expo/expoweb
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://expo.survex.com/repositories/expoweb/.git/ synced 2025-12-08 14:54:28 +00:00
Code Issues Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Patience expired by Wookeys handwriting - logbook

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
Philip Sargent
2019-07-21 22:22:29 +02:00
parent 34886f2b22
commit 7cdfbc360b
1 changed files with 83 additions and 10 deletions
Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

93
years/2018/logbook.html
View File

@@ -1738,29 +1738,102 @@ struggled to return. We then packed up + left the 53m rope + some hangers as own
still seemed full + I thought we had a long way to go but in fact we were in camp Kraken
in under an hour.
<p><h2>**** MORE TO TYPE IN HERE ****</h2>
<p><b>Day 2</b></p>
<p><h2>**** MORE TO TYPE IN HERE ****</h2>
We took our long rope +14m rope to the muddy, drafty end of Radio Silence where the previous
(Anthony/Chris/Hydra) camping trip had got to + unenthusiastically started to rig (George) and
to shiver (Becka + Adam). After some time (we cracked and got intot he bothy) George
shouted that he was past the worst of the drips
(we're haviung a drought, itwould probably be nasty in the rain)
+ we should come down.
<p>
I was really in the mood to jack it off - it was sharp, wet cold and vertical -
but George perked up after spotting what loooked like a floor down a c2 gwt(?)
after the end of Scum of the Earth. We'd finished the long rope so put the 14m on the
final drop end - hurrah - it first revealed a floor and we were in a big complex chamber.
<p>
We set off surveying , trying to cheer up a chilly Adam. There were lovely marked - and nippled - and streaked -
mud slopes and a <b>proper stream</b> with sandy then muddy banks leading to a small
sump. Just before, on the mud bank, I spotted a tiny seedling - "there's a sprout!"
<p>
"A what?" We all stared at it, bathing it with light for the first time in its hopeless life, then surveyed
the upper sections + finally, down the boulder slope, we got into the upstream canyon.
We followed this to a c2 then ate & I suggested it was time to head home but I was overruled
by George ripping up the c2 +roving about a beuatiful pool. We followed and there was,
indeed, a gorgeous green and blue poollike a weird eye. We took photos then surveyed further
until the passage narrowed to a tall rift.
<p>
I pursuaded a reluctant George that it was really time to go. We then headed out with George
derigging Scum of Earth (big swing on the second rebelay) then me derigging Radio
Silence + Beckoning Silence then back to camp with George getting the short straw of
derigging Tentacle Traverse which was apparently a struggle given his stature.
Worryingly no water had collected duringt he day but I worked out a system using
a bin bag tocollect and funnel drips in to the Daren drum + that worked well.
<p><b>Day 3</b></p>
<p><h2>**** MORE TO TYPE IN HERE ****</h2>
<p>
"Are we going to do this?" We started with relays up Kraken as we had only 4 tackle sacks. George first
with a monster rope bag + drill then me with another monster rope bag + hangers then Adam with another
monster rope bag + a bag with the gear we needed to take out of camp
including a full to bursting shit drum - George was the last to dump and he grumbled that he'd been
set up as he had to squish in the final bag.
<p>
At this point we realised that we hadn't nearly enough tackle sacks so Large Marge made an
appearance - the massive orange survival bag filled with 3x sleeping bags and 3x Alpinexes and 4x karrimats.
George was skeptical + I was racked with the giggles (she was nearly as tall as he was but considerably fatter)
but in fact he shot up Kraken with her, leaving me to regret letting him off taking a normal tackle sack
as well.
That left me to bring up the rest of the camp in two tackle sacks, aDaren drum, + some claptrap,
derigging <i>en route</i>.
At the top we sorted the pile of gear whilst Adam headed up + out of Tunnocks.
<p>
There was a moderate-sized expedition's worth of gear left there - at least 400m of rope, over 100 hangers, drill, hand-bolting kit, slings, tent, sleeping + cooking gear etc.
<p>
Adam had the bag own(?) kit then I went and George derigged. I pursuaded him we should take 3
tackle sacks between us onthe derig. Mistake. I broke George. He ended up at the top of Window Twankey's
with a fulltackle sack and most of Big Bertha full of disgustingly muddy rope _ got, erm, cross.
<p>
By then I'd dumped my bag at the bottom of Procrastination + I'd headed back down to fetch another bag
but when I met Adam at the top of Number of the Beast he said I needed to be nice to George so
I took Adam's bag & G+A went bag-free then we stopped order(?) and let George escape. Less burdened,
we slogged out.I gave the bag to Adam on the entrance pitch then was nearly humiliated as, on a flapjack high,
he powered up + nearly caught me up. George was sunbathing on the surface + led us on a forced march
back to camp which was ... deserted.
<div class="timeug">T/U: 55 hours</div>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2018-08-08a">2018-08-08</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Max</u>, Wookey, Ryan</div>
<div class="triptitle">Resurvey trip down Tunnocks</div>
<div class="triptitle">Resurvey trip down Tunnocks - 1</div>
<p><b>1</b></p>
<p>
We did a trip down Tunnocks to do a resurvey and a connection to "Balcony".
We resurvey part in March of the Penguins in Balcony and the pitch dumped into the Frozen North.
Also surveyed a new passage there that just looped around.
<div class="timeug">T/U: 15 hours</div>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2018-08-08b">2018-08-08</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Max</u>, Wookey, Ryan</div>
<div class="triptitle">Resurvey trip down Tunnocks - 2</div>
<p><b>2</b></p>
<p>
3rd attempt on the penguin fellatio resurvey.Took another 50mof rope & 6mm hangers
after not having enough gear last time. And a MOnday callout so we had enough time.
<p>
Got to the far end with all the shit to realise that we only had 6 hangers
due to taking others out last time! Doh! <u>Another</u> failur) to steal hangers out
of the Usual Suspects traverse rigging.
Solo speed carry was fun and he took 25 mins there, 20 mins derigging and
30 minutes back.
<p>
Max & Ryan got v.cold as Max rigged the pitch.. [[VERY BAD HANDWRITING]]
<p><h2>**** MORE TO TYPE IN HERE ****</h2>
<div class="timeug">T/U: ? hours</div>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 10 hours</div>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2018-08-07">2018-08-07</div>