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@ -53,20 +53,20 @@ rebelay or deviation in future. Immediately after this point, the walls of the
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shaft bell out, and the rope hangs in stimulating isolation. About 5m from the
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floor a ledge is passed, which could be gained by a swing across, where there
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may possibly be a passage leading off [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-20"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-20"
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name=qC1999-204-20>C1999-204-20 B</A>].
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<P>At the foot of the pitch, the way on is a very chossy, sloping descent which
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will require either re-rigging or bypassing (which may be possible by a climb up
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and over) in future. This leads to a further short pitch (10m), which lands in
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an aven chamber of ample proportions. From here drops an 8m pitch,
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landing on a rubble floor. The only way on is a tight rift
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[<a href="qm.htm#C2000-204-60" name="qC2000-204-60">C2000-204-60 C</a>],
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[<a href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-60" name="qC2000-204-60">C2000-204-60 C</a>],
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which was penetrated for only a short distance.
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More progress might be possible by someone small and imaginative. Not surveyed in 2000.
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Back at the head of the 8m pitch. a crawl leading off from the foot of the
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pitch just descended, and a descending rubble slope. The rubble slope curves
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round to the right, passing a tight rift on the left [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-22"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-22"
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name=qC1999-204-22>C1999-204-22 C</A>], to reach the bottom of a short climb up
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of 3m on the right, which is followed by a scramble down on the other side. From
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here, straight ahead is a climb up into the foot of an aven, half-right is a
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@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ in 2000 from a natural, one bolt, and the rope from the pitch above.</p>
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merry little stream is reached (similar volume of water to the Top Camp waterhole in
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spate). Upstream was not pushed, but reportedly leads quickly to the foot of a
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waterfall
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[<a href="qm.htm#C2000-204-63" name="qC2000-204-63">C2000-204-63 B</a>].
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[<a href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-63" name="qC2000-204-63">C2000-204-63 B</a>].
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Downstream quickly narrows to about 50cm wide, and
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progress is made by constantly changing level to stay where the passage is wide enough.
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After about 40m a small cascade of about 4m is reached, which could probably be
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free-climbed, but a handline here helps avoid getting soaked. The passage is
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considerably wider for a few metres below the cascade, but soon resumes in its previous
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manner. Suddenly, the head of a pitch
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[<a href="qm.htm#C2000-204-64" name="qC2000-204-64">C2000-204-64 A</a>],
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[<a href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-64" name="qC2000-204-64">C2000-204-64 A</a>],
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estimated at about 10 metres,
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is reached. This was the limit of exploration in 2000. The streamway can be seen to
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continue below the pitch, and perhaps becomes a bit wider.</p>
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@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ apparent. A 40m freehanging section leads to a sloping ledge, where the shaft
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doglegs again and a scrappy descent down a gulley, and a further two rebelays (at
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-68m and -80m), reaches a sloping ledge overlooking the final section of the
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pitch. A chossy traverse across the left hand wall appears to head into a parallel
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shaft [<a href="qm.htm#C2000-204-61" name="qC2000-204-61">C2000-204-61 C</a>].
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shaft [<a href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-61" name="qC2000-204-61">C2000-204-61 C</a>].
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A bolt round the corner to the right allows a descent of
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the final 22m to the floor to be made, where a boulder choke is met, with no way
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on. The whole pitch, particularly the far wall, is rather loose and due care must
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@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ in here on two occasions.</p>
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leading off to the right. This is initially flat-out over crumbly mud, but enlarges
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after a short distance to enter a series of small mud-filled chambers. There is no
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obvious way on, other than to start excavations in the mud banks
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[<a href="qm.htm#C2000-204-62" name="qC2000-204-62">C2000-204-62 Dig</a>].
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[<a href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-62" name="qC2000-204-62">C2000-204-62 Dig</a>].
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Not surveyed in 2000.</p>
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@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ rocks off) leads to the head of the second pitch, <B>Jim'll Fix It</B> (18m in 1
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only about 10m in 2000/2001 due to increased snow levels). An
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unexplored passage is visible from the pitch head, which could be accessed by a
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bolt traverse round the right hand side of the pitch head
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[<A href="qm.htm#C1999-204-01" name=qC1999-204-01>C1999-204-01 C</A>] (explored by Brian?).
