Logbook edited 2013-07-28a

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@ -189,22 +189,24 @@ across the border and the sat nav locked in. Eventually arrived at base camp aro
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<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-28a">2013-07-28</div> <div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-28a">2013-07-28</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, OllyB, </div> <div class="trippeople">OllyB, <u>Jenny</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Sleepless and The Coldest Place in Earth</div> <div class="triptitle">107 - Sleepless and The Coldest Place in Earth</div>
<br /><br />Took the drill and rigging gear in, Olly removed some more rocks from <br /><br />Took the drill and rigging gear in, Olly removed some more rocks from
the squeezy bit (pushing the envelope) and we realised that we could the squeezy bit (pushing the envelope) and we realised that we could
bypass the first squeeze by being high up. Olly then put in a rope as bypass the first squeeze by being high up. Olly then put in a rope as
protection on the slither down, this made me happy because there is protection on the slither down, this made me happy because there is
quite a pitch below and we removed quite a few of the footholds last quite a pitch below and we removed quite a few of the footholds last
time (to clatter down the pitch). time (to clatter down the pitch).
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<br /><br />Went to the pushing front and rigged over the pitch, following the <br /><br />Went to the pushing front and rigged over the pitch, following the
draft. Shortly after the passage made a sharp right hand turn into draft. Shortly after the passage made a sharp right hand turn into
passage that was much more phreatic in character ~2m wide. We then hit passage that was much more phreatic in character ~2m wide. We then hit
another rift was also strongly drafted, doubling the strength of the another rift was also strongly drafted, doubling the strength of the
draft in the passage heading for KH it is seriously cold and windy. draft in the passage heading for KH it is seriously cold and windy.
This is “The Coldest Place in Earth”. This is “The Coldest Place in Earth”.
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<br /><br />There is a short drop which I traversed over to see another pitch <br /><br />There is a short drop which I traversed over to see another pitch
(not free climbable) immediately beyond. So we went back to get more (not free climbable) immediately beyond. So we went back to get more
rope and Olly rigged it across the traverse and down the short pitch rope and Olly rigged it across the traverse and down the short pitch