Always next time A friend of mine went last week and reckoned it was pretty much dry heading up and into the south portal...I got close to this the other week. But who’d have thought after like 12 weeks of sun there would still be bog?! So with trainers covered in mud, socks damp, and mud quickly drying up my shins, this annoyed me and a turned back. ♀ However I did see some weird white turkey pheasant thing and made me jump out of my skin as it launched out of a bush! Eventful attempt.