Online edit of cave 1626-359

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@ -91,13 +91,12 @@ the second snow plug a short, drafting crawl over boulders leads directly to two
a short wriggle through boulders on the L side of the passage leads
to a short section of rift passage ending at a p3 to a ledge. The
ledge looks out over a large chamber with jammed boulders in the roof
directly opposite the ledge. <i>(There may be passage leading off
from these jammed boulders, QMB). </i>The p30 from this ledge to the
directly opposite the ledge. <i>(There may be passage leading off from these jammed boulders, QMB - unclear if this QM remains). </i>The p30 from this ledge to the
boulder floor of the chamber is <b>Radagast</b>.<p>
<p><i>5m below the top of <b>Radagast</b> it is
possible to swing into a series of small phreatic tubes and immature
vadose shafts trending SW at point PT01 and leading past PT02. This leads to a pitch series, <b>Welsh Engineering</b>, which, in 2024, was eventually connected to <b>Hobnob Hallway</b> via the <b>Eye of Sauron</b>. This therefore provides an alternate entrance series. However, in 2024 it was flood prone and the rigging caused problems and would need considerable effort to make safe so it may not be revisited despite the survey not being connected in or completed..</i></p>
vadose shafts trending SW at point PT01 and leading past PT02. This leads to a pitch series, <b>Welsh Engineering</b>, which, in 2024, was eventually connected to <b>Hobnob Hallway</b> via the <b>Eye of Sauron</b>. This therefore provides an alternate entrance series. However, in 2024 it was flood prone and the rigging caused problems and would need considerable effort to make safe so it may not be revisited despite the survey not being connected in or completed.</i></p>
<p>From the bottom of
<b>Radagast</b> a traverse on the L along a bedrock ledge with jammed
@ -123,34 +122,32 @@ the easiest option is to descend to the base of the pitch and climb
up the wall protected with jammers on the pitch rope). Traversing
along the ledge leads to an abandoned meander with a very strong
outward draft. A short p5 N at PT03 at the far end of the traverse
drops down to the start of <b>The Second Coming. </b><i>(Continuing
to the bottom of </i><i><b>Grommit </b></i><i>lands on a rock floor
drops down to the start of <b>The Second Coming. whilst a p8 up from PT03 to a small phreatic tube on the R leads to <b>Propane
Nightmares). </b> </p>
<p> <i>Continuing
to the bottom of ><b>Grommit </b>lands on a rock floor
with a vadose trench and a stream in the bottom. This leads via a p10
to a short series of narrow tubes which end in tight sumps and
chokes).</i></p>
chokes.</i></p>
<H3>The Second Coming</H3>
<p><b>The Second Coming
</b>starts below the p5 N of PT03 (which is at the end of the
traverse from the Entrance Series). (<i>From here a p8 (left rigged
2019) up to a small phreatic tube on the R leads to </i><i><b>Propane
Nightmares). </b></i>The passage continues as a very drafty phreatic
traverse from the Entrance Series). The passage continues as a very drafty phreatic
tube with a vadose trench to quickly reach a junction at PT04.
(<i>Heading L at this junction leads to </i><i><b>Hobnob Hallway</b></i><i>
(described in a separate section below). </i>Continuing directly NE
along <b>The Second Coming </b>the passage immediately passes a small
L passage (<i>this immediately goes to a junction. Here, L oxbows
down Kitkat Connection straight back to Hobnob Hallway whilst R goes
to a parallel passage to The Second Coming). </i>After a further
section of straight, high rift to the NE it reaches a junction at
PT05 with a large, abandoned meander. (<i>L here heading downstream
and SW in this meander, the roof gradually lowers - passing a
to a passage which eventually connects back in to The Second Coming at PT05). </i>After a further
section of straight, high rift to the NE it quickly reaches a junction at
PT05 with a large, abandoned meander. (<i>Dropping down 3m to the floor here and heading back L heads SW. The roof gradually lowers - passing a
junction on the L that goes to Kitkat Connection - until a high aven
with a flowstone floor is reached. Beyond this aven a short section
of passage leads to a pitch (QMA) with a passage visible on the other
side (QMA) that is presumed to be the continuation of the
aforementioned meander).</i></p>
of passage leads to a series of holes that may still be QMs after 2024 (2018-10C, 2018-11B, 2018-11A. Continuing SW leads via a 15m drop to a further connection with Hobnob Hallway with several avens in the connection area.</i></p>
<p>From PT05, heading
upstream (though there is not always any water flowing) from