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<a id="id1991-182-4">Puffball and Icing Sugar cave</a> 7th July 1991
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<p>Gill, Jon, <u>Olly</u>
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<a id="id1991-182-4">7/7/91 | Puffball and Icing Sugar cave</a> | Gill, Jon, <u>Olly</u>
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<p>Tony wanted someone to go surveying with him & Jon, but somehow we got
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Gill instead. We went to the "bottom", looked down a hole partway
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<a id="id1991-182-5">Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave</a> Monday 8th July 1991
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<p>Gill, <u>Olly</u>
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<a id="id1991-182-5">8/7/91 | Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave</a> | Gill, <u>Olly</u>
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<p>Decided I like the cave, so went back (minus Jon who had damaged his
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knee), to do some surveying and push the hole. Surveyed for five (yes, 5)
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<a id="id1991-182-6">Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave</a> Tuesday 9th July 1991
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<p>Mark M, Julian T, <u>Olly</u> (again)
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<a id="id1991-182-6">9/7/91 | Puffball and Icing Sugar Cave</a> | Mark M, Julian T, <u>Olly</u>
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<p>Oh no, I'm getting keen on caving ! Due to rain, no one except me got up
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(except Mark S who just made a paella breakfast and went back to bed). Then
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<a id="id1991-161-1">161 1st rigging in trip.</a>
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<p>Fri 05th July 1991
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<p><a id="id1991-161-1">5/7/91 | 161 - 1st rigging in trip | Wook, Iain, Henri, Gill, Mark S, Julian S, Ian H</p>
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<pre>
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Wook, Iain, Henry, Gill, Mark S, Julian S, Ian H
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<a href="#id1991-161c-1">Same day in France entrance (161c)</a>
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<p>8/7/91 | 161 | <u>Wook</u>, Iain, Mark S</p>
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t/u 9 7 9</a>
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<a id="id1991-161-3">Wed 1991.07.10</a> <u>Wook</u>, Henry, Andy t/u 15
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<a id="id1991-161-3">10/7/91</a> | 161 - Go to Burble | <u>Wook</u>, Henri, Andrew
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<p>Go to Burble
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maze at the bottom, mostly glacially filled - but with one draughting 20-30m
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pitch. Stupid place to find cave !
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t/u 15
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<a id="id1991-161c-1">FRIDAY 5 JULY 1991</a>
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<p>RIGGING DOWN 161C
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<p>MARK D, FRAN, PAUL S
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<a id="id1991-161c-1">5/7/91</a> | RIGGING DOWN 161C | Mark D, Fran, Paul S
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<p>mark rigged down the French pitch, mainly using their spits - which had
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been missed by most people last year. Y-hang at far end of pitch head beyond
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<a id="id1991-161c-3">THURSDAY 11 JULY</a>
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<p>SURVEYING 161C - FRANCE & RIGGING ROLL OF THE DICE
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<p>MARK D, MARK F, JULIAN S, PAUL S
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<a id="id1991-161c-3">11/07/91</a> | SURVEYING 161C - FRANCE & RIGGING ROLL OF THE DICE | MARK D, MARK F, JULIAN S, PAUL S</p>
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<p>Mark F, Julian and I surveyed down to France uneventfully whilst Mark D
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rigged Roll of the Dice and below. On the way down, Mark D & I entered
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<a id="id1991-161c-2">Saturday 6th July 161c</a>
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<p>Mark D, Fran, Ian H
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<a id="id1991-161c-2">6/7/91 | 161c</a> | Mark D, Fran, Ian H
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<p>Started rigging Roll of the Dice, problems again with a different bolt
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driver.... Found a French bolt and attempted to rig off this, but the bolt
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<a id="id1991-182-8">Friday 12th July Puffball</a>
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<p>Mark D, Jon W
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<a id="id1991-182-8">12/7/91 | Puffball</a> | Mark D, Jon W
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<p>Push at end of Puffball got off to a poor start at the planning start. We
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had two hangers and very few spits. This was solved by carrying down lots of
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<a id="id1991-182-7">Puffball</a>
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<p><a id="id1991-182-7">10/7/91 | Puffball</a> | Tony, Del, Julian H, <u>Juliette</u>
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<p>10th/7/91
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<a id="id1991-182-1">1st expo caving trip. 1991 !!</a>
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<a id="id1991-182-1">4/7/91 | 1st expo caving trip. 1991 !!</a> | Del, Juliette, Julian H, John
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<p>Thursday 4th July 1991 T/U : 3½ hours
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<a id="id1991-182-3">Saturday 6th July 1991</a> T/U 9 hours
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<a id="id1991-182-3">6/7/91</a> | Puffball | Del, Juliette, Julian H, Mark M
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<p>Del, Juliette, Julian H, Mark M
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<p>Puffball
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<p>Mark rerigged the pitch after Shell Pitch then continued down a clean
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washed waterfall type pitch. Several rebelays/deviations were put in his
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<p>There is a possible lead through a rift to the right of the pitch after
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Shell Pitch (3rd pitch). A shaft continues down after a short distance.
