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<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2011-07-26a">2011-07-26</div>
<div class="trippeople">Neil Pacey, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando</u> Abarquero</div>
<div class="trippeople">Neil Pacey, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando Abarquero</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnockschact Entrance Series up to the Balcony</div>
<p>Neil showed Fer and Aio the secrets of Tunnocks
labyrinth. The newcomers were even able to find the way out. Short
@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ saw on the entrance, so it looks safer now.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2011-07-27a">2011-07-27</div>
<div class="trippeople">Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando</u> Abarquero</div>
<div class="trippeople">Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando Abarquero</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnockschact Entrance Series up to the Balcony</div>
<p>
Aio and Fer reviewed the secrets of Tunnocks, going down
@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ others to keep going down
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2011-07-29a">2011-07-29</div>
<div class="trippeople">Kathryn Hopkins, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando</u> Abarquero</div>
<div class="trippeople">Kathryn Hopkins, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando Abarquero</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">204 Sandpit</div>
<p>
Kathryn showed us the secrets of taking survey notes.
@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ Holly tested how warm a storm shelter is with a candle inside.
<div class="tripdate" id="t2011-07-31a">2011-07-31</div>
<div class="trippeople">Neil Pacey, Aiora Zabala, <u>Fernando</u> Abarquero and Rob Adams</div>
<div class="trippeople">Neil Pacey, Aiora Zabala, <u>Fernando Abarquero</u>, Rob Adams</div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnockschact up to Crossword passage</div>
<p>
Trip to finish bolting the pitch. It turns out that once
@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ Crossword are connected.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2011-08-01a">2011-08-01-</div>
<div class="trippeople">Becka Lawson, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando</u> Abarquero</div>
<div class="trippeople">Becka Lawson, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando Abarquero</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">204 Pingu pitch - bottom left</div>
<p>
Hand bolting and abseiling the left pitch, finding very
@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ by mud and sand.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2011-08-02a">2011-08-02</div>
<div class="trippeople">Olaf Kaehler, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando</u> Abarquero</div>
<div class="trippeople">Olaf Kaehler, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando Abarquero</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">204 Pingu pitch - bottom right</div>
<p>
Hand bolting and abseiling the pitch on the right hand
@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ keep bolting) to throw that pitch down. Turned back.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2011-08-03a">2011-08-03</div>
<div class="trippeople">Olaf Kaehler, Gareth, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando</u> Abarquero</div>
<div class="trippeople">Olaf Kaehler, Gareth, Aiora Zabala and <u>Fernando Abarquero</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">204 Pingu pitch - bottom right</div>
<p>Back in Pingu Pitch with the drill and lots of rope
ready to do the bolting and abseiling of the central pitch. Gareth

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@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Left 5:30pm, arrived 9:30pm.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2012-08-03a">2012-08-03</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Martin</u> Frank</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Martin</u>, Frank</div>
<div class="triptitle">Rigged Tunnockschacht entrance pitches</div>
<p>[No text]</p>
@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ Cirque du Soleil: QMB - Pitch on L as enter chamber
<p>Have we found the legendary phreas at the top of Razordance ????</p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2012-08-07d">2012-08-07</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Martin</u>, Cat, Teresa</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Martin</u>, Cat, Theresa</div>
<div class="triptitle">204A</div>
<p>After Cat and Teresa managed to sponge a set of caving gear each, we set off to rig a bypass to the top of "King Carbide" and take Teresa on her first underground SRT trip. 204A was descended and thread pitch was rigged. Reflective markers were placed on route to 'No Pain No Gain' and on to half way down 'King Carbide' (although the last couple of markers are cairns) such that it could be followed in reverse by flooded-in cavers. On the way out, Cat demonstrated that 204B was free-climbable by the fool-hardy.</p>
<p>After Cat and Theresa managed to sponge a set of caving gear each, we set off to rig a bypass to the top of "King Carbide" and take Teresa on her first underground SRT trip. 204A was descended and thread pitch was rigged. Reflective markers were placed on route to 'No Pain No Gain' and on to half way down 'King Carbide' (although the last couple of markers are cairns) such that it could be followed in reverse by flooded-in cavers. On the way out, Cat demonstrated that 204B was free-climbable by the fool-hardy.</p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2012-08-06a">2012-08-06</div>
