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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-30a">2016-06-30</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, Nat Dalton, Sioned Haughton, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Sioned Haughton, <u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, Nat Dalton, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks (258)- Champagne on Ice (rigging)</div>
<br /><br /> Nat and I had good memories of the leads down Champagne on Ice so we packed four
tacklesacks and ~260 rope and started rigging. Missed the 1st two pitches by (something) Tom
@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ the end of the day, it was an experience, albeit not a fun one. We live to cave
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-02b">2016-07-02</div>
<div class="trippeople">Mark Dougherty, Nat Dalton, George Breley, <u>Haydon Saunders</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Haydon Saunders</u>, Mark Dougherty, Nat Dalton, George Breley, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle Rescue</div>
<br /><br />At 22:00 David and Roshni's callout went live. We scanned the hill for lights, but saw
nothing. So we prepared for a rescue and departed for the entrance. We had the response bag and
@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ got my gear dry before the heavy rain started.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-02d">2016-07-02</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Haydon Saunders</u>, Mark Dougherty, Ashley Gregg, Sioned Haughton, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Sioned Haughton, <u>Haydon Saunders</u>, Mark Dougherty, Ashley Gregg, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle</div>
<br /><br />Went down to Long Drop after Haydons desire to do some f**king caving after ecoli.
<br /><br />First tried to approach pitch from wrong direction after Marks misguided directions from last year and Haydon hanging
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-03b">2016-07-03</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, <u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, George Breley, </div>
<div class="trippeople">George Breley, Luke Stangroom, <u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Looking for 2nd Balkonh&ouml;hle entrance (dropping 2010-04)</div>
<br /><br />Dropped 2010-04 using naturals to get to snow slope. Andrew and I used the shovel to dig at the base and the side in 3 spots.
Soft snow initially and some gaps but no draft. Gave up after less than an hour. Survey in folder #8 (2016-08).
@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ it took just over 2 hrs out.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-04a">2016-07-04</div>
<div class="trippeople">Frank Tully, Ian Peachey, Katey Bender, Nathan Walker, Elliott Smith, <u>Rob Watson</u>, Alice Smith, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, Alice Smith, Frank Tully, Ian Peachey, Katey Bender, Nathan Walker, Elliott Smith, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony Tourists on Independence Day</div>
<br /><br />There was no cock to crow for the momentous day of Independence for the
country served by K Bender, but fortunately Densham did arise at Dawn to faff
@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ from a rock ledge into a passage in the ceiling but that closed down and the rop
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-05b">2016-07-05</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Frank Tully, Katey Bender, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Ian Peachey, <u>Becka Lawson</u>, Frank Tully, Katey Bender, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice - Daft Choice 2</div>
<br /><br />Only I had been to Champagne on Ice before and Peachey hadn't been to Tunnocks so we touristed to the head of String Theory
on the way in and Peachey took a few photos on the way down. We all went up the Straight Choice Exposed climb but decided to
@ -860,8 +860,8 @@ dinner (~4pm). A long prusik followed.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-06b">2016-07-06</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elliott Smith</u>, Nathan Walker, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="triptitle">The pitch formally known as "Haydon's pitch" -> "Long Drop"</div>
<div class="trippeople">Ian Peachey, <u>Elliott Smith</u>, Nathan Walker, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - The pitch formally known as "Haydon's pitch" -> "Long Drop"</div>
<br /><br />Sorry for the write-up delay!
