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<h1>CUCC Logbook 2016</h1>
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016">2016-07-23</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Mark D</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">surface - placeholder to show up wallet</div>
[Wallet does not appear on expedition page list if there is not a logbook entry or a survey with the same date]
<div class="timeug">T/U: 0.0 hours</div>
<div class="editentry"><br /><a href="/logbookedit/2016">Edit this entry</a><br /></div>
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-22a">2016-06-22</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Nat Dalton</u>, Ashley Gregg, Elliott Smith, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Nat Dalton</u>, Elliott Smith, Ashley Gregg, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - to rig the entrance shaft</div>
<br /><br />After day of topcamp fettling we set off to Balcony to rig the entrance shaft, after
initially intending to do only a carry. We reflected en-route, so as to be able to find out way
@ -78,7 +69,7 @@ acrobatics &amp; we went home despite the end of the entrance being in sight.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-23b">2016-06-23</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, Sioned Haughton, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Sioned Haughton, Andrew Atkinson, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Walk over Grimming from Niederstuttern via Grimminghutte, Multerek + Grimmingsgipfel+ending at Kulm</div>
<br /><br /> Left my bike at Kulm then drove to Neiderstuttern (this is definitely the better route for
the bike->car shuttle as all downhill!). Set off 8:45 but already hot + near heat stroke on the
@ -131,7 +122,7 @@ for a little bimble &amp; found the natural highs had been derigged. See below f
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-25a">2016-06-25</div>
<div class="trippeople">Becka Lawson, Anthony Day, <u>Sioned Haughton</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Becka Lawson, <u>Sioned Haughton</u>, Anthony Day, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Rigging to start of String Theory</div>
<br /><br />I found the end of Nat's rigging on the swing over above the final snow slope and rigged down with 3m less rope than
would have been ideal. Some fine ice columns at the bottom of the pitch. I then rigged Caramel Catharsis on 70m of the unloved
@ -234,7 +225,7 @@ that", on a spike, bags were left just below magic glue, with a long plod out.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-27c">2016-06-27</div>
<div class="trippeople">Andrew Atkinson, Becka Lawson, <u>Sioned Haughton</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Andrew Atkinson, <u>Sioned Haughton</u>, Becka Lawson, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle - Andrew's first trip down Balkonh&ouml;hle</div>
<br /><br />Went for an explore with a few 30m lengths of rope. Was mine &amp; Andrew's first trip down &amp;
Becka hadn't been down since 2014. Andrew was initially considering dropping down one of the
@ -253,7 +244,7 @@ from the right &amp; a squeeze over a 4m drop at the bottom but we had no rope l
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-27d">2016-06-27</div>
<div class="trippeople">Nathan Walker, George Breley, <u>Luke Stangroom</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Nathan Walker, <u>Luke Stangroom</u>, George Breley, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle - Bipedal</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
@ -284,7 +275,7 @@ off it, but not really an actual cave.
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-28b">2016-06-28</div>
<div class="trippeople">Olly Betts, <u>Jenny Black</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">76 rigging</div>
<div class="triptitle">76 - rigging</div>
<br /><br />Took the first rope in to 76 to make a start on the rigging. I've barely rigged in years,
and not been to 76 since 2007, and was using the stop that Julian kindly lent me, having only
used a rack for years. Anyway it all went fine, and 76 was comfortably familiar, the hiltis has
@ -292,9 +283,11 @@ survived the last decade fine (though the one at the top of Draft Bitter had a b
grease in it). Got to the rock bridge rebelay and decided a drill would be useful to add a
higher deviation so I came out, ready to walk down the hill and experience going to the dentist
in German the next day!
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<div class="callout">20:00</div>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 1.5 hours</div>
<div class="editentry"><br /><a href="/logbookedit/2016-06-28b">Edit this entry</a><br /></div>
@ -302,7 +295,7 @@ in German the next day!
