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