<br /><br />After Haydon had headed down the hill, Nathan, Peachey and I took over the 'project'. Haydon
had said he had dropped ~60m to a large ledge, before getting a 6 second drop off it! Of course,
@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ reasonably sufficiently after waiting to see that Mark D could untangle the rope
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-11c">2016-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Chris Densham, <u>Rob Watson</u>, Ian Peachey, Katey Bender, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Katey Bender, Chris Densham, <u>Rob Watson</u>, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Camp - Tunnocks master cave and unprecedented depth potential!</div>
<br /><br />A most amazing trip, which despite being shortened by the rescue of the previous day, managed to provide
much new cave and a lot of new prospects. We arrived at camp for 1.15pm and ate some noodles and soup. Off
@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ series. Overall a truly memorable and excellent trip, one of my best ever and on
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-11d">2016-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Fleur Loveridge, Nathan Walker, <u>Pete Talling</u>, Andrew Atkinson, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Andrew Atkinson, Fleur Loveridge, Nathan Walker, <u>Pete Talling</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Hilti-a-Plenty "Roundabout.svx"</div>
<br /><br />Pete and Fleur's first caving trip of 2016 expo - to a lead in Hilti-a-Plenty following a tip from Rob Watson et al. We
rather enjoyed the Hilti pitches, where we met Andy Atkinson. Nicely sculpt firatic shaft action, top notch. Then we went
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-12b">2016-07-12</div>
<div class="trippeople">Nathan Walker, Alice Smith, Elliott Smith, <u>Luke Stangroom</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Luke Stangroom</u>, Nathan Walker, Alice Smith, Elliott Smith, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkon - Gosser Wager</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-16a">2016-07-16</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, Pete Talling, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Martin Green, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Martin Green, Luke Stangroom, Pete Talling, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-16b">2016-07-16</div>
<div class="trippeople">Elliott Smith, Nathan Walker, George Breley, <u>Michael Sargent</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Michael Sargent</u>, Elliott Smith, Nathan Walker, George Breley, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Kraken Camp - pushing Song of the Earth (258)</div>
<br /><br />Down to camp
<br /><br />Being the 6th? camping trip to Kraken, we supposedly had a lot of leads to choose from. Getting to camp was easy enough,
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-16e">2016-07-16</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, Pete Talling, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Martin Green, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Martin Green, Luke Stangroom, Pete Talling, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice derig</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-18b">2016-07-18</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Katey Bender</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Elaine Oliver, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Ian Peachey, <u>Katey Bender</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Elaine Oliver, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Camp Kraken - Song of the Earth + Derig (Downstream)</div>
<br /><br />To be read in conjunction with Fleur's report...
<br /><br />While Fleur and Peachey headed to the uphill lead, Elaine and I went down to the lead advertised as being
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-18c">2016-07-18</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur Loveridge</u>, Elaine Oliver, Katey Bender, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Ian Peachey, <u>Fleur Loveridge</u>, Elaine Oliver, Katey Bender, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Song of the Earth and Camp Derig</div>
<br /><br />It was supposed to be a 2 night camp starting on Sunday. But on Sunday we woke up and it had been raining in the
night and continued to rain. So we deferred to avoid starting off cold and wet. Instead an "alpine start" was called
@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ get further without gear. Surveyed out.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-18e">2016-07-18</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Katey Bender, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Ian Peachey, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Katey Bender, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Camping in Tunnocksschacht - CHECC Grand Prize entry</div>
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It was decided that this year, the CUCC expo would establish an underground camp in Kraken Chamber,
@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ slightly dodgy pitch and a couple of traverses.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-19b">2016-07-19</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Pete Talling</u>, Elliott Smith, Rob Watson, Aidan Marks, Martin Green, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Martin Green, <u>Pete Talling</u>, Elliott Smith, Rob Watson, Aidan Marks, </div>
<div class="triptitle">"Just Keeps Giving" and "Water Torture" (Below Hilti-a-Plenty)</div>
<br /><br />The team kept pushing the lead below Hilti-a-Plenty rigged by Rob and Luke on 17/7/2016 (Evening Breakthrough). Rob
kindly showed the rest of the team to the right place. Aidan and Pete surveyed upwards from T-junction up a steeping
@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ to the boulder it was on than it appeared to be.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-20b">2016-07-20</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Anthony Day</u>, David Walker, Rob Watson, Elliott Smith, Mark Dougherty, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Mark Dougherty, <u>Anthony Day</u>, David Walker, Rob Watson, Elliott Smith, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks derig, Upper Kraken to String Theory</div>
<br /><br /> The objective of this trip was to derig at least as far as the top of the flood-prone Procrastination pitch. The
intention was to use the PAELLA (Pull An Extremely Long Length Altogether) technique which, a practice run in Long Drop