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[<A href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-01" name=qC1999-204-01>C1999-204-01 C</A>] (explored by Brian?).
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The pitch is rigged from a bolt in the
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left hand wall with a deviation from a spit immediately after the pitch head
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bolt. This protects a marginal rub point and also avoids a jet of water which
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@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Left leads downhill into <A
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href="#nearend">The Near
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End</A> and is the main way on. There is a further unexplored passage in the
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wall above the gap between the snow plug and the rock [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-03"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-03"
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name=qC1999-204-03>C1999-204-03 C</A>].
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<H3><A name=nearend>The Near End</A></H3>
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@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ leads into the same <A
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href="#nearside">side
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passages</A> as the previous right turn. Left is <B>Needle Crawl</B> past an
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unexplored passage on the left [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-04"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-04"
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name=qC1999-204-04>C1999-204-04 C</A>] and a crawl on the right (feels like
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straight ahead) which becomes too small after ~8m. Straight ahead (feels like a
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left) leads to the head of a fine 4m diameter circular shaft, <B><a name="thread">Thread</a>
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@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Pitch</B>. This pitch of 17m leads into <A
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href="midlevel.shtml#wolp">Wolpertinger
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Way</A>. A continuation of the
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crawl is visible at the opposite side of the pitch head [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-06"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-06"
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name=qC1999-204-06>C1999-204-06 C</A>].
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<P>From the crossroads, the main route in 1999 was straight ahead, downhill in
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mostly stooping height passage with a short section of sandy crawling. After 15m
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@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ routes ahead and to the left are choked with boulders. To the right, a body
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sized tube leads upwards for ~15m before opening out into a low chamber on the
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left. The continuation of the crawl is immediately opposite the entry point and there is a climb down into a rift on
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the far side of the chamber to the left [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-07"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-07"
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name=qC1999-204-07>C1999-204-07 B</A>]. The continuation is a winding passage which continues upwards. It then increases to stoping
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heightand goes over some old gower pools. The passage continues to a flat out section ( not really a squeze, except for lardarses) not
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pushed, but running water could be heard. Back in the chamber, it doubles back on itself to
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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ narrow ledge.
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<P><B>You're So Veined</B> is rigged at its southern end, and this is reached
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via a sandy crawl off to the right from the top of the steep gully, which passes
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over a hole in the floor through dangerous boulders [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-09"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-09"
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name=qC1999-204-09>C1999-204-09 C</A>] to reach a junction. Right is a
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passage, which quickly chokes, straight ahead leads into <A
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href="#110aday">110 A Day</A>,
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@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ Series</A>. </P>
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crawling for 110m. Immediately after the start is a sharp right hand bend with
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a crawl straight ahead to <B>110 Bidet</B>. About halfway along is a crossroads,
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where low passages lead off to the left to <B>110 Bidet</B> and to the right [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-13"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-13"
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name=qC1999-204-13>C1999-204-13 C</A>]. At the terminus reached in 1999, the
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passage splits into two. Each branch immediately becomes tight, but could be
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pushed further with a little determination and effort [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-14"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-14"
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name=qC1999-204-14>C1999-204-14 C</A> and <A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-15"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-15"
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name=qC1999-204-15>C1999-204-15 C</A>]. In the left hand branch, just before the
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passage becomes tighter, is an undescended pitch [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-16"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-16"
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name=qC1999-204-16>C1999-204-16 A</A>] of perhaps 20m.
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<H3><A name=110bidet>110 Bidet</A></H3>
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is a low passage leading to <B>No Pain No Gain</B>, whilst <B>110 Bidet</B> carries straight on.
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Continuing on, the passage turns right, followed shortly by a crossroads with a crawly passage.
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To the right is a dead end; to the left is [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-54"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-54"
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name=qC2000-204-54>C2000-204-54 B</A>]. Straight on emerges into <B>110 A Day</B>
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about half way along its length.
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@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ passage. The passage does this once more to end in an earth blockage.
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boulder slope (care required) to a rebelay, then a descent of 23m via a
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deviation off the far wall below a large wedged boulder. There may be a passage
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on the far side of the rift accessible with difficulty from this boulder [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-17"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-17"
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name=qC1999-204-17>C1999-204-17 C</A>]. From the base of the pitch, two rift
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passages lead off which very quickly become too tight.
