diff --git a/years/2023/logbook.html b/years/2023/logbook.html index 64c658b87..48b00cccc 100644 --- a/years/2023/logbook.html +++ b/years/2023/logbook.html @@ -34,15 +34,55 @@ Slogged down from Top Camp to Homecoming and headed down the entrance series. Wa
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2023-07-13
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Zac,,Jono,Will,Sarah,
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Homecoming - Investingating around Radogast
-The day started out bleak with the plateau overcast and still soaked from the night before. Zac and Sarah set out from top camp while will and Jono came from base. We all bumped into each other at homecoming which was excellent timing. We proceeded to garlic cave for some lunch where Zac and Sarah got very cold. Phillip joined us there also. we waited for the rain to die away then headed over to homecoming. Sarah followed by Zac, then Will then Jono. The plan was to re-rig the small pitch and traverse after Radogast as well as investigate a phreatic tube 5m bellow the Radogast pitch head. each of these were to be done in pairs but the plan was scrapped when Jono needed the longer rope from Sarah (exploring Radogast) to re rig the pitch and the traverse. In the end Zac re-rigged it under Jono's supervision while the other 2 stood around. -
-Sarah then ascended Radogast and rigged a new rope to swing over to the tube. Having been unsuccessful Zac then valiantly tried for half an hour until everyone got cold. Ascending, Zac saw a great spot for a deviation. -
-We then all exited the cave to the tying light, Zac and Sarah first followed by Will and Jono.
-One the way back to top, Zac slipped and pulled his arm/ scraped his arse meaning Mike had to apply cream to it at top camp. A bit of a faffy trip but an important step for making progress. +
2023-08-06
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Charlie,,Adam B,, Ben Ch, Nat W, Adam EJ
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Fishface - The Three-Day Bound for THe Four-Day Week-End
+It all begins in the tatty hut, several gossers short of a brewery. "let's go up in the weather window!" charlie had not done enough caving and wanted to camp in FF. "We'll call it the three-day bounce"."then we'll have a four-day weekedn!" "We go to find the four day weekend!" + +

+Glossing over the ensuing hangover(and Adam's tent-sump experience) the Three Day Bounce was planned: Adam EJ and Nat Walker would join the camp and we would combine the trip with camp-derigging. +saturday 6th August: In the mid afternoon, the five of us set out to FF. Fueed by curry arrincini and [fish?] bread, the vibes brewed as the day went on. THe walk up via stone bridge was awful: wet, windy with occasional hail. The stone bridge was a miss with the tarp full of water, we had our curries and continued to FF. As we walked the weather window remained [fully?] shut. + +

+A quick change and down we endt. Time in 2100 (after faff). We made camp by 2300 and straight to bed. Much pissing ensued; +statistics: + +

+Charlie: 5 +Adam B: 3 +Adam EJ: 3 +Ben C: 2 +Nat W: 3 + +

+Total Pisses: 16 + +

+We woke before dawn: 10:00 An Alpine Start. +

+Now to get to business: Our lead was a hole in the floor at the start of the Elizabeth line. Charlie Bolted while adam and Ben went to derig. +

+Adam B now recounts the derigging: + +

+after derigging we are joined by nat and EJ. +Me and Ben pressed along the victorua line, beutiful passage, we derigged 2 pitches in an hour all very smooth untill... we reached a sketchy up traverse and up pitch. Nadia had clearly said to derig the traverse upwards and leave the uppitch. +thiss of course me and ben ignored and proceeded to rig an increadibly sketchy 1 bolt wander pull through, completely unessecarily, to derig an uppitch. At the tune we were rather happy with our selves. Nadia did not hold that same sentiment. Anyyway we popped back to charlue to find a pile of yellow group shelter slumped on the floor and some fresh bolts on the the wall. +

+Finally Charlie awoke. +

+The potential 4 day weekend awaited. Charlie went first, the hole was nice and cosy. He sliithered down and we followed. +