@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Cirque du Soleil: QMB - Pitch on L as enter chamber
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2012-08-11a">11/08/2012</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>HOLLY</u>, EMMA &amp; BECCA</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>HOLLY</u>, EMMA &amp; BECKA</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 - MotP, Hooray for Boobies - pushing front</div>
<p><div class="timeug">Trip length: 10.5 hrs</div></p>
@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ Scrambled in 107 on the way back and saw a similar looking snow plug. Down the h
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2012-08-06b">2012-08-06</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Wook</u> + Holly (with Olaf + Rob)</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Wook</u> + Holly + Olaf + Rob</div>
<div class="triptitle">Climbs off Cat Flap</div>
<p>This trip is recorded earlier, but some details of our bit are not covered, hence this addendum.</p>
@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ The pitch heads are nasty and tight, but things look better deeper down. Got out
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2012-08-15f">2012-08-15</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u>, Rob &amp; Antony</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u>, Rob &amp; Anthony</div>
<div class="triptitle">Inner Flap - Tunnocks</div>
<p>Antony has already written a short piece regarding this trip, but going to add some additional detail regarding the Inner Flap push. After Antony had a peak at the lead, he declared that this was a two-man survey job &amp; headed off to the 39 steps to rig the pitch there. After ~3-4 hours of surveying winding narrow rift - we eventually reached what I was hoping would happen ~&gt; the rift opens out and a void below can be seen. Sending Rob ahead with his bright light, he lit up the pitch below - where we could see a puddle at the bottom. Rob also thought he could see a window part way down the pitch. Lowering the tape measure down, the bottom of the pitch was not reached after 20m! Poop !</p>
@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ The pitch heads are nasty and tight, but things look better deeper down. Got out
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2012-08-17c">2012-08-17</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u> Noel &amp; Rob</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Holly</u>, Noel &amp; Rob</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 - Pitch at 39 steps</div>
<p>It was Rob's last caving trip, so off we headed to the chamber that Andrew &amp; I had surveyed the previous day. The aim was to climb up the 'easy' climb to the window up the northern end of the chamber. The climb ended up not being as easy as expected &amp; an hour later Noel was finally at the top, with two very cold cavers at the bottom. Noel rigged a pitch down &amp; Rob &amp; I went up to have a peak. As this was to be a short caving trip (as we were to walk down the hill that evening) we had a very quick look. I declared it a death trapped - another slope of death boulders. Rob had a quick peak up slope - which he stated was choked - hurrah. A small tube at the head of the pitch lead to a soil-filled tube-dig. With limited time we abandoned surveying &amp; the derig for another time.</p>

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<div class="tripdate" id="t2014-07-27a">2014-07-28</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>, Katey, Nathaniel</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>, Katey, Nathanael</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 - Tunnocks -> Pidgeon Droppings -> Flying Rat</div>
<p>Headed down to where we left off yesterday, Katey + Nat breezing down all the airy entrance rigging with all of 9 months caving experience a-piece (though they'd just come from the Picos expedition so are expo-seasoned). We set off surveying, following the draft, but quickly got to a pitch, Nat went back to fetch the gear whilst Katey + I surveyed side leads. When we got back to Nat he shame-facedly confessed that one of the drill batteries had rolled out of the bag he was unpacking + down a small hole. He tried to persuade Katey to go in after it but she's no fool so he wiggled in head first, managed to retrieve the battery, attempted to turn around, failed, tried to back out, failed, started to sound a bit stressed + finally begged for assistance. Katey + I got a leg each + he finally was hauled out. After that he needed a while to compose himself so Katey rigged the pitch ("Flying Rats") with 2 spits at the top + a rebelay then we surveyed down to a traverse with a bad step + then teeter along a ledge with loose rock where we ended the survey having decided that it really should have been rigged. Packed the loose gear up + left it at the top of Pidgeon Droppings + went for a quick check on Neil + Rob below Bob On who were surveying out + then exited steadily.</p>
@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ Route finding through Knossos/Star Wars/Tower Blocks proved to be a bit more tri
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2014-08-01a">2014-08-01</div>
<div class="trippeople">Matt, David, <u>Elaine</u> &amp; Sophie</div>
<div class="trippeople">Matt, David, <u>Elaine</u> &amp; Sophie D</div>
<div class="triptitle">107 - Gemshohle - Attempt to push Wookey &amp; Jess' lead at North end of China</div>
