In reply to tmawer:
Climbing in the Lakes is not like climbing in other major climbing areas. It is much quieter, the climbers are much more spread out rather than forming a 'scene' and the routes put up a lot more resistance. This resistance is mainly being piss-wet the whole time, and then if they're dry you've either got to clean it or have at least a grade in hand to deal with the filth (since the grades ain't soft, and there are s lot of bold routes).
In Pembroke, people frequently queue for routes like Minotaur, Get Some In, etc. They're trade routes, plastered in chalk. The only routes you might queue for in the Lakes are severes by the roadside.
As far as I'm concerned anyone who ever gets up a hard route in the Lakes is performing not much short of a miracle. They've had a day off, a partner, dry rock, all on the same day *and then* they managed to climb E5+. If I get a partner and a dry forecast on a day off, I start by cumming in my pants and end by climbing a damp HVS.
Edit. The dampness of the HVS has got nothing to do with...oh never mind.
Further edit. I don't think I'm really helping myself find partners here with all this...it was a figure of speech, honest
Post edited at 21:36