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<P>The main route on is reached by swinging off after 16m into a 6m wide
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@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Series</A>. A rift visible at the opposite side of the pit has an audible
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connection to <B>You're so Veined</B>.
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<P>To the right at the blind pit is a draughting phreatic tube which heads
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downhill at a comfortable walking size past a tight passage on the left [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-18"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-18"
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name=qC1999-204-18>C1999-204-18 C</A>]. After 20m, a 3m climb up into a roof
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tube on the right hand side is the way into the <A
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href="pleasuredome.shtml#elephant">White
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that at the loose climb) ending at a 2m climb down. There is a possible way on
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at the bottom of this, but it is very small and tall people at least would have
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to enter feet first [<A
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href="qm.htm#C1999-204-19"
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href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-19"
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name=qC1999-204-19>C1999-204-19 C</A>]. There is a noticeable draught here
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blowing downhill (into the cave).
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try not to disturb the remaining flow patterns in the mud). A crawly mud floored
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passage leaves the chamber to the right. To the right near the end of the crawl is a
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bedding plane that continues uphill [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-01"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-01"
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name=qC2000-204-01>C2000-204-01 B</A>], whilst to the left is a small stone floored pit. There
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is a 2m climb up from the top of the pit. This has a stalactite formation at the top on the
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right, and threads on the left where a sling may be attached to assist. The crawl then
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continues to a junction with two connecting passages to the left [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-02"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-02"
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name=qC2000-204-02>C2000-204-02 B</A>] and two connecting passages to the right [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-03"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-03"
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name=qC2000-204-03>C2000-204-03 C</A>]. The passage then continues to a T junction where it
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enlarges slightly. To the right is [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-04"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-04"
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name=qC2000-204-04>C2000-204-04 C</A>]. To the left there is a chamber that is
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intersected by a tight rift with flowing water. Downstream is [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-05"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-05"
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name=qC2000-204-05>C2000-204-05 C</A>]. Upstream a key hole passage slopes upwards, to a T-junction
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with a chamber to the right, and an short, almost flat-out crawl to the left.
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The chamber, which has
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an aven [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-55"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-55"
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name=qC2000-204-55>C2000-204-55 X</A>], can be dropped into.
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A rift at the other end of the chamber leads to a
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waterfall which feeds the stream that runs through the chamber. Climbing up before the rift gives
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access to a crawl [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-06"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-06"
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name=qC2000-204-06>C2000-204-06 C</A>]. The flat out crawl emerges to a small angular chamber, at the
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top of which, to the right, is a hole [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-07"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-07"
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name=qC2000-204-07>C2000-204-07 C</A>]. To the left a low passage runs above a 4m drop [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-08"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-08"
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name=qC2000-204-08>C2000-204-08 B</A>]. This then turns right and continues to a fork in the passage. To
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the left is <B>Insignificant Chamber</B>, and to the right is a smaller chamber with a hole in the floor,
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windows to <B>Insignificant Chamber</B>, and a bedding plane continuing up at 10°, which again connects into <B>Insignificant Chamber</B>.
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<H3><A name=insignificantchamber>Insignificant Chamber</A></H3>
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<P><B>Insignificant Chamber</B> can be entered at floor level from <B>No Pain No Gain</B>. It extends to a
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passage on the left as one enters, where there are a number a interconnecting holes on the right [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-58"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-58"
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name=qC2000-204-58>C2000-204-58 C</A>]. Upslope from the entrance is a bedding plane which splits left to
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<B>Bonsai Crawl</B> on the left and to [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-09"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-09"
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name=qC2000-204-09>C2000-204-09 B</A>] on the right. To the right upon entering Insignificant Chamber one can climb up
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to a point above the small chamber in <B>No Pain No Gain</B>. From here there is a phreatic tube[<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-57"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-57"
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name=qC2000-204-57>C2000-204-57 C</A>] that can be probably be reached with the aid of a traverse line. The passage
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continues climbing ever upward [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-56"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-56"
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name=qC2000-204-08>C2000-204-56 B</A>]. The passage to the left from Insignificant Chamber gets smaller and
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meets a crossroads. To the left is a walking size passage with a small pit in the floor that continues to a large
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pitch [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-10"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-10"
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name=qC2000-204-10>C2000-204-10 A</A>], thought to drop into Pleasuredome. Straight on the passage turns to a steeply
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sloping pitch [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-11"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-11"
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name=qC2000-204-11>C2000-204-11 B</A>]. To the right is some small passage that connects to the Bonsai
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Crawl. Half way along this passage there is a hole [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-59"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-59"
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name=qC2000-204-59>C2000-204-59 C</A>].