<p>Attempts to go caving from base camp are not a great idea if you want to be underground at a reasonable hour... Rather a lot of faffing and a diversion to the mobile phone shop later, we were en route to 107 and underground at ~1:30pm. It was Elaine &amp; Sophie's first expo caving trip. Progress was somewhat slow, and since it took 4 hours to reach a point just before TOO BOLD FOR THIS SPIT, the decision was taken to turn round at 5:30 pm.</p>
@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Route finding through Knossos/Star Wars/Tower Blocks proved to be a bit more tri
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2014-08-02a">2014-08-02</div>
<div class="trippeople">David, <u>Elaine</u> Aled &amp; RobW</div>
<div class="trippeople">David, <u>Elaine</u>, Aled &amp; RobW</div>
<div class="triptitle">107 - Gemshohle - Attempt #2 to push Wookey &amp; Jess' lead at North end of China</div>
<p>After a later start than was intended (due to my extensive faffing abilities), we were underground by 11:45. By 1:30pm we had reached "Too bold". This being Elaines 2nd trip of expo, and only her 6th SRT trip, she was not quite so confident on the larger pitches, so we reached the bottom of China by around 3pm. The climb which Wookey had rigged was somewhat precarious to say the least, so we sat on the other side of the choss pile at the bottom in a group shelter until each of us had ascended the climb. Aled &amp; David got to the top and I decided to come up. About halfway up (~2m above the deviation) I felt a massive draught kicking out of a slanting rift in the wall: the lead! The others had gone too high. David dropped down with the drill after I had had a look down the hole, a slanting rift for ~5m which opens out over the top of a reasonable freehang (~20m). The pitch was subsequently dropped by David, who shouted enthusiastically up for someone to follow. I had the survey kit in my bag so I followed on.</p>
@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ Route finding through Knossos/Star Wars/Tower Blocks proved to be a bit more tri
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2014-08-01c">2014-08-01</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Michael</u>, Becka, Rob W.</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Michael</u>, Becka, Rob W</div>
<div class="triptitle">Surface prospecting, NW of Tunnocks</div>
<p>From Tunnocks entrance walked for ~15 min NW down the large gully before prospecting started, following the cairned route. Took a large loop by heading up the lower slopes of the Grei&amp;#223;kogel, then following the bedding plane NE and upward. After a few hours found only one good lead (2014-777) and decided to turn for home, travelled S back to the end of the cairned route but found a more promising hole (2014-888) which was partly blocked by choss but had a very strong draft coming out.</p>
@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Route finding through Knossos/Star Wars/Tower Blocks proved to be a bit more tri
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2014-08-02b">2014-08-02</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Michael</u>, Matt, Sophie, Sam</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Michael</u>, Matt, Sophie D, Sam</div>
<div class="triptitle">Checking Ants in Your Pants for snow level</div>
<p>AIYP (2013-03) is a possible back entrance to Tunnocks, explored in 2013 but found to be blocked by snow. Corresponding but of cave underneath found snow &amp; leaves, so almost certainly connected.</p>
@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ Route finding through Knossos/Star Wars/Tower Blocks proved to be a bit more tri
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2014-08-07a">2014-08-07</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elaine</u>, Michael, (Holly, Noel)</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elaine</u>, Michael, Holly, Noel</div>
<div class="triptitle">2005-05 Balcony H&ouml;hle </div>
<p>E, M, H &amp; N descended the entrance series together (well, in 2 waves to save waiting around) then H&amp;N went off to drop a pitch (I assume they'll elaborate later) while M&amp;E went to check out the passage beyond a climb which N&amp;M had rigged while H&amp;E descended. The nice rifty passage went and went (northwards) - slightly scary loose boulder floor which we gardened a bit, but some lovely mud formations. E achieved the impressive feat of becoming cold while wearing 3 layers of thermals in addition to over &amp; undersuit. We surveyed around 130m in total, leaving 2 A-leads, one B-lead and two C-leads for future cavers. We called the area 'Lemonsnout' and the data is in folder # '2014#19'</p>
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<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2014-08-03d">2014-08-03</div>
<div class="trippeople">Matt, David, Aled, Sam, Sophie, <u>Elaine</u></div>
<div class="trippeople">Matt, David, Aled, Sam, Sophie D, <u>Elaine</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">2014-NEO-01 </div>
<p>Mass surface-prospecting trip. More write-up from others to follow? Matt pointed out a horizontal-leading hole that a previous (less keen) UBSS caver had deemed "too tight". Elaine, being an avid Mendip fan, decided that it was actually fine &amp; wriggled through to find that it pinched out after ~11m. Still, it was long enough to kataster, so E+D surveyed/photo-ed/GPSed/tagged it, while A+S dropped a small surface hole E+D had deemed too wet &amp; horrible. Afterwards E+D did some cross-valley directing to not much avail. E+D then discovered that caving <u>CAN</u> be a spectator sport, watching Michael bolt a pitch though a nice large window slightly further north. :) </p>

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<div class="tripdate" id="t2015-07-09a">2015-07-09</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke &amp; <u>Joe</u> again</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke &amp; <u>Joe</u></div>
