A 12m pitch descends to a boulder floored chamber with a narrow rift going along a down from one side [2009-40B], a small window opens to a parallel shaft, with water coming in from an aven above. The shaft goes down a further 12m, with some passage going off that quickly becomes too small.
Very high rocky passage uphill with monster draft (considering
passage size) blowing out. This whole passage is formed on a bedding
plane sloping at about 25 degrees from horizontal, so everywhere is
walkable but quite steeply sloping. A tricky c2 over a block reaches
a sandy hading chamber. Going across to the left reaches a very wide,
bedding-aligned area with a choice of routes upwards either side of a
pillar. [2007-258-70-A] is a passage off to the left. At the top of
the wide bit the passage reverts to a phreas with a deep canyon which
is largely inaccessibly-narrow. It is at least 8m deep and there are
a couple of points one could get in [2007-258-95-C].</p>
<p>Climbing over a large boulder the passage widens due to a junction. The
passage goes off left upwards [2007-258-69-A], as does the canyon,
and another goes off left downwards [2007-258-68-A]. The passage
continues steeply up-dip and gets bouldery. There are a couple of
huge dropped sections of rock that have been undercut and split from
the roof. On the left is a small alcove passage. Next a small
cross-passage roof tube. Neither of these go. The draught remains
strong, blowing out. The passage turns 90 left to go along the dip. A
strongly draughting small passage comes in from the right at the
corner [2007-258-82B]. Hedonism highway gets boulderier and closes
down over the
next 60m, ending in a choke and a solution tube filled with rocks [2007-258-81C]. This point may be quite close to the surface.</p>
[68,69,70 need ticking off and rocky road survey north of hedonism highway described - Becka Lawson and Steve Jones and Julian Todd][2008-258-40-A]
[Rocky road survey east of hedonism highway described - Becka Lawson and Steve Jones and Julian Todd][2008-258-41-B][2008-258-42-C][2008-258-43-C][2008-258-44-C][2008-258-45-B]
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<p>Taking the smaller northerly passage at Petticoat Junction leads
into passage of varying character. It starts with deep dark soily
deposits. Awkward small passage on L connects back to the climb just
before Petticoat Junction. The draught is still strong and inwards.
Crossing a soily crater leads to a sloping c3 up a wide, high
rift, then along 10m of narrow joint-controlled passage to another
sudden change of character. Ahead is a tight passage which draughts out and
becomes a dig after 10m [2007-258-73-D]. The way on is the very wide
phreatic passage sloping steeply down to the east [surely this should be west - Andrew Atkinson or Wookey or Dog Becka Lawson]. The small central
canyon of this passage goes under the RH wall [surely this should be LH - Andrew Atkinson or Wookey or Dog Becka Lawson] to the west [2007-258-74-C].</p>
<p>The passage zigs and zags sharply past a crawl off on the L
[2007-258-*26*old number-C] for 20m to merge into nice straight passage sloping
gently down-dip. [Can not see zig zag nor the qm - Andrew Atkinson or Wookey or Dog Becka Lawson] After 35m it steepens and a small canyon forms,
reaching a 3m deep drippy pot after another 25m. A c2 gets to the
floor and a delicate and slightly damp c3 gets back into the
continuing passage.</p>
<p>Here the passage is wide and sandy and forks: off on the right is
<strong>Let's get Naked</strong> (draughting out). Down to the left
it descends steeply and crossword passage goes off on the Left. 10m
beyond is [2007-258-75-C] on the L then a gravelly bit with an aven
above [2007-258-78-X]. The passage continues to descend down-dip
until it suddenly chokes (3m dia!) with mud and rocks. This would be
a top dig site in the UK [2007-258-77-D]. On the L is a large (8m
dia?) chibble-floored pothole which can also be overlooked from a
balcony, reached via a passage on the L; that passage has a small QM
[2007-258-76-C]. On the far side of the hole a crawl heads off,
unsurveyed, continuing down-dip for quite some distance (30m?)
hole.[2007-258-*31-C]</p>
[Futher description of 'too much' required - Aaron Curtis and Olly Madge and Julian Todd]
[2008-258-38-C]
[2008-258-39A]
<h2>Crossword Passage</h2>
High canyon passage initially rises gently then up more steeply.
There is a hole in the roof [2007-258-97-X] here. Now progress is
either a traverse to look out over a pitch past a huge wedged
boulder, or progress at floor-level to look out below the boulder.
Probably about a P12 [2007-258-93-B]. This passage draughts in.
<h2>Let's get Naked</h2>
Very sandy, low, wide passage curves round to the R. [2007-258-99-C]
goes off to L at lowest point. Clambering up over boulders with
freezing draught in your face (out of cave) reaches a aven, which we
partially climbed and it appears not to go, but there seems to be a
drauft defecit beyond. Ahead the passage rapidly shrinks to a narrow
rift which can be climbed (c4). [Let's get naked continues - Julian Todd and Becka Lawson]
[2007-258-79-X]
[2007-258-85-C]
[2007-258-83-C]
[2007-258-102-C]
<h3>Delicious</h3>
[Needs description - Ollie Stevens and Becka Lawson]
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