+The chamber consisted of an old meander and dry waterfall abbout 4m diameter, The four day weeked we exclaimed with grins on our faces. However like all great weekends it ended far too soon with a monday, the only reall lead a tight stream canyon, which [...] connected into the stream way, was tight and shit as charlie found out and was such was a C lead named monday. We surveyed out and waited to rendevous with adam EJ and Nat W. +

+After hearing if their travels [...] stream way pitch that became too wet we made our way back to base camp: we arrived at 17:00 after such an arduous entry to the trip, the actual caving was a load of bollocks and aside from ben and Charlie [cheating?] and some crawls we all headed to bed at about 19:00 after an allmighty 9 hours out for bed. +

+It was an early start he had on tueday. Our allarm clock, Nat W, at 7:00 AM a hhuman casio beep, resonated through the twisting passage of bed ridden cavers. With your calssic faff we packed up camp and left to the surface at 9:30. what was also realised underwaround was that the drum for our bowel movements was missing. I as such proceeded to individdually bag mine and 3 other men's shits into a large double bag and then securly seat them right at the top of big red [?] tackle sack, precious cargo +

+We all prusssiked out to a glorious sunshine day meeting the derigging team at the surface, taking part in an impresive amount of faff even by my standards about a 2.5 hr gap between members. after all having a good chin wag with frank on the re belays we headed out to a beautiful day with Nat out around 11:30 and charlie popping out around 14:30. Overall a successful yet [undergound?] remarkably uneventful trip. +5 legs surveyed, 3 pitches derigged and some shit moved from one hole to another solid. +

+4 day weekedn Rigging topo-(pitch is called 3 day bounce) P.S two bolts for backup to yhang - be carefull of rope rub

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2023-07-03
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Philip Sargent,,Martin Green,
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Philip Sargent,Martin Green,,
basecamp - nerding
Philip arrived by train at lunchtime. Joined Martin for serious nerding to get WiFi internet working in potato hut. @@ -214,7 +254,7 @@ serious nerding to get WiFi internet working in potato hut.
2023-07-03
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Honorata Bogusz,Radost Waszkiewicz,,Jana Podbelsek,Will Kay,Mike Butcher,
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Honorata Bogusz,Mike Butcher,Radost Waszkiewicz,,Jana Podbelsek,Will Kay,
plateau - second water collection tarp


Me, Radost, Mike, Jana and Will went to top camp to set up main tarp and the second water collection tarp (which was a success). @@ -224,7 +264,7 @@ main tarp and the second water collection tarp (which was a success).
2023-07-03
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Harry Kettle,Charlotte Payne,,Janis Huns,Emma Caspers,Christian Kuhlmann,
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Harry Kettle,Christian Kuhlmann,Charlotte Payne,,Janis Huns,Emma Caspers,
Balkon - Rescuing Balcony ropes


A crack team of expo's hardest cavers was assembled to take a rope out of balcony that was left there last year.

@@ -240,7 +280,7 @@ at about 5pm. Charlotte and Harry were both very grumpy walking back with very h
2023-07-03
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Amelia Oliver,,Emily Mabbett,Jonty Pine,
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Amelia Oliver,Jonty Pine,,Emily Mabbett,
Fishface - Digging the snow out of Fishface entrance


After a carrying day on the 2nd, we suspected ff would be snowed in. A faff morning of acquiring shovel. We got to ff with shovels, discovering it did need digging. Jonty got particularly into this, producing quit the snow trench. @@ -286,7 +326,7 @@ non-working internal wifi on netbook causing config problems even though it was
2023-07-04
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Wassil Janssen,Ashley Gregg,Philip Balister,,Amelia Oliver,Merryn Matthews,Sarah Parker,
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Wassil Janssen,Sarah Parker,Ashley Gregg,Philip Balister,,Amelia Oliver,Merryn Matthews,
topcamp - Carry and set-up


Ash, Merryn, Amelia in [com?] Philip B., Sarah and me @@ -299,7 +339,7 @@ came down the mountain.
2023-07-04
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Harry Kettle,Charlotte Payne,,Christian Kuhlmann,Will Kay,Alice Kirby,
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Harry Kettle,Alice Kirby,Charlotte Payne,,Christian Kuhlmann,Will Kay,
Surface - Rope carry to Homecoming + Trial walk from Garlic Cave to Car Park on painted track


After more faff from Chi, we set off about 10AM to carry gear and check out the route to Homecoming. Fishface to Homecoming was well cairned and fairly straightforward to follow.