<div class="triptitle">107</div>
<p>Start 11:00 End 19:30</p>
<p>Lucky Luke had been persuaded to go down 107 again with the promise of large cave to be seen. Rigging 'Too Bold For This Spit' wasn't so wet but still not nice! Some new bolts were put in and then we set off for China. We went into 161 searching for the mysterious missing rope - didn't find it but enjoyed 161 which has a very different character to 107. Thedre are some lovely "stone mushrooms" down there (take a camera next time). We had a look down a 'C' lead on the west wall of China ..... Will have to go down and survey tomorrow (Luke).</p>
@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2015-07-21c">2015-07-21</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Wookey</u>, Matt, Sarah (+ Luke)</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Wookey</u>, Matt, Sarah, Luke</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balconhöhle - Einundzwanzig leads (Ice cock)</div>
<p>1st expo trip for Sarah, 1st trip to BH for Wook.</p>
<p>Carried gear over after sorting survey stuff so only just underground before midday. Luke showed us the route to the far end + gear dump &amp; the various leads.</p>
@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ Sarah and I surveyed what was done and headed out.</p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2015-08-06a">2015-08-06</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elaine</u>, Elliot</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elaine</u>, Elliott</div>
<div class="triptitle">Batteries !*!*!*!</div>
<p>[<b>Missing writeup here</b>]</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 5&frac12; hours</div>
@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ immediately before Pushing The Envelope squeeze.</p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2015-08-06c">2015-08-06</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elliot</u>, Elaine</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elliott</u>, Elaine</div>
<div class="triptitle">258, beyond Ben's pitch beyond bipedal passage</div>
<p>[<b>Missing writeup here:</b>]</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U:</div>
@ -1102,14 +1102,14 @@ immediately before Pushing The Envelope squeeze.</p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2015-08-10a">2015-08-10</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elliot</u>, Nathan, George</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elliott</u>, Nathan, George</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonhöhle, Lost Surveyor(?) pitches</div>
<p>[<b>Missing writeup here:</b>]</p>
<p><img src="logbkimg26.jpeg" alt="Topos for Lost Surveyor pitches"></p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2015-08-09a">2015-08-09</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Chris</u>, Brandon, Sarah</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Chris</u>, Brendan, Sarah</div>
<div class="triptitle">258, Clayton's cockup,Flash Hard</div>
<p>[<b>Missing writeup here:</b>]</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 13 hrs</div>
@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ the Stogerweg in 1995 to see if it was a better route than back over the col (it
<p>Wook and Sam set off at an unheard-of early 7am partly to get Luke up the hill in time to do
something before derigging, and to avoid the worst of the heat of the day, at least to start
with. As we walked past the Bla-Alm turnoff we were hailed from up the hill, by ChrisD, Anthony,
Elliot and Michael who wanted to leave rope in our car. Key arrangments were made, updates given and
Elliott and Michael who wanted to leave rope in our car. Key arrangments were made, updates given and
we carried on our way.</p>
<p>Not hard to follow the Eishöhle path, passing numerous caches of ARGE gear along the way (142,

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@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ acrobatics &amp; we went home despite the end of the entrance being in sight.</p
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-06-24a">2016-06-24</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Nat</u> &amp; Elliot</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Nat</u> &amp; Elliott</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony rigging - guide (start of 2016)</div>
<p>After a disgustingly warm carry up the hill with Anthony, Ash &amp; Elliott, Elliott &amp; I decided
we still wanted to go caving. We headed over to Balcony with 100m of 11mm snake rope, bolting &amp;
surveying kit. Derigging the far too thin, previous rope we set about swinging into windows on
the 34m pitch, my only lead from 2014 that hadn't been snaffled. (for good reason after a loose
climb &amp; another scary climb (that Elliot went up) it crapped out, giving the grand total of
climb &amp; another scary climb (that Elliott went up) it crapped out, giving the grand total of
surveyed new passage of ~10m. (swingers) After re-rigging the entrance on speedy 11mm we went
for a little bimble &amp; found the natural highs had been derigged. See below for rigging guide.</p>
@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ got my gear dry before the heavy rain started.</p>
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-02d">2016-07-02</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Haydon (Twat), </u>Ash, Mark, Sioned</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Haydon (Twat)</u>, Ash, Mark, Sioned</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonhöhle</div>
<p>Went down to Long Drop after Haydons desire to do some f**king caving after ecoli.</p>
@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ it took just over 2 hrs out.
