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Sorry about all the crap that surrounds the image tags which has been imported along with the content Sorry about all the crap that surrounds the image tags which has been imported along with the content
when UK Caving blogs have been parsed. when UK Caving blogs have been parsed.
Exported on 2024-12-17 17:12 using either the control panel webpage or when editing a logbook entry online Exported on 2024-12-18 11:12 using either the control panel webpage or when editing a logbook entry online
See troggle/code/views/other.py and core.models/logbooks.py writelogbook(year, filename) See troggle/code/views/other.py and core.models/logbooks.py writelogbook(year, filename)
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<div class="tripdate" id="2024-07-15d">2024-07-15</div> <div class="tripdate" id="2024-07-15d">2024-07-15</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Wookey</u>, Sieds, Wassil</div> <div class="trippeople"><u>Wookey</u>, Sieds, Wassil</div>
<div class="triptitle">Homecoming (1626/359)- 2nd Coming rigging</div> <div class="triptitle">1626/359 - Homecoming (1626/359)- 2nd Coming rigging</div>
<p>Wassil was excited to finally make some progress on 2nd coming, so <p>Wassil was excited to finally make some progress on 2nd coming, so
we walked over to Homecoming from top camp with a nice new rope to we walked over to Homecoming from top camp with a nice new rope to
have a serious rigging attempt.</p> have a serious rigging attempt.</p>
<p>
<p>Met Charlotte's group at the entrance and had an awkward <p>Met Charlotte's group at the entrance and had an awkward
conversation about rope as they were short, but we wanted to use what conversation about rope as they were short, but we wanted to use what
we'd carried over to rig down so couldn't really spare any.</p> we'd carried over to rig down so couldn't really spare any.</p>
<p>
<p>In fact on packing we realised that we could spare about 40m, but <p>In fact on packing we realised that we could spare about 40m, but
the others had gone. Sent quick-change Sieds down to try and catch the others had gone. Sent quick-change Sieds down to try and catch
them up but he was too late, so that didn't help in the end.</p> them up but he was too late, so that didn't help in the end.</p>
<p>
<p>When I got to 2nd Coming I was _very_ impressed with the draft, <p>When I got to 2nd Coming I was _very_ impressed with the draft,
which is massive despite a very tall rift. Wassil and Sieds went off which is massive despite a very tall rift. Wassil and Sieds went off
to start rerigging down the pitches and I was left to tart up the to start rerigging down the pitches and I was left to tart up the
@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ rope on traverse segments, but not much rhyme or reason about which
bits were rigged and which weren't. It was true that much of it didn't bits were rigged and which weren't. It was true that much of it didn't
exactly _need_ a rope, but as a trade route it really wasn't very safe exactly _need_ a rope, but as a trade route it really wasn't very safe
without one.</p> without one.</p>
<p>
<p>I started where the previous trip had left off after a couple of <p>I started where the previous trip had left off after a couple of
bolts, soon noticing that there was a perfectly good floor about 6m bolts, soon noticing that there was a perfectly good floor about 6m
down so went to see why not just go that way. It was a bit narrow in down so went to see why not just go that way. It was a bit narrow in
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with would have been nice, as it was very hard to decide which bits with would have been nice, as it was very hard to decide which bits
should have a rope and which didn't need one, but as it was just me I should have a rope and which didn't need one, but as it was just me I
did my best to make it not-shit. Did some gardening too.</p> did my best to make it not-shit. Did some gardening too.</p>
<p>
<p>Hours with no floor is a pain. I had to unchain a ~60m rope without <p>Hours with no floor is a pain. I had to unchain a ~60m rope without
anywhere to put the loops except one wedged rock. Turns out it can be anywhere to put the loops except one wedged rock. Turns out it can be
done, by draping the rope carefully over your legs braced across the done, by draping the rope carefully over your legs braced across the
rift and taking a lot of care not to get things tangled, but that was rift and taking a lot of care not to get things tangled, but that was
another 40 mins gone.</p> another 40 mins gone.</p>
<p>
<p>Eventually the others returned, having run out of nuts, even the <p>Eventually the others returned, having run out of nuts, even the
ones scavenged from my rigging. I had put 11.5 bolts in (with a 4ah ones scavenged from my rigging. I had put 11.5 bolts in (with a 4ah
battery) and it still wsn't quite dead, so that was good. Wassil told battery) and it still wsn't quite dead, so that was good. Wassil told
me to put rope on the couple of sections I'd decided were easy enough me to put rope on the couple of sections I'd decided were easy enough
to remain unroped, so apparently I should have just done the whole lot to remain unroped, so apparently I should have just done the whole lot
anyway.</p> anyway.</p>
<p>
<p>I put one more hole in on the way out, near the top of Wallace, <p>I put one more hole in on the way out, near the top of Wallace,
just above the deviation, in order to get rid of the ridiculous offset just above the deviation, in order to get rid of the ridiculous offset
rebelay and epic return deviation, but that finally did finish off the rebelay and epic return deviation, but that finally did finish off the
@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ team. It's 150m of height gain over the 2nd kilometre, plus another
feels like bloody hard work, especially carying all your gear at feels like bloody hard work, especially carying all your gear at
2am. At least our improved reflectoring and cairning (and less cloud) 2am. At least our improved reflectoring and cairning (and less cloud)
meant we didn't get lost this time.</p> meant we didn't get lost this time.</p>
<p>
<p>A good trip, although it was a pity I didn't get to see more of the <p>A good trip, although it was a pity I didn't get to see more of the
route in the end, as I was now decamping to Balcony to help get that route in the end, as I was now decamping to Balcony to help get that
rigged.</p> rigged.</p>