Gear ledt at Homecoming entrance: @@ -340,7 +380,7 @@ Nice write up [re Honorata's 3-day update]. The rope there now is stuff we bough
2023-07-05
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Sarah Parker,Philip Balister,,Joel Stobbart,Maddie Kirby,Lizzie Caisley,
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Sarah Parker,Lizzie Caisley,Philip Balister,,Joel Stobbart,Maddie Kirby,
Surface - Reflecting the Homecoming -> Fishface route, scoping out a Homecoming to col route


Joel, Lizzie and Philip fettled the tarp (where some water had pooled overnight) whilst I had a go at attaching the big Daren drum (filled with the solar panels and cables) to my rucksack, ready to carry from top camp to Garlic Cave. @@ -365,7 +405,7 @@ return.
2023-07-06
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Janis Huns,,Maddie Kirby,
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Janis Huns,Maddie Kirby,,
Plateau - scoping out a route from col to Garlic Cave


We set out to improve the direct route from the start of the plateau to Homecoming. The way down the wall after the second pole was suprisingly nice. This was followed by an easy flat section until the bunde and tiny cliffs obscured all the alternative paths we tried. Most of the way was already cairned, but we did find some nice fresh transitions through the bunde walls separating the easy-to-walk-on slabs. At Homecoming, we met Harry, Christian, Alice, Merryn getting ready to rig the cave. Then we visited Garlic cave - a massive above ground hole that leads to a bridge below which are the entrances to the cave itself. There was loads of snow - just as in every entrance - but there was a nice campable bit , plenty of water dripping. I sensed some garlic smell, remembering the story that this smell gave the name of the cave, but was still mysterious. Then Maddie realised we were surrounded by chives! Mystery solved.

On the way back we met Jono, Evelyn, and Oakem who were on the way to Garlic. At Homecoming, Honorata and Radost told us they had found 3 intriguing holes while prospecting. We found a baloon with a sweet note on it and read it to them. @@ -376,7 +416,7 @@ return.
2023-07-06
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Joel Stobbart,,Buck Blake,Jonty Pine,
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Joel Stobbart,Jonty Pine,,Buck Blake,
Fishface - Rigging and pitch-measuring trip


An ambitious day which slowly went increasingly wrong. The group departed base camp at a stunning 8.20AM, blitzed up the plateau and promtly became mired in several hours of faff which soon descended into more festering. The plan had been to rig the entrance series of Fishface down to the bottom of Blitzen Boulevard (4th pitch), from where we expected everything to be left rigged. However, confusion about rope lengths and metalwork and some impressively long grike trips meant that the two shallow pushing groups planning to explore from Blitzen and Liquid Luck caught us up at Top Camp. Uncle Mike was not amused. We swiftly bombed down to FF in 25 mins and started rigging. Joel was left to do everything as Jonty's light 'broke'.

The entrance pitch/spiral traverse thing was completed on a 40m rope. Tasteful noods (2nd pitch) didn't quite go on a 27m due to rerigging around the top rebelay to avoid rub, so Joel initially reached the bottom on a knot pass and Jonty rerigged to the bottom on a 32m. The traverse at the bottom of Tasteful Noods (2A) and pitch 3 both had rope left from last year but not rigged - some of the knots didn't line up and required rerigging but the lengths were fine. Pendulum pitch needs some more bolts at the bottom, possibly as a traverse, to make getting on and off the pitch less deathy. Uncle Mike rigged Blitzen for us as we got too scared, he insisted the step over the huge rift with no traverse was fine, so we left him to it. There may or may not be a bolt there now @@ -388,7 +428,7 @@ return.
2023-07-06
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Emily Mabbett,Lizzie Caisley,,Mike Butcher,Emma Caspers,Charlotte Payne,
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Emily Mabbett,Charlotte Payne,Lizzie Caisley,,Mike Butcher,Emma Caspers,
Fishface - Surveying around Benign Bubble Baby Bypass