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<H3><A name=Bonsaicrawl>Bonsai Crawl</A></H3>
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<P><B>Bonsai Crawl</B> is a wide bedding plane. A tall and thin passage to the right goes to a chamber
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with a pitch [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-52"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-52"
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name=qC2000-204-52>C2000-204-52 C</A>] and a couple of small passages to the right [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-50"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-50"
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name=qC2000-204-50>C2000-204-50 C</A>] and [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-51"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-51"
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name=qC2000-204-51>C2000-204-51 C</A>]. A passage leads off to the left and gets lower, passing some
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pretties on the floor. It then continues [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-53"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-53"
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name=qC2000-204-53>C2000-204-53 A</A>]. Bonsai Crawl continues to a fork that has a stooping-size
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passage to the left [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-12"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-12"
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name=qC2000-204-12>C2000-204-12 B</A>]. To the right is a walking-size passage with a boulder floor.
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There is a hole in the right wall that has a couple of small passages leading off [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-13"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-13"
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name=qC2000-204-13>C2000-204-13 C</A>], [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-14"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-14"
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name=qC2000-204-14>C2000-204-14 C</A>]. The passage then debouches into <B>The Colonnade</B>.
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<H3><A name=thecolonnade>The Colonnade</A></H3>
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<P><B>Bonsai Crawl</B> joins at a point where <b>The Colonnade</b>, a wide walking passage with a boulder
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floor, makes a sharp turn. To the right the passage comes to a chamber-like crossroads. To the left
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is an initially walking-sized tube [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-41"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-41"
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name=qC2000-204-41>C2000-204-41 A</A>] and to the right a low draughting crawl [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-42"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-42"
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name=qC2000-204-42>C2000-204-42 B</A>]. <b>The Colonnade</b> continues and a stream joins from the left.
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Further along on the left is a pile of stones which must originate from a passage [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-43"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-43"
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name=qC2000-204-43>C2000-204-43 Dig</A>]. The passage then becomes small with a possible aven [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-44"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-44"
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name=qC2000-204-44>C2000-204-44 X</A>], a tight rift [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-45"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-45"
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name=qC2000-204-45>C2000-204-45 B</A>], and a crawl down and to the right. The crawl emerges into
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a chamber, with a possible way on over rocks directly ahead [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-49"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-49"
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name=qC2000-204-49>C2000-204-49 C</A>]. The chamber gets larger to the right, where there are two
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tight rifts leading off [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-46"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-46"
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name=qC2000-204-46>C2000-204-46 C</A>], [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-47"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-47"
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name=qC2000-204-47>C2000-204-47 C</A>] and an aven [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-48"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-48"
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name=qC2000-204-48>C2000-204-48 X</A>]. Water was flowing down one of these, possibly to the waterfall
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entering the chamber in <b>No Pain No Gain</b>. At this time in 2000
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it had not rained on the surface for 8 days. Back where
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<B>Bonsai Crawl</B> enters, the passage goes straight on with a number of minor passages to the sides.
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These are a crawl to the left [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-15"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-15"
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name=qC2000-204-15>C2000-204-15 C</A>]; then some distance further on, another crawl on the left [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-16"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-16"
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name=qC2000-204-16>C2000-204-16 B</A>] leading from a trench in the passage; a small passage on the
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right [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-17"
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href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-17"
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name=qC2000-204-17>C2000-204-17 C</A>] that links to [<A
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href="qm.htm#C2000-204-21"
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||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-21"
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name=qC2000-204-21>C2000-204-21 C</A>]; and a crawl high up to the left [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-18"
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||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-18"
|
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name=qC2000-204-18>C2000-204-18 C</A>]. A short distance further a walking-size passage goes to the
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left [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-19"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-19"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-19>C2000-204-19 C</A>]. The main passage then forks: to the left is [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-20"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-20"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-20>C2000-204-20 C</A>] whilst to the right the passage continues past a high up crawl [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-21"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-21"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-21>C2000-204-21 C</A>], and then possibly [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-22"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-22"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-22>C2000-204-22 C</A>]. The main passage then pops out into
|
||||
<a href="treeumphant.shtml#treeumphantpassage"><B>Treeumphant Passage</B></a>.