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<p>T/U 9 hours
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<a id="id1991-182-9">Friday 12th July 1991</a> T/U : 9½ hours
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<a id="id1991-182-9">12/7/91</a> | Surveying trip down Puffball | Julian H, Mark M, Julian S
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pitches. It was boring, cold, crap. Never mind.
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<p>T/U : 9½ hours
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<a id="id1991-182-2">Friday 5th July 1991</a> T/U 8 hours
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<a id="id1991-182-2">5/7/91</a> | Pushing trip down Puffball | Tony, John, <u>Mark M</u>
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<p>Tony, John, <u>Mark M</u>
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<p>Pushing trip down Puffball
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<p>When we began the pushing front was the top of what came to be called
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'Shell Pitch'. We bolted this and abseiled down. It was a lovely pitch,
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around leaving a rigged but undescended pitch !
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<p>T/U 8 hours
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<a id="id1991-161-4">13th July</a> T/U 14 hours
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<a id="id1991-161-4">13/7/91</a> | Surveying pushing trip down Kaninchenhole. S'not pitch and Burble
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and beyond | Andrew, Julian H, Mark S, Julian T, <u>Mark M</u>
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<p>Andy, Julian H., Mark S., Julian T., <u>Mark M.</u>
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choked at about -15m [now known to be Endless]. They then also headed
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<p>T/U 14 hours
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<a id="id1991-161-8">1991.07.14</a> Olly & Wook & (Andy & Ian H) 4hr
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<p>Tipping it down so after too much festering decided to de-rig Dreamtime
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<a id="id1991-182-10">Tuesday 16th July 1991.</a> T/U : 4 hours
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<p>Mark D, Julian H, pushing trip down Puffball.
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<a id="id1991-182-10">16/7/91.</a> | pushing trip down Puffball.| Mark D, Julian H
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<p>Perfect weather, bright blue sky, no chance of flooding. Original plan
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levels of the cave.
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<p>T/U : 4 hours
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<a id="id1991-182-11">Wednesday 17th July 1991. T/U : 3¾ hours.</a>
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<a id="id1991-182-11">17/7/91.| surveying, ladder de-rigging Puffball. | </a> Wookey, Julian H
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<p>Wookey, Julian H, surveying, ladder de-rigging Puffball.
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<p>After a thunderstorm just before lunchtime the weather cleared so we went
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manage to avoid it happening again !
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<p>T/U : 3¾ hours.
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<a id="id1991-161-9">16/7/91</a> | Kaninchenhole - Pushing-surveying trip down Burble| <p>Andrew, Julian S, <u>Mark M.</u>
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<p>Had a luverly time scrambling around in a maze of passageways leading off
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<a id="id1991-161c-4">Weds 17th July "survey" + "Pushing" trip down France</a>
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<a id="id1991-161-15">23/7/91 | Knossus derig.</a> | Julian S, Tony, Mark S, <u>Fran</u>
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<p>T/U 6½ hrs
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<a id="id1991-161-5">14/7/91 | Dungeon (1)</a> | Iain M, Ian H, <u>Fran</u>
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<p>Iain M, Ian H, <u>Fran</u> T/U 7 hrs
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<p>Attempted to rig Dungeon, but difficult lots of ice, no sign of previous
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<p>T/U 7 hrs
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<a id="id1991-161-6">Dungeon (2) Iain M, Del, <u>Fran</u></a> T/U 8 hrs
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<a id="id1991-161-6">15/7/91 | Dungeon (2) | Iain M, Del, <u>Fran</u></a>
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<p>Started bolting in Dungeon @ the bottom of the boulder slope in Big
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Sainsbury's. Got two bolts in. I went for a wander underneath some boulders
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<p>T/U 8 hrs
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<a id="id1991-161-11">Niflheim rig</a> T/U 10½ hrs
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<a id="id1991-161-11">17/7/91 | Niflheim rig</a> | Mark F, Iain M, John W, <u>Fran</u>
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rebelays on this trip @ last !