After hiking up to plateau to arrive for midday, we discovered the advanced rigging party still above ground... In order to leave them time to start rigging the first 4 pitches of Fishface, an ungodly amount of faff began. We finally arrived at the cave at 3pm, thinking we'd left plenty of time for the riggers, we quickly changed and headed underground. Alas, our hopes were crushed as we came to the bottom of the first pitch to discover the other pushing party sat freezing their tits off at the top of the second pitch as the riggers rigged just below them. Needless to say, it took some time to descent to the bottom of Blitzen Boulevard with Mike taking over the rigging of the 4th pitch after a debate over placing another bolt at the pitch head. Once arrived at Benign Bubble Baby Bypass, we conducted a quick something time to refresh our surveying technique before splitting into 2 groups. Me and Mike went ahead through the tube leading on through the bottom of the climb heading towards the liquid luck ptch head to bolt the small pitch at the end of the traverse whilst the others began surveying from said turn off. As me and Mike arrived at the pitch head, I asked if I could begin my bolting lesson before a big scary hole. I was refused. Instead I was told to tie the rope around a small head sized bolder wedged in the rift, which were currently both stood on. I thought this was a silly idea but obliged. The actual bolting of the pitch went well (I think?), however comments about placing bolts higher were made which was somewhat impossible given my height. The final bolting and rigging became passable so I decended the large (4m...) hole.

As we finished bolting, the survey team emerged behind us. At the bottom of the pitch, 3 leads emerged, a large passage with a traverse sloping down in front of us, a small drafty tube to the right, and a hole heading into the ceiling behind us. With the rigging team and pushing team 2 in the near vicintity of the cave around us, me and Mike were a bit naughty and scooped the large passage in front of us, as we reached the end, we could hear voices in the rift above us, thinking it was the other pushing team we called up. It was not. It was Buck from the rigging team stood near the base of Blitzen Boulevard essentially where we started. Discovering we'd done a large circle , we returned to the base of the pitch where the survey team were. As we arrived, Zac from the team 2 appeared in the hole above us, they had also done an circle. @@ -399,7 +439,7 @@ return.
2023-07-06
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Honorata Bogusz,,Radost Waszkiewicz,
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Honorata Bogusz,Radost Waszkiewicz,,
Prospecting


We prospected between Fischgesicht and Heimkehr entrances. We found 5 caves, which I will refer to here using the temporary number and names entered in expo.survex.com. Small drain (2023-hbrw-01) and medium drain (2023-hbrw-02) were surveyed completely and they both strecth for about 20-30m, a small stream passing through each of them.

We also found 3 new caves which seem to continue but we couldn't survey them since they all begin with large pitches: @@ -414,7 +454,7 @@ return.
2023-07-06
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Zac Woodford,Amelia Oliver,,Emma Caspers,Ashley Gregg,
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Zac Woodford,Ashley Gregg,Amelia Oliver,,Emma Caspers,
Fishface - Surveying the top of liquid luck


Gave the rigging team ~3hr headstart but we still caught up with them at the bottom of first pitch. Emma and Zac then sat around while Ash and Mealy calibrated the disto. We were waiting so long that Uncle Mike's surveying group caught up. We waited in a a bothy for them to pass us before slowly, one-by-one, following on. We then caught up with them again at the top of Blitzen pitch and had to bothy again (after Mealy led us on too low in the rift).

At the beginning of BBBB (Benign Babble Baby Bypass) we talked with Mike's group pushing the other lead and descending some small pitches to push ours. We faffed around a while trying to find it, but when we did, we found it just looped back around to Mike's group's lead. We surveyed it anyway. @@ -425,7 +465,7 @@ return.
2023-07-07
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Christian Kuhlmann,,Wassil Janssen,
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Christian Kuhlmann,Wassil Janssen,,
Homecoming - Foray into the Second Coming
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