Yearly Archives: 2016

Peterson to Mistral: clash of the SUSS lighting clans Saturday, 31 December 2016 I arrived at the Dump at half 10 after catching the early train to Horton. This proved to be in vain as Black Jewishman and co were not yet roused, though it was entertaining to see Dan Workman...

Trapdoor Pot Bottomed: the deepest sejourn of the SUSS flag Wednesday, 21 December 2016 After an extremely excellent past week of digging, infiltrating enemy lines to capture their treasured flag and an aborted Washfold trip due to a bout of Satans Uterus, we departed for Trapdoor on a very rainy morning...

Simpson Pot Sunday, 11 December 2016 'Thanks for breakfast!' I wanted to say that but I seem to miss the right moment somehow. SUSS people seem so efficient. They pack up their stuff quickly and leave quickly for caving. I feel a pinch of sadness. I know what will happen to...

Simpsons again Sunday, 11 December 2016 After a slow morning full of lists we eventually left for Simpsons again. SUSS were set for Swisto and Geroge, Typhon and I arrived as they were finishing getting changed. They set off underground after I had lent Nadia's new omni to Mellow Mike as...

Penyghent Scaff Saturday, 10 December 2016 After a much later departure than anticipated, we pulled up at the dump at around 1pm. Soon after this, Typhon revealed that he had forgotten his helmet and SRT kit from the chapel yesterday after having forgotten his clothes when leaving for the chapel to...

Christmas Cracker, Cracking!! Saturday, 3 December 2016 I wake up and demand Ashley to make me a cup of tea. Although (surprisingly) we got ready to set off in good time, my tummy decided to be rebellious. We are going to be late again. Ashley, as usual, kindly reassures me that...

Little Hull Pot Thursday, 1 December 2016 An early start on the train, enabled by me packing all the gear the night before, allowed us to be at the entrance by half 11 after surprisingly little trouble finding it (no map, never been there before). Before this, we had an excellent...

Lost Johns Mud Inlet out Notts II Saturday, 26 November 2016 Having not been up to the farm for a while and not really feeling any particular desire to go to CHECC I decided to bother Becka and see if she was up to anything. Amongst other things she had some...

Swan Dike Pot Thursday, 24 November 2016 After a week of being bored shitless doing uni work and with good weather arriving at last, I needed to get outside. I suggested an evening trip to Swan Dike, and it wasn't too hard to convince George and Nadia, George being a lazy...

CHECC photos Tuesday, 22 November 2016 Apparently photos on ukc have to exist somewhere on the internet before they can be uploaded. £ Comments Disgusting. That is no way to treat a pineapple! Sam Allshorn Wednesday, 23 November 2016 Images photo number 1 Posted by: Brendan Hall Size: 67kb Width: 502 pixels Height: 600 pixels Posted: 22 November 2016 Delete image Photo number 2 Posted by:...

Notts: Not for Me Saturday, 12 November 2016 Just when I was starting to feel moderately confidant about my caving abilities... Saturday morning dawned rainy and early, with myself waking up a full 15 minutes before I was supposed meet at the chapel, with with a hangover roughly the size of a...

Tied up in Notts Saturday, 12 November 2016 Typhon and myself arrived at chapel fashionably late as always. Caving was very nearly called off altogether when designated rigger Zoe decided to not wake up but perseverance prevailed and Luke kindly volunteered himself. Rigging team set off first across the fell while Mike...

Pool Sink to Wretched via many Straw Chambers Sunday, 6 November 2016 We have a very strong group of freshers this year who have displayed much keenness and willing to push themselves and improve. Therefore, I decided that we needed to branch out from the usual drudgery of freshers trips that...

Easegill (County pot to wretched rabbit) Sunday, 6 November 2016 9:30am. Got to the chapel late. Saw no MPV outside; thought everyone left already; got sad. Heard voices from inside; realised they haven't left; no longer sad. By 10:30(ish), the gear was packed and we set off to Inglesport/Bernies Cafe for fuel....

First ULSA rant Sunday, 6 November 2016 First caving injury sustained while at Easegill, yet amazingly not in a cave! (Only I could do this) got out the cave at 7 with the group and managed to slip on the wet rocks and hit my knees on the sharp ones. Oh...

In Which Wretched Rabbit Lives up to its Name Sunday, 6 November 2016 Shuffled into a small group of people more experienced than I, this fresher was in for a treat on Sunday. Lancaster Hole was a happy, muddy experience for me; my companions soon learned that a muddy Kayla is...

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 rang