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-04a">2016-07-04</div>
<div class="trippeople">Frank, Elliott, Peachey, <u>Rob</u>, Katey, Alice, Nathan)</div>
<div class="trippeople">Frank, Elliott, Peachey, <u>Rob</u>, Katey, Alice, Nathan</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony Tourists on Independence Day</div>
<p>There was no cock to crow for the momentous day of Independence for the
country served by K Bender, but fortunately Densham did arise at Dawn to faff
@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ from a rock ledge into a passage in the ceiling but that closed down and the rop
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-05b">2016-07-05</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>, Katey, Frank, Peachy</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka</u>, Katey, Frank, Peachey</div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice - Daft Choice 2</div>
<p>Only I had been to Champagne on Ice before and Peachey hadn't been to Tunnocks so we touristed to the head of String Theory
on the way in and Peachey took a few photos on the way down. We all went up the Straight Choice Exposed climb but decided to
@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ finish with oversuits.</p>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-08b">2016-07-08</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob</u>, George and Frank for a bit.</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob</u>, George, Frank</div>
<div class="triptitle">Dropping pitches and finding more</div>
<p>Frank brought his spade/shovel along in case of digging potential, but unfortunately his
illness prevented him from achieving this. Then me and George went to the pitch down the sandy
@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ series. Overall a truly memorable and excellent trip, one of my best ever and on
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-11d">2016-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Fleur, <u>Pete</u>, Nathan, (+ Andy A)</div>
<div class="trippeople">Fleur, <u>Pete</u>, Nathan, Andy A</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Hilti-a-Plenty "Roundabout.svx"</div>
<p>Pete and Fleur's first caving trip of 2016 expo - to a lead in Hilti-a-Plenty following a tip from Rob Watson et al. We
rather enjoyed the Hilti pitches, where we met Andy Atkinson. Nicely sculpt firatic shaft action, top notch. Then we went
@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ prospect for next year!</p>
<div class="triptitle">Long Drop - final push, survey &amp; Derig</div>
<p>After a rather late start to say the least (Anthony &amp; I seem to have a way of starting
far to late when we cave with the other), I arrived at balcony Gear Dump (Having shown the
Hilti-a-Plenty leads found the other day to Pete, Elliott, Aiden &amp; Martin beforehand) at
Hilti-a-Plenty leads found the other day to Pete, Elliott, Aidan &amp; Martin beforehand) at
around 3pm. We then headed to the bottom of Long Drop, where kit was sorted &amp; we all got
to business - Anthony bolting what was to be the final push along a traverse in a dripping rift,
with Ash &amp; I catching up on the survey back log behind. The pitch is very impressive, and the
@ -1301,12 +1301,12 @@ meet Fleur and Peachey.</p>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-18c">2016-07-18 to 19</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur</u>, Katy, Elaine, Ian</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur</u>, Katey, Elaine, Ian</div>
<div class="triptitle">Song of the Earth and Camp Derig</div>
<p>It was supposed to be a 2 night camp starting on Sunday. But on Sunday we woke up and it had been raining in the
night and continued to rain. So we deferred to avoid starting off cold and wet. Instead an "alpine start" was called
for and I got everyone up at 6am on Monday. We were underground by 8am and down at camp for a late lunch. The idea was
to try and make some good going leads in Song of the Earth. Elaine and Katy went to the downstream limit, supposedly
to try and make some good going leads in Song of the Earth. Elaine and Katey went to the downstream limit, supposedly
drafting and blowing sediment in your face. Meanwhile I agreed to belay Ian up the upstream lead.</p>
<p>As we left camp I was impressed with Chris and Anthony finding the way on via Tentacle traverse - now a very