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-28c">2016-06-28</div>
<div class="trippeople">Becka Lawson, <u>Sioned Haughton</u>, Andrew Atkinson, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Becka Lawson, Andrew Atkinson, <u>Sioned Haughton</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkon - Pitch of Bipedal</div>
<br /><br />We went back to investigate the lead with some more short pieces of rope &amp; 100m of
9mm. Having received a 13m piece of rope that had been dropped at Natural High. We rerigged the
@ -351,7 +344,7 @@ only up to 50m (the one we used the day before was 100m) so we de-rigged and cam
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-29a">2016-06-29</div>
<div class="trippeople">Nathan Walker, <u>Chris Densham</u>, Anthony Day, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Nathan Walker, Anthony Day, <u>Chris Densham</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Set up Camp and Living the Dream</div>
<br /><br /><u>Weds 29th</u>
<br /><br />I had spent a year dreaming of where the 5m diameter phreatic tunnel "Octopussy" led,
@ -404,7 +397,7 @@ the same order.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-29b">2016-06-29</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, George Breley, <u>Frank Tully</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, <u>Frank Tully</u>, George Breley, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle - Dig Dug Pitch</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry
<div class="callout">21:00</div>
@ -434,7 +427,7 @@ the same order.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-06-30a">2016-06-30</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Nat Dalton, Andrew Atkinson, Sioned Haughton, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, Nat Dalton, Sioned Haughton, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks (258)- Champagne on Ice (rigging)</div>
<br /><br /> Nat and I had good memories of the leads down Champagne on Ice so we packed four
tacklesacks and ~260 rope and started rigging. Missed the 1st two pitches by (something) Tom
@ -456,7 +449,7 @@ the short traverse beyond.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-01a">2016-07-01</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Julian Todd, Andrew Atkinson, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, Julian Todd, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle 264 - Frozen North</div>
<br /><br />Had a good orientation session trying to spot good QMs in 264. Went up Turtlehead and
looked for QM92A and concluded it probably didn't exist (it was just the p6). Then looked
@ -522,7 +515,7 @@ in a trade route rig. So we headed out to rethink.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-02a">2016-07-02</div>
<div class="trippeople">David Walker, <u>Roshni Gohil</u>, Mark Dougherty, </div>
<div class="trippeople">David Walker, Mark Dougherty, <u>Roshni Gohil</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">264 Balcony - Cathedral Chasm</div>
<br /><br />First 7 hours of the trip went relatively smoothly, despite David forgetting to bring a pencil
for surveying. We made our way to Cathedral Chasm, which included getting past a particularly awkward
@ -564,7 +557,7 @@ the end of the day, it was an experience, albeit not a fun one. We live to cave
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-02b">2016-07-02</div>
<div class="trippeople">Mark Dougherty, George Breley, Nat Dalton, <u>Haydon Saunders</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Mark Dougherty, Nat Dalton, George Breley, <u>Haydon Saunders</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle Rescue</div>
<br /><br />At 22:00 David and Roshni's callout went live. We scanned the hill for lights, but saw
nothing. So we prepared for a rescue and departed for the entrance. We had the response bag and
@ -616,7 +609,7 @@ got my gear dry before the heavy rain started.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-02d">2016-07-02</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Haydon Saunders</u>, Ashley Gregg, Mark Dougherty, Sioned Haughton, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Haydon Saunders</u>, Mark Dougherty, Ashley Gregg, Sioned Haughton, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle</div>
<br /><br />Went down to Long Drop after Haydons desire to do some f**king caving after ecoli.
<br /><br />First tried to approach pitch from wrong direction after Marks misguided directions from last year and Haydon hanging
@ -638,7 +631,7 @@ we were able to leave this stupid pitch that will be the end of me.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-02e">2016-07-02</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, Luke Stangroom, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Luke Stangroom, Andrew Atkinson, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice - Rigging Daft Choice beyond Straight Choice Exposed</div>
<br /><br />A slick trip with the drill back to the Straight Choice Exposed bold bolted climb that Andrew had climbed whilst I belayed
back in 2010. The ankle-high traverse wasn't too bad once you realised where the holds were but definetely non-standard SRT. Luke
@ -670,7 +663,7 @@ George and Luke didn't connect when they rigged a parallel shaft in Champagne on
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-03b">2016-07-03</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, Andrew Atkinson, <u>Becka Lawson</u>, George Breley, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, <u>Becka Lawson</u>, Andrew Atkinson, George Breley, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Looking for 2nd Balkonh&ouml;hle entrance (dropping 2010-04)</div>
<br /><br />Dropped 2010-04 using naturals to get to snow slope. Andrew and I used the shovel to dig at the base and the side in 3 spots.
Soft snow initially and some gaps but no draft. Gave up after less than an hour. Survey in folder #8 (2016-08).
@ -717,7 +710,7 @@ it took just over 2 hrs out.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-04a">2016-07-04</div>
<div class="trippeople">Frank Tully, Elliott Smith, Ian Peachey, <u>Rob Watson</u>, Katey Bender, Alice Smith, Nathan Walker, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Frank Tully, Ian Peachey, Katey Bender, Nathan Walker, Elliott Smith, <u>Rob Watson</u>, Alice Smith, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony Tourists on Independence Day</div>
<br /><br />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
@ -738,7 +731,7 @@ it took just over 2 hrs out.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-04b">2016-07-04</div>
<div class="trippeople">Wookey, Chris Densham, <u>Nat Dalton</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Wookey, <u>Nat Dalton</u>, Chris Densham, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks, 2-night camp</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry
<div class="callout">07:00 +3</div>
@ -780,7 +773,7 @@ from a rock ledge into a passage in the ceiling but that closed down and the rop
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-05b">2016-07-05</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Katey Bender, Frank Tully, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Becka Lawson</u>, Frank Tully, Katey Bender, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice - Daft Choice 2</div>
<br /><br />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
@ -805,7 +798,7 @@ simplify the route (which needs a rigging guide, Nat!).