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<p>T/U 10½ hrs
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<a id="id1991-161c-5">France rig, Survey</a> T/U 21/7/91
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<pre>Andy, Tony, Mark S, Henri, Fran
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<a id="id1991-161c-5">21/7/91 | France rig, Survey</a> | Andrew, Tony, Mark S, Henri, Fran
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<p>Surveyed down from the dice thro 2 pitches, Tony felt crap [quite
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literally] & went out followed by Andy + Mark S. Me + Henri kept
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surveying a while but got bored + went out. Mark had started to rig 4th
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pitch with a lot more possible ? + depths beyond - didn't bother derigging
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until the day after. [continued <a href="#id161c-5more">later</a>]<hr />
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until the day after. [continued <a href="#id161c-5more">later</a>]
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<a id="id1991-40-1">Eishohle</a> T/U 3 hrs
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<p>T/U Andy:3, Tony:3, Mark S:3, Henri:5, Fran:5
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<p>Julian S, Andy, Henri, <u>Fran</u> + Hans
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<a id="id1991-40-1">20/7/91 | Eishohle</a> | Julian S, Andrew, Henri, <u>Fran</u> + *Hans
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<p>After a sweltering heating daying walk (? - my brains gone !) we
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<p><a href="../1990/log.htm#id1990-40-1">Last CUCC trip here (1990)</a> /
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<a id="id1991-161-12">Toddle Around Big Sainsbury's</a> 20th July T/U 5 hrs
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<a id="id1991-161-12">20/7/91 | Toddle Around Big Sainsbury's</a> | Olly, <u>Julian S</u>
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<p>Ian H told us there was this big hole near the top of Dreamtime
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("What ! Another one ? Never !). If we were feeling bored we could even
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parallel to Rabbit Warren. There may be a way on but lots and lots of
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<a id="id1991-161c-6">Derig France Mon 22 July T/U 3 hrs</a>
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<a id="id1991-161c-6">22/7/91 | Derig France |</a> Mark S, <u>Julian S</u>
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<p>"You're lying around the campsite festering. Bugger off and get the
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<p>T/U 3 hrs
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Prospecting up Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel ?! All day !
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20/7/91 | Prospecting up Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel ?! All day ! | Andrew, <u>Fran</u>
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<p>Andy, <u>Fran</u>
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(from top) gorge in bunde. Two large holes.
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20/7/91 | Prospecting | Henri, <u>Fran</u>
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<a id="id161c-5more">Continuation</a> of France rig + survey 21/7/91
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<a id="id161c-5more">21/7/91 | Continuation</a> of France rig + survey | Andrew, Tony, <u>Mark S</u>, Henri, Fran
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<p><a href="#id1991-161c-5">start of this trip</a>
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<p>Pushed France down yet another pitch with several leads on which weren't
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descended because we had no rope. I descended the 4th pitch to a ledge with
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<a id="id1991-161-8a">Derigging Dreamtime</a> Wookey & <u>Olly</u> 1991.07.14
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<a id="id1991-161-8a">14/7/91 | Derigging Dreamtime</a> | Wookey & <u>Olly</u>
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<p>After Wooks and Ian H had carefully put in lots of nice bolts, Fran goes
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& finds a better squeeze bypass and so team Charlie have to go pull the
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<a id="id1991-161-14">Wookey & <u>Olly</u> 1991.07.22/23</a>
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<a id="id1991-161-14">22/7/91 | Hellgrind and everywhere | Wookey & <u>Olly</u> </a>
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<p>Survey calibration cairns - survey bottom of Snot pitch - derig rebelays
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<a id="id1991-182-13">Puffball De-rig - Second Wave.</a> Henri & <u>Olly</u> 1991.07.24
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<a id="id1991-182-13">24/7/91 | Puffball De-rig - Second Wave.</a> | Henri & <u>Olly</u>
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<p>Got on second trip since I'd had ½ hr sleep when wave one (Wooks +
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<a id="id1991-161-16">Derig the entrance pitch</a> Wooks & <u>Olly</u> 1991-07-25
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<a id="id1991-161-16">25/7/91 | Derig the entrance pitch</a> | Wook & <u>Olly</u>
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<a id="id1991-161-10"><u>Wook</u>, Gill & Henri go to push & survey Burble. 1991.07.16-17</a>
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<br>T/U 15 15 5.5 (Jacker)
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<p>Gill & Henri both desperately keen to go caving so I took them to
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<br>T/U Wook:15 Gill:15 Henri:5.5 (Jacker)
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<a id="id1991-161-13"><u>Wook</u> & Andy go to check out LH route 1991.07.20-21 T/U: 15 hrs</a>
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<a id="id1991-161-13">20/7/91 | check out LH route | <u>Wook</u> & Andrew </a>
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<a id="id1991-182-12">23/7/91 | Puffball derig - 1st Wave |</a> Andrew & <u>Wook</u>
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<p>Henry & co came back from eishohle reporting thunderstorm the next
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day (afternoon) so it was obviously necessary to derig puffball immediately.
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goatchurch