Put in all the [illegible] words. Corrections from Olly.

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@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ went.</p>
<p>One and a half pitches in ropeless and I suggested we swing
across and look at the lead that leads back towards the old route into
the cave. After swinging across we went down two short pitches much
[?] opens out to the side of the first pitch. At the bottom of the
bigness opens out to the side of the first pitch. At the bottom of the
second short pitch a short section of rift leads off to another
drop. We turned round here. </p>
@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ miss our call out so headed out leaving the survey for the next trip.</p>
<p>First we tidied yesterdays survey then went up the short pitch to
the ledge, down the other side and up into the main Ropeless passage.
Headed towards the [?] lead. On a sunnty day like today there is a very
Headed towards the northern lead. On a sunny day like today there is a very
strong draft from here, cold too.</p>
<p>Got to last years pushing front and followed the draft descending
short climb/pitch to a ledge with two ways on. Took the RH way with the
draft down a rubble slope. Lost the draft part way down by I [? ?] down to
draft down a rubble slope. Lost the draft part way down but I diligently poked down to
the bottom through the boulders until it got too tight. I reckoned that
we lost the draft to a window part way down the slope. Olly clambered
across, to get into passage the other side. He accidently let the rope
@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ parallel rift) and another climb/pitch heading north. Decided to leave that unti
more gear.</p>
<p>While Olly derigged Stuart looked at a roof tube above which looks promising but needs a
drill. Moved on to the [Eother ?] place in [Eoth ?] to take the rope to the start of the traverse. On the way out we had a
drill. Moved on to the Coldest place in Earth to take the rope to the start of the traverse. On the way out we had a
look at getting into the roof tubes level with the top of the short pitch. Stuart traversed
across from the pitch and I climbed from the bottom further along. The climb up was easy and
I got to a similar level to Stuart. I knocked off a few loose holds and climbed up
@ -1068,8 +1068,8 @@ gravel. The horizontal passage ended up choked in mud, but we could climb down a
vertical oxbows. Once it stopped being free climbable a lead went down and east, and another
down and west of this pitch. Looked like a window into a big passage 34m down.</p>
<p>Surveyed back to the main passage hearing Olly drill as we went. Olly was low in hiltis
so we gave him some more and looked at the next lead [illegible]. This ended in 2 different small
<p>Surveyed back to the main passage hearing Olly drill as we went. Olly was low on hiltis
so we gave him some more and looked at the next lead back. This ended in 2 different small
pitches. We surveyed this and followed Olly down the pitch. The pitch looked to have
multiple windows into it and was just under 50m deep to a big rocky floor. Olly went west
through breakdown shafts and wriggled over a rock, he said “weve not found KH, but I think
@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ wriggled down the rift which got increasingly echoy. I got to a pitch down that
it belled out a lot. I didnt have survey kit but estimate pitches 20-25m deeps and very
interesting in its location relative to China. There is a lot of cave still to find here!
Grade 1 surveyed back and continued to de-rig to the end of Sleepless. I bolted up into the
roof tube. A couple of short climbs lead to [alastn?] aven, which might be free climbable. Surveyed
roof tube. A couple of short climbs lead to a last aven, which might be free climbable. Surveyed
this and continued to derig and bag carry. We got all five bafs of gear, plus survey kit
through Pushing the Envelope. Too one bag out each to the entrance chamber.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hrs 30</div>
@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ through Pushing the Envelope. Too one bag out each to the entrance chamber.</p>
<p>Stuart rejoined us for the final derig. Got the gear to ropeless junction and had a quick
side trip to show Stuart Wonderland and look at the roof tube there. Frustratingly after
getting all the gear in, the fully charged, unused drill battery did half a hole. I
suggested that Olly tried to lasso a spike as a belay which he [dilgently?] did after several
suggested that Olly tried to lasso a spike as a belay which he dilgently did after several
attempts. Sadly the spike then came down the pitch, so the lead is still going… Finished
derigging + hauled the 6 bags up the entrance pitch and carted them back to camp. There
are a lot of great leads in 107 and possible connections with 101 and 76 still to be