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Yearly Archives: 2006

Trapdoor Pot

Trapdoor Pot Friday, 29 December 2006 As it was rather wet in the dales, a trip down Trapdoor Pot was in order. Very pleasant pothole with a series of short pitches and then a pretty impressive final pitch of around 40m called 'Megatron' leading to the bottom. The passages between the pitches...

Swan Dike Pot

Swan Dike Pot Saturday, 23 December 2006 Friday evening saw us (me, Tom & John) back in Craftman's to collect the gear and have a look down Mouse pitch. Saturday (today) saw us down Swan Dyke Pot, a trip I'd quite fancied doing after hearing about it from Sam Allshorn and Mike...

Riano inlet expedition (Matienzo)

Riano inlet expedition (Matienzo) Sunday, 10 December 2006 After two days down Torno Paying our respects to Granny and looking at a few leads including around 30 unsurveyed meters down to a sump at the bottom of Torno, we set out on our second project of the trip. Tour guide Footleg...

Masson Lees Quarry to Youd’s Level – Through Trip

Masson Lees Quarry to Youd's Level - Through Trip Saturday, 9 December 2006 T he team parked on Salters Lane after first dropping Antonys van off in Matlock Bath, and the brief walk across the hill to Masson Lees quarry to begin the game of Whatabout as none of us knew exactly...

Eldon Hole

Eldon Hole Saturday, 25 November 2006 Another stunning example of ULSA morning efficiency. By the time we got to Eldon Hole the weather had cleared up appreciably from the morning downpour. En route, we had wrongly gone to ask permission from Landside Farm as detailed in the guidebook entry. The land now...

Penyghent Pot Rubbish Removal : Emails and Comment

Penyghent Pot Rubbish Removal Saturday, 11 November 2006 -13th November 2006 Dear All We are please to announce that most of the detritus left by LUUSS students c.1995 around the big pitch area was removed on saturday 11h November. Thanks to Stuart "Guilty" Abbott (ULSA) Dave Lacey (OUCC/RRCPC) Simon Cornhill (Alt.DCC) & yours truly . A poor turnout from the...

Lower Long Churn – Alum Pot

Lower Long Churn - Alum Pot Saturday, 11 November 2006 Wattys traditional trip down to the sump on ladders. Fairly uneventful trip down with Martin reaching the sump for the first time. Interesting foam pinnacles floating on the water surface. The return was a little wetter as the heavens opened. Martin...

Titan & Moosetrap Series

Titan & Moosetrap Series Saturday, 4 November 2006 Another superb Titan - Peak throughtrip, with a trip down the Moosetrap series in White River on the way. Reached the entrance around 10, and quickly set about opening up the 'well-sealed' entrance and rigging the entrance pitch. Soon down this, and then titan...

Lancaster Hole

Lancaster Hole Saturday, 7 October 2006 Another Old Gits caving trip, this time with the objective of going in Lancaster Hole and coming out of Wretched Rabbit. We arrived at Bull Pot farm to find lots of NPC types expecting to go on Bert's birthday trip but who hadn't been told...

Swildons Hole – The Grand Tour

Swildons Hole - The Grand Tour Saturday, 30 September 2006 I was lucky enough to be invited on a new Grand Tour of Swildons Hole which was to take in most of the cave in one fine trip. The team assembled on Priddy Green ready to go after previously sorting out...

Sherby Dire Club Contingent Outing to Maskill Mine

Sherby Dire Club Contingent Outing to Maskill Mine Saturday, 23 September 2006 Having not been here for probably 12 years , I'd forgotten enough to want to go back. Also Chris had never been, so it seemed a sensible option for a lovely sunny day. Efficient trip down what is actually a...

Lancaster Hole to Link Pot via Cape Kennedy

Notts II - the old gits Christmas Trip Saturday, 2 December 2006 Ruthless efficiency saw Tim breaking down the door of Inglesport before it was open to gain his cup of tea. The rest of the team arrived over the next few hours. After a bit of car rationalisation we headed...

Old Gits Simpsons pull through

Old Gits Simpsons pull through Sunday, 27 August 2006 Just to prove that caving actually does take place at the Old Gits annual bank holiday BBQ; Tim, the Ians and Rob did a pull through of Simpsons. The trip got underway typically slowly with a start in the Inglesport caff and...

Hensler’s Pot

Hensler's Pot Thursday, 24 August 2006 Excellent evening trip down Hensler's Pot and out the winch. Set off down the entrance soon after Tom arrived. The only delay being spending about 15mins trying to get four AA batteries out of the 'inside' of my fleece after they had found a small...

GG Main Shaft – on ladders

GG Main Shaft - on ladders Tuesday, 15 August 2006 As it had been a few years since main shaft was climbed on ladders during the winch meet, I suggested that we gave it another go. The winch meet, or rather, the members week (when it isn't open to the public)...

Car Pot

Car Pot Monday, 14 August 2006 Am writing this as I wait for the washing machine to finish the third load of horrible, smelly washing, so that I can go back up to Gaping Gill for the remainder of the winch meet. Had a fine trip down Car Pot on the monday...

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