slippery beast indeed! Luke's Pitch down into Song of the Earth was much bigger than I expected, and perhaps a tad
@ -1320,18 +1320,18 @@ went up to the belay so Ian could climb the next section. This was mostly a ramp
was efficient again (another 15+m ascended) I got very cold tied off to the belay. Unfortunately at the top of the pitch
the passage got smaller, continuing as an upstream canyon with trickle of water, before finishing at an aven. Time to go
home to Kraken.</p>
<p>By this time Elaine and Katy had appeared so it was a quick survey before departure. The others had not had much luck
"downstream" so it was decided to derig the master cave. I was very tired (+ Elaine very cold) so Ian and Katy did this
<p>By this time Elaine and Katey had appeared so it was a quick survey before departure. The others had not had much luck
"downstream" so it was decided to derig the master cave. I was very tired (+ Elaine very cold) so Ian and Katey did this
while Elaine and I took the drill, etc back to camp. We arrived back about 11pm after 15 hours caving. The other two were
about an hour to 90 mins behind us.</p>
<p>The campsite was great, and we had a comfy night, oversleeping and not getting up until almost 10am.</p>
<p>It took around 3 hours to get breakfasted and pack up camp. We sent Elaine out first. Then me and Katy. Ian derigged
<p>It took around 3 hours to get breakfasted and pack up camp. We sent Elaine out first. Then me and Katey. Ian derigged
Kraken and we three paelled up the master cave ropes in the base of Inferno. [Note - Octopussy, Tentacle, Luke's pitch etc
all left in situ]</p>
<p>I left the base of the Inferno pitch around 5pm. Half an hour later Ian was shouting up about something catching. He and
Katy ended up derigging a little more. Meanwhile I prussicked on, catching Elaine up at the top of String Theory. We did the
Katey ended up derigging a little more. Meanwhile I prussicked on, catching Elaine up at the top of String Theory. We did the
last section together and exited around 11pm.</p>
<p>Ian and Katy returned to Steinbrucken about one hour after us.</p>
<p>Ian and Katey returned to Steinbrucken about one hour after us.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 39 hrs</div>
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@ -1365,11 +1365,11 @@ slightly dodgy pitch and a couple of traverses.</p>
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<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-19b">2016-07-19</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Pete</u>, Aiden, Elliott, Martin, Rob (guide - went off to Long Drop after guiding us)</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Pete</u>, Aidan, Elliott, Martin, Rob (guide - went off to Long Drop after guiding us)</div>
<div class="triptitle">"Just Keeps Giving" and "Water Torture" (Below Hilti-a-Plenty)</div>
<p>The team kept pushing the lead below Hilti-a-Plenty rigged by Rob and Luke on 17/7/2016 (Evening Breakthrough). Rob
kindly showed the rest of the team to the right place. Aiden and Pete surveyed upwards from T-junction up a steeping
kindly showed the rest of the team to the right place. Aidan and Pete surveyed upwards from T-junction up a steeping
phreatic tube that was muddy but relatively easy to climb. The passage had the sound of water (mmmmm) and a draft (mmm)
but the muddy phreatic tubes choked. The noise came from a squeeze on right into a tight meandering rift. Pete squirmed
down rift for 5m to small stream. It was too tight upstream and would need a lump hammer to make progress down stream
@ -1490,8 +1490,8 @@ surveyed not including mahoosive Galactica. Of course it was the last day of pus
of Om? then Can't Stop Now this is Bat Country. Also finished an odd bit of surveying left behind by Rob
from before on the pitch. Then I derigged Hilti-a-Plenty with a tackle bag a tad too small. One rebelay near
the top proved particularly difficult to de-rig, resulting in a slip and swing and crash, to my discomfort.</p>
<p>We met Elliot and Michael near the entrance pitch and left them to de-rig this as we headed out. Rob left
<p>We met Elliott and Michael near the entrance pitch and left them to de-rig this as we headed out. Rob left
before Martin and I, dissappearing down the hill rather quickly. We were a bit slower, weighted down with
lots of gear. And after today all of Balcony was finally derigged and the derig was completed for this year.</p>
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