13° 0mm 28 36 70.94%
21:00 13° 0mm 26 33 77.63%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Caution
Temp14°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity70%
Should be dryWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 41 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.18mm 25 33 79.03%
09:00 13° 0mm 27 36 72.59%
12:00 13° 0mm 28 38 68.5%
15:00 14° 0mm 30 41 70.6%
18:00 13° 0mm 31 40 72.61%
21:00 13° 0mm 30 38 77.11%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2.2mm
Wind37 km/h
Gusts51 km/h
Humidity86%
2.2mm rain forecastWindy — 37 km/h, gusts 51 km/hHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.63mm 32 42 83.66%
09:00 14° 0.75mm 36 48 84.15%
12:00 14° 0.27mm 38 51 85.44%
15:00 14° 0.24mm 36 49 87.4%
18:00 14° 0.16mm 35 46 89.47%
21:00 14° 0.14mm 33 42 92.56%
Fri Friday 12 June
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity83%
0.3mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 38 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.16mm 30 38 92.49%
09:00 14° 0mm 27 37 88.61%
12:00 15° 0mm 26 38 83.56%
15:00 15° 0mm 26 37 83.1%
18:00 15° 0mm 24 33 86.28%
21:00 14° 0mm 21 28 92.01%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity82%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 17 23 92.59%
09:00 14° 0mm 18 26 87.58%
12:00 15° 0mm 19 28 83.4%
15:00 16° 0mm 20 29 80.97%
18:00 16° 0mm 20 28 82.65%
21:00 15° 0mm 20 27 90.6%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 21 28 90.25%
09:00 15° 0mm 22 31 84.81%
12:00 16° 0mm 22 32 78.72%
15:00 17° 0mm 21 31 77.42%
18:00 16° 0mm 21 29 80.16%
21:00 15° 0mm 20 28 89.47%
Tidal access
Base traverse accessible ~3h either side of high tide. Terrier's Tooth and Bishop's Buttress accessible for longer. Scrambling descent into western end (Pegasus area) remains open at all tides.
Bird ban (03-15 to 06-30)
Bishop's Buttress (Laceration to The Mitre) and Zawn Rinny fully closed. Descent to the western end of Chair Ladder remains open.
World-class multi-pitch granite sea cliff at Gwennap Head. South-facing — quick drying with sea breeze. Requires tidal access for most routes. Partial bird ban Mar–Jun on Bishop's Buttress and Zawn Rinny.

About Chair Ladder

World-class multi-pitch granite sea cliff at Gwennap Head. South-facing — quick drying with sea breeze. Requires tidal access for most routes. Partial bird ban Mar–Jun on Bishop's Buttress and Zawn Rinny.

Region
Cornwall
Rock type
granite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
15m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low