In reply to Dave Cumberland:
> 1. The lunchtime rain further east didn't bother Borrowdale.
Beautiful on the coast all day
> 2. The minor rockfall at Car Park Crag hasn't affected the parking and it seems an over-reaction to block off the parking spaces. Would have been better to put the barriers by the fence as protection from further rolling stones, then keep the parking open.
Haven't seen this yet
> 3. Crags were dry, Shepherds virtually deserted apart from the odd team, surprisingly no seepage, sunny walls.
Sadly the quick hit default venue has changed to somewhere far inferior.
> 4. Black crag full sunshine.
Catches all tha afternoon sun going.
> 5. Cafe almost deserted sadly. Used to be a hub of activity. Hopefully that will change as the weather picks up. We are certainly having a cold and damp run just now.
See above. The clamour towards the saga crag has really hit the cafe. It no longer stays open early evenings. Perhaps Yolande could install a trailer down St John's?
> 6. Unfortunately, noticed a few black bags of dogsh1t at Car Park Crag, Shepherds car park and Shepherds base of crag, plus someone had sh1t at base of a popular route. What is the world coming to? Very sad to see but seems par for the course these days.
Not great but if the cafe is shut the toilets are also shut.
The solution lies with the crag users, who are currently choosing to come to the lake district, with all its beauty, to climb in a rubbish dump.
Madness.