Yearly Archives: 2009

Ireby Once Again Sunday, 15 March 2009 Ireby once again. Several members of the Black Rose had offered to help drag some bags. Mike set off with Rob Stafford (ULSA) to set up drag trays and the like ahead of willing help. Having prepared the trays Duncan and Pete (2 of the...

Valley entrance - Rowten Friday, 13 March 2009 Proved that you can freedive sumps on friday 13th....and survive! 🙂 Short evening trip down valley entrance and through the rowten sumps. Aim was to scare an ULSA group who were going down Rowten. Water levels just a tad above normal, with the first...

Scroggy Bank Cave Monday, 16 February 2009 You should all go and enjoy this little gem, oh it's such a treat!! Images The impressive entrance to Scroggy Bank Cave Posted by: Sam Allshorn Size: 127kb Width: 450 pixels Height: 600 pixels Posted: 18 February 2009

Penyghent Pot / Bull Pot Saturday, 14 February 2009 - Sunday, 15 February 2009 Saturday (valentines day.......pah!) saw rob and myself down Penyghent Pot for an excellent, if tad chilly, trip to the downstream sump. Rob wanted to have a go at doing some rigging and he did an excellent job...

Lost Johns Saturday, 7 February 2009 A fine day for lost johns. Rob rigged the first three pitches and Tom and Noel leap frogged us and set off along down Candle and Shistol using a range of knots to go and do the round trip described in not for the faint hearted...

Notts Pot Saturday, 24 January 2009 Nice trip down Notts. Images Sam Allshorn, Tom and Dave at the sump Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 75kb Width: 397 pixels Height: 600 pixels Posted: 25 January 2009 Tom on the penultimate pitch Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 77kb Width: 600 pixels Height: 449 pixels Posted: 25 January 2009 Sam Allshorn's ass... Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 83kb Width: 600 pixels Height:...

******** Pot Sunday, 4 January 2009 Fine trip down *********** Pot. Comments Voldemort, but it took me a few minutes. Sam Allshorn Monday, 05 January 2009 Ohh, have you done it?? If not, how did you guess? Mike Bottomley Monday, 05 January 2009 Images Pretties Posted by: Mike Bottomley Size: 121kb Width: 600 pixels Height: 449 pixels Posted: 05 January 2009 Close up of pretties Posted by:...

Lost Johns - Old Roof Traverse Saturday, 3 January 2009 Forgot about this one... Fine 2-2.5hr solo trip down the old roof traverse to the perched sumps. There was no stream flowing into the entrance. Monastery pitch was significantly drier than on my last trip. Really pleasant caving!!

Rowten - Valley entrance Friday, 2 January 2009 Excellent trip down Rowten (via the Gully route, and 3rd/4th pitches) and through the rowten sumps (first time for John) and out valley entrance. A soaking wetsuit before the trip meant for a grade V change though. Brrrrrr!!!!! Images John on gully pitch Posted by: Mike...

Hammer Pot new pitch Friday, 2 January 2009 A return was made to Hammer Pot over the last week, Tom helped carry ropes in on 30/12/08 prior to Mike C and I going for a longer trip on 02/1/06. On the trip with Tom we rigged the pitches to the head...