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Yearly Archives: 2009

Gingling Hole

Gingling Hole Saturday, 5 December 2009 Excellent, albeit quick, trip down gingling hole and the big pitch route. Conditions underground were a lot better than expected given the water levels but with more rain expected later in the day and overnight we didn't hang around too long. Didn't really notice much...

Long Drop Cave

Long Drop Cave Sunday, 25 October 2009 With the weather as it was, saturday was spent at home trying to make sense of a book on seismology in prepartion for a course. However, some exercise was definitely needed at some point over the weekend and so I met John in Horton...

Penyghent Pot

Penyghent Pot Thursday, 15 October 2009 Very enjoyable evening trip down Penyghent Pot, taking only 2hrs 45mins with only rigging first 4 pitches and taking ropes for flake pitch and myers leap. Met tom just before 6pm and a brisk change and walk-up saw us underground at 6.45pm. Water conditions were...

Dale Head Pot

Dale Head Pot Saturday, 10 October 2009 My meet for the Craven Pothole Club saw an impressive 16 people parking at Dale Head for this classic grade V pothole. Luckily the forecast was good and it hadn't rained as much as they said it would on friday night. Steady progress saw 8...

Sleets Gill Cave

Sleets Gill Cave Saturday, 19 September 2009 The weather had been fine all week, so a quick trip down Sleets Gill was in order(I've wanted to do it for a while but have always been thwarted by the weather). The sky was becoming more overcast but still looked fine and no...

Disappointment Pot (Far Waters)

Disappointment Pot (Far Waters) Saturday, 29 August 2009 Another fine trip into Far Country and Far Waters, this time going in via Disappointment Pot - in my opinion the finest way into the system, with some very fine situations. Progress was quick with only the first 2 pitches needing rigging (others...

Middle Scar Cave

Middle Scar Cave Sunday, 2 August 2009 As i quite fancied a short dive somewhere and water levels were still a bit high (plus shite viz), I decided on a trip to Middle Scar Cave at Ribblehead. This had been recently visited by Ian and Simon from the white rose cpc...

Quaking Pot

Quaking Pot Saturday, 25 July 2009 Excellent, if a tad physical, trip down this classic grade V pothole. Sam Allshorn and Mike Cooper formed the advance rigging team and were underground for around 9.30am. The rest of us followed on an hour later, with much lighter bags ready for the big...

Scialet du Blizzard

Scialet du Blizzard Tuesday, 30 June 2009 - Monday, 6 July 2009 The Scialet du Blizzard is one of a number of entrances making up the spectacular and deep Clot D'Aspres system located high up above Villard de Lans. I'd only recently heard about the Blizzard, but after taking one look...

Trou des Anciens/Scialet du Brudour traverse

Trou des Anciens/Scialet du Brudour traverse Monday, 29 June 2009 "With the opening of an upper entrance, the Christian Gathier system has become the most beautiful traverse in the Vercors, due to the route, the history, and the underground landscapes that are on offer. The river, finely carved, is our guide...

Juniper Gulf

Juniper Gulf Saturday, 6 June 2009 Pleasant trip to sump for some exercise given the foul weather forecast......although it wasn't nearly as bad as expected! With the trip completed in under 2.5hrs, we must have spent more time walking-in, packing the bags and cleaning the ropes than actually caving....hmmmmm!!

Pasture Gill Pot

Pasture Gill Pot Saturday, 2 May 2009 Some piccies from Forest Passage in Pasture Gill Pot Images Tree roots in Forest Passage Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 135kb Width: 449 pixels Height: 600 pixels Posted: 04 May 2009 Tree root.....or a sculptured poo?!? Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 137kb Width: 600 pixels Height: 449 pixels Posted: 04 May 2009 Tom in Forest Passage Posted by: Mike...

Pool Sink – Lancaster Hole

Pool Sink - Lancaster Hole Wednesday, 29 April 2009 Very pleasant evening trip pulling through down Pool Sink and taking the superb main drain down towards Lancaster Hole, exiting at Fall Pot. Images Tom in Pool Sink Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 115kb Width: 449 pixels Height: 600 pixels Posted: 30 April 2009 Tom in Pool Sink 2 Posted by:...

Dale Head Pot

Dale Head Pot Monday, 13 April 2009 Several days of dry weather and a good forecast allowed us to enjoy an excellent 4.5hr trip down this fine cave, with the aim of getting Jason into the final sump. We were underground around 11am and quick progress made along the entrance crawls...

Yokenthwaite Pot

Yokenthwaite Pot Saturday, 4 April 2009 Having done the Langstroth through trip and with plenty of afternoon left over, we decided to make it a double-tick day. Dinny and Dave blobbed and went back to fester in Bernies (although they did really want to do Yokenthwaite - honest). So Tom and me...

Langstroth Pull-Through

Langstroth Pull-Through Saturday, 4 April 2009 This trip has been on my and Toms tick list for quite a while so we jumped at the chance when Dinny and Dave invited us along at Bernies. When I say jumped it was more like nervously agreed as we've both had fairly scary...

Meregill Hole

Meregill Hole Sunday, 29 March 2009 With a good forcast for the sunday a swift exit was made from leeds on saturday night in the direction of the craven cottage in Horton. Arriving at 9pm we had just enough time to order some grub from the crown and enjoy a few...

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