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Yearly Archives: 2008

Nirvana

Nirvana Saturday, 27 December 2008 Excellent trip into Nirvana, a cave in Dentdale. Images Tom on rope climb Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 115kb Width: 450 pixels Height: 600 pixels Posted: 05 January 2009 Tom on climb Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 68kb Width: 370 pixels Height: 600 pixels Posted: 05 January 2009 Tom in crawl Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 102kb Width: 600 pixels Height: 449 pixels Posted: 05...

Ireby 2 to Ireby 1 the second easier big breakthrough.

Ireby 2 to Ireby 1 the second easier big breakthrough. Sunday, 7 December 2008 Our trip the day before had been hastily cancelled but some went and cleared the bags from Ireby 1. Dave Ramsys powers of persuasion were not sufficient to attract any revellers from the Dales Bridge and he spent...

6 days under Austria

6 days under Austria Saturday, 6 December 2008 - Saturday, 13 December 2008 Excellent 6 day trip into the mighty Hirlatz Cave, located in the Dachstein region of Austria. For those who don't know, the Hirlatz is a monster 100km system with a vertical range of over 1km. The aim of...

Nick Pot

Nick Pot Sunday, 30 November 2008 Another great trip down Nick Pot on the Allotment. After getting dropped off at South House Farm (thanks to mr fearn), a pleasant walk had us at Thornbers entrance before 1pm. I rigged down to the bottom and Katie did a quick and efficient job...

Grange Rigg Pot

Grange Rigg Pot Saturday, 29 November 2008 Another fine trip down Grange Rigg on a cold, crisp saturday! Reached the entrance after a sweaty walk and were underground for around 1.30pm. A steady trip saw us below the final pitch a couple of hours later. We turned round at the squeeze...

Titan on ladder

Titan on ladder Friday, 24 October 2008 - Saturday, 25 October 2008 The idea of doing Titan on ladder has cropped up on many a drunken night over the last few years, the idea being then lost in a haze of drunkeness and the inevitable hangover. However, Wayne Sheldon was organising...

White Scar Cave

White Scar Cave Sunday, 12 October 2008 Another excellent trip into this very fine cave on a CPC meet, which was well attended with 33 venturing underground soon after 10am on a bright and dry sunday morning. The show cave was quickly passed ('the squeeze' causing only minor difficulties) and we were...

Cincinnati Museum Climb

Cincinnati Museum Climb Saturday, 11 October 2008 The annual "Batfest" at the Cincinnati Museum provides an invitation for the local cavers to rig ropes from the top of the >35m high dome of the museum to put on a display of prussiking, rappelling and other fun stuff. The ropes are rigged...

A wet day in the dales!!!!

A wet day in the dales!!!! Saturday, 4 October 2008 The River Ribble at Horton in Ribblesdale at around 6pm yesterday. T'was a bit damp!! Comments Wow that flood looks rather dangerous. Id hate to be in a cave when that shit was going down (sic). Gavin Allsop Tuesday, 07 October 2008 Images River Ribble, next to CPC...

Hidden Earth 2008

Hidden Earth 2008 Saturday, 27 September 2008 I had a particularly successful year in the annual British caving conference Hidden Earth. I've just uploaded the pictures I entered in the photography competition where I won best colour print and the Speleo Technics prize for best photograph of one of their products...

Sleets Gill Cave

Sleets Gill Cave Friday, 26 September 2008 Excellent trip into Sleets Gill taking in some of the more 'esoteric' parts of the cave. After much faff, finally got underground at around 3.30pm. Once in the main gallery, the bottom connector was located and followed to Hyperthermia passage to make sure it...

Newby Moss Pot

Newby Moss Pot Wednesday, 24 September 2008 Really pleasant re-introduction to Yorkshire potholing after the BU56 trip. Met Tom in Ingleton at around 5pm for the obligitory chips before heading to Newby Moss. Underground at around 6.45pm and steady progress made down this really fun little cave with some pleasant sections...

Hammer Pot

Hammer Pot Saturday, 20 September 2008 We had initially been invited to join a black rose trip but since they were unable to attend they kindly sent us their permit. All went well although some what slow in Stemple Rift with such massively heavy bags. One bag contained the drill all...

Millers Pit 2, Rock Castle County, Kentucky, USA

Millers Pit 2, Rock Castle County, Kentucky, USA Saturday, 6 September 2008 Having made contact with the local cavers I met up with them at the Great Saltpetre Preserve (GSP). The GSP comprises a 17th Century mined cave that they have turned into a showcave and the surrounding 300 acres of...

Sima de las Puertas de Illamina (BU56)

Sima de las Puertas de Illamina (BU56) Saturday, 23 August 2008 - Saturday, 13 September 2008 Recently I was very lucky to join a YSS expedition to the Sima de las Puertas de Illamina (BU56), which at a depth of just over 1,400 m is one of the deepest caves in...

Jean Pot – Part Deux

Jean Pot - Part Deux Wednesday, 6 August 2008 Tom suggested this as an evening trip and given the weather forecast seemed like a sensible choice. It also gave us the chance to remove the rest of the old rope ladders and ropes......well, unless someone had already done it. You never...

Black Shiver Pot

Black Shiver Pot Thursday, 24 July 2008 Fine evening trip down this dales classic. Met tom at the layby near hill-inn at around 5pm to pack the various bits of kit we were taking underground today. I quite fancied having a look in the high-level passage above North Chamber and so...

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