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ be any ways through the boulders, but a rift leads off at the western end,
|
||||
quickly arriving at the head of a 10m pitch with a constricted take off, rigged
|
||||
from boulders. An eyehole part way down this pitch appears to lead into a
|
||||
parallel shaft [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C1999-204-25"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-25"
|
||||
name=qC1999-204-25>C1999-204-25 B</A>] (This is probably the connection through to pleasure dome). The pitch lands on a rubble floor with a
|
||||
blind pit. Heading south quickly reaches a loose pitch head, with a rift passage
|
||||
continuing beyond.
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||||
@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ after 6m. This is rigged from a Y-hang on either side of the rift, but soon
|
||||
opens out to give a fine descent of 15m landing in a spacious rift at 182m depth
|
||||
from 204b entrance. A narrow slot in the floor develops, which is just large
|
||||
enough to descend, but stones thrown down sound dead [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C1999-204-26"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C1999-204-26"
|
||||
name=qC1999-204-26>C1999-204-26 B</A>]. It is possible to traverse above the
|
||||
slot for a short way before the rift becomes too tight.
|
||||
<P>There is a noticeable breeze at the base of this pitch, as there is through
|
||||
|
@ -21,48 +21,48 @@ choked chamber.
|
||||
|
||||
In the other direction, Treeumphant Passage continues over large boulders going
|
||||
slightly up hill. There is a walking passage off to the left [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-24"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-24"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-24>C2000-204-24 A</A>], as well as a high up crawl to the right [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-25"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-25"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-25>C2000-204-25 C</A>] and then a tight high passage to the left [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-26"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-26"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-26>C2000-204-26 C</A>]. The passage then increases in height approaching a sharp turn
|
||||
to the right. Here a walking size passage [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-28"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-28"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-28>C2000-204-28 A</A>] continues straight on, and there may be an aven in the ceiling [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-27"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-27"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-27>C2000-204-27 X</A>]. The main passage passes possibly diggable holes at floor level [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-29"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-29"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-29>C2000-204-29 Dig</A>], and continues into <B>Great Oak Chamber</B>.
|
||||
<H3><A name=greatoakchamber>Great Oak Chamber</A></H3>
|
||||
<P><B>Treeumphant Passage</B> disappears into an approx 5m drop [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-32"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-32"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-32>C2000-204-32 B</A>] in Great Oak Chamber and there is an aven above [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-33"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-33"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-33>C2000-204-33 X</A>]. There may be passage continuing straight across the chamber [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-31"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-31"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-31>C2000-204-31 B</A>], as well as a passage to the right [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-30"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-30"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-30>C2000-204-30 C</A>]. Just before the drop there is a bouldery slope up to another
|
||||
smaller walking size passage. There is an oxbow to the left, with a possible passage leading off
|
||||
it [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-34"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-34"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-34>C2000-204-34 B</A>], as well as an aven [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-35"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-35"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-35>C2000-204-35 X</A>]. There are a couple of possible digs to the left slightly
|
||||
further on [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-36"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-36"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-36>C2000-204-36 C</A>], [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-37"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-37"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-37>C2000-204-37 C</A>] before the passage enters <B>Cave Tree Chamber</B>.
|
||||
<H3><A name=cavetreechamber>Cave Tree Chamber</A></H3>
|
||||
<P>There is a climb down of about 2m into <B>Cave Tree Chamber</B>, which has a bouldery floor on
|
||||
the left, and a pitch on the right [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-39"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-39"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-39>C2000-204-39 B</A>]. An aven extends above [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-38"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-38"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-38>C2000-204-38 X</A>], and the passage may continue over the pitch [<A
|
||||
href="qm.htm#C2000-204-40"
|
||||
href="qm.shtml#C2000-204-40"
|
||||
name=qC2000-204-40>C2000-204-40 A</A>]. It would be advisable to protect this traverse.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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