Best climbing crags.
Compare named crags by forecast rock condition, recent and expected rain, drying and exposed wind. The list is refreshed with the forecast and shows the strongest weather signal first.
Crags ranked for today.
The highest score leads. For a two-day weekend, the best day breaks the tie, followed by the average across the available weekend days.
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceSandstoneFell SandstoneDrying with uncertainty · best at Crag-wide signalRain3.6 mm previous 24 h0.0 mm while climbingWind10 mph face gust12 mph above crag45/100PoorView crag forecast
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceSandstoneFell SandstoneDrying with uncertainty · best at Crag-wide signalRain3.6 mm previous 24 h0.0 mm while climbingWind8 mph face gust12 mph above crag45/100PoorView crag forecast
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceSandstoneFell SandstoneDrying with uncertainty · best at Crag-wide signalRain3.6 mm previous 24 h0.0 mm while climbingWind9 mph face gust12 mph above crag45/100PoorView crag forecast
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGraniteCairngorm GraniteWet or seeping · best at Main cragRain3.8 mm previous 24 h0.2 mm while climbingWind10 mph face gust13 mph above crag36/100PoorView crag forecast
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Castleberg CragYorkshire Dales · Yorkshire Dales
Thunder risk increases the seriousness of exposed climbing.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceLimestoneCarboniferous limestoneWet or seeping · best at Main cragRain3.1 mm previous 24 h1.1 mm while climbingWind8 mph face gust9 mph above crag32/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceVolcanic rockBorrowdale Volcanic GroupWet or seeping · best at Main cragRain3.2 mm previous 24 h1.2 mm while climbingWind7 mph face gust8 mph above crag26/100PoorView crag forecast
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Kilnsey CragYorkshire Dales · Yorkshire Dales
Conditions look broadly similar between sectors; Thunder risk increases the seriousness of exposed climbing.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceLimestoneCarboniferous limestoneWet or seeping · best at Southern cragRain6.8 mm previous 24 h2.0 mm while climbingWind9 mph face gust12 mph above crag26/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGraniteCairngorm GraniteWet or seeping · best at Main cragRain10.8 mm previous 24 h0.6 mm while climbingWind13 mph face gust21 mph above crag25/100PoorView crag forecast
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGraniteCairngorm GraniteWet or seeping · best at Main cragRain10.8 mm previous 24 h0.6 mm while climbingWind12 mph face gust21 mph above crag25/100PoorView crag forecast
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceVolcanic rockBorrowdale Volcanic GroupWet or seeping · best at Main cragRain5.9 mm previous 24 h4.4 mm while climbingWind9 mph face gust10 mph above crag22/100PoorView crag forecast
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Malham CoveYorkshire Dales · Yorkshire Dales
Thunder risk increases the seriousness of exposed climbing.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceLimestoneCarboniferous limestoneWet or seeping · best at Main coveRain11.2 mm previous 24 h2.8 mm while climbingWind8 mph face gust10 mph above crag21/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceVolcanic rockBorrowdale Volcanic GroupWet or seeping · best at Main cragRain5.9 mm previous 24 h4.4 mm while climbingWind8 mph face gust10 mph above crag21/100PoorView crag forecast
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceLimestoneCarboniferous limestoneWet or seeping · best at Main escarpmentRain1.4 mm previous 24 h6.3 mm while climbingWind10 mph face gust14 mph above crag17/100PoorView crag forecast
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceLimestoneCarboniferous limestoneWet or seeping · best at Main escarpmentRain1.4 mm previous 24 h6.3 mm while climbingWind8 mph face gust14 mph above crag16/100PoorView crag forecast
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Curbar EdgePeak District · Peak District
Conditions look broadly similar between sectors; Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGritstoneMillstone GritWet or seeping · best at Northern edgeRain1.4 mm previous 24 h6.5 mm while climbingWind10 mph face gust13 mph above crag16/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Stanage EdgePeak District
Conditions look broadly similar between sectors; Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGritstoneChatsworth GritWet or seeping · best at PlantationRain1.4 mm previous 24 h6.5 mm while climbingWind10 mph face gust17 mph above crag15/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Clogwyn Du'r ArdduEryri · Eryri (Snowdonia)
Conditions look broadly similar between sectors; Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceRhyoliteRhyolitic volcanic rockWet or seeping · best at West ButtressRain5.3 mm previous 24 h5.4 mm while climbingWind14 mph face gust17 mph above crag14/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Dinas MotEryri · Eryri (Snowdonia)
Conditions look broadly similar between sectors; Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceRhyoliteRhyolitic volcanic rockWet or seeping · best at Eastern buttressRain5.3 mm previous 24 h5.4 mm while climbingWind16 mph face gust17 mph above crag14/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Dinorwig Slate QuarriesEryri · Eryri (Snowdonia)
Conditions look broadly similar between sectors; Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceSlateOrdovician slateWet or seeping · best at AustraliaRain5.3 mm previous 24 h5.4 mm while climbingWind14 mph face gust16 mph above crag14/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Froggatt EdgePeak District · Peak District
Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGritstoneMillstone GritWet or seeping · best at Main edgeRain3.6 mm previous 24 h9.8 mm while climbingWind8 mph face gust12 mph above crag12/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Gardom's EdgePeak District · Peak District
Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGritstoneMillstone GritWet or seeping · best at Main edgeRain3.6 mm previous 24 h9.8 mm while climbingWind7 mph face gust12 mph above crag12/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGritstoneMillstone GritWet or seeping · best at Crag-wide signalRain4.3 mm previous 24 h10.7 mm while climbingWind20 mph face gust20 mph above crag10/100PoorView crag forecast
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Bamford EdgePeak District · Peak District
Conditions look broadly similar between sectors; Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGritstoneMillstone GritWet or seeping · best at Northern edgeRain1.8 mm previous 24 h11.8 mm while climbingWind10 mph face gust11 mph above crag9/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Burbage EdgePeak District · Peak District
Conditions look broadly similar between sectors; Rain is likely to wet the crag during the climbing window.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGritstoneMillstone GritWet or seeping · best at Burbage NorthRain1.8 mm previous 24 h11.8 mm while climbingWind10 mph face gust11 mph above crag9/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGraniteDartmoor GraniteWet or seeping · best at Crag-wide signalRain11.3 mm previous 24 h9.9 mm while climbingWind24 mph face gust34 mph above crag8/100PoorView crag forecast
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGraniteDartmoor GraniteWet or seeping · best at Crag-wide signalRain12.0 mm previous 24 h9.9 mm while climbingWind26 mph face gust34 mph above crag8/100PoorView crag forecast
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Cilfrew Edge (Craig Gwladys)South Wales Valleys
Thunder risk increases the seriousness of exposed climbing.
Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceSandstoneSouth Wales Coal Measures sandstoneWet or seeping · best at Main cragRain13.9 mm previous 24 h10.5 mm while climbingWind12 mph face gust21 mph above crag7/100PoorView crag forecast -
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Best daySat 29 AugRock & surfaceGraniteDartmoor GraniteWet or seeping · best at Crag-wide signalRain11.3 mm previous 24 h9.9 mm while climbingWind25 mph face gust36 mph above crag6/100PoorView crag forecast
A useful shortlist, not a promise of dry rock.
Each crag is scored using the available rain, drying, dew, wind and serious-hazard signals for its representative sectors. A weekend result is ranked by the strongest available day, then by the average across the weekend, so a good Saturday is not hidden by a poorer Sunday.
Open a crag to compare its sectors and check the latest access source. The ranking deliberately stops short of route-level claims: aspect, shade, drainage, seepage and rock condition can change within a few metres.