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-05d">2016-07-05</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, Elliott Smith, Nathan Walker, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, Nathan Walker, Elliott Smith, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Batteries! finishing off and bag retrieval</div>
<br /><br />A day of tidying up loose ends and transporting equipment. Went and rigged Batteries! and surveyed it to a conclusion.
About 50m in the book. Ended in a too tight tube heading down. In common with other passages taking water in Balcony there
@ -818,7 +811,7 @@ Batteries! rope at Hilti-a-Plenty for rigging that. Bipedal traverse still rigge
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-06a">2016-07-06</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>David Walker</u>, Becka Lawson, Julian Todd, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>David Walker</u>, Julian Todd, Becka Lawson, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Kracken</div>
<br /><br />We got to the entrance at 10:45am and started the long descent leaving behind a plateau
asleep under a blanket of clag. Down we went, accompanied by a backing track of grumbling from
@ -867,7 +860,7 @@ dinner (~4pm). A long prusik followed.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-06b">2016-07-06</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elliott Smith</u>, Ian Peachey, Nathan Walker, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elliott Smith</u>, Nathan Walker, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="triptitle">The pitch formally known as "Haydon's pitch" -> "Long Drop"</div>
<br /><br />Sorry for the write-up delay!
<br /><br />After Haydon had headed down the hill, Nathan, Peachey and I took over the 'project'. Haydon
@ -892,7 +885,7 @@ the RHW (looking from the ICU), pulling you away from the initial, pretty loose
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-06c">2016-07-06</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, Alice Smith, Katey Bender, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, Katey Bender, Alice Smith, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Hilti-a-Plenty exploration - rigging trip</div>
<br /><br />Underground by 11am. It being Alice's first expo, we wanted to give her some experience of rigging in
Austria and this seemed a good choice being close to the entrance, quite deep but not too deep and promising
@ -911,7 +904,7 @@ pushing for another day, we then headed out.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-06d">2016-07-06</div>
<div class="trippeople">Rob Watson, <u>Alice Smith</u>, Katey Bender, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Rob Watson, Katey Bender, <u>Alice Smith</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkonh&ouml;hle - Hilti-a-Plenty, surveying Northen Straight</div>
<br /><br />My (Alice) first surveying trip. We started at where myself, Katey and Rob had had a nose around the day
before. George and I started surveying while Rob went ahead to rig a traverse further ahead. across a pitch ~6m.
@ -934,7 +927,7 @@ the right, finishing in an aven (Rob said this has now crapped out).
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-07a">2016-07-07</div>
<div class="trippeople">Andrew Atkinson, Sioned Haughton, <u>Becka Lawson</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Andrew Atkinson, <u>Becka Lawson</u>, Sioned Haughton, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Callout book entry</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry
<div class="timeug">T/U: 0.0 hours</div>
@ -943,7 +936,7 @@ the right, finishing in an aven (Rob said this has now crapped out).
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-07b">2016-07-07</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Mark Dougherty</u>, Anthony Day, Luke Stangroom, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Mark Dougherty</u>, Luke Stangroom, Anthony Day, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks Camp</div>
<h3>Day 1</h3>
<br /><br />Descended lunchtime and sent down at a steady pace. Met up with David, Julian and Becka at
@ -1030,7 +1023,7 @@ finish with oversuits.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-08b">2016-07-08</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, George Breley, Frank Tully, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, Frank Tully, George Breley, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Dropping pitches and finding more</div>
<br /><br />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
@ -1142,7 +1135,7 @@ reasonably sufficiently after waiting to see that Mark D could untangle the rope
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-11a">2016-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Ashley Gregg, Luke Stangroom, <u>Alice Smith</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Ashley Gregg, <u>Alice Smith</u>, Luke Stangroom, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Long Drop</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">19:00</div>
@ -1152,7 +1145,7 @@ reasonably sufficiently after waiting to see that Mark D could untangle the rope
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-11b">2016-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Sioned Haughton, Elliott Smith, <u>Andrew Atkinson</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Sioned Haughton, <u>Andrew Atkinson</u>, Elliott Smith, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Gosser, Wager</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">20:00</div>
@ -1162,7 +1155,7 @@ reasonably sufficiently after waiting to see that Mark D could untangle the rope
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-11c">2016-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Chris Densham, Ian Peachey, <u>Rob Watson</u>, Katey Bender, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Chris Densham, <u>Rob Watson</u>, Ian Peachey, Katey Bender, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Camp - Tunnocks master cave and unprecedented depth potential!</div>
<br /><br />A most amazing trip, which despite being shortened by the rescue of the previous day, managed to provide
much new cave and a lot of new prospects. We arrived at camp for 1.15pm and ate some noodles and soup. Off
@ -1212,7 +1205,7 @@ series. Overall a truly memorable and excellent trip, one of my best ever and on
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-11d">2016-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Fleur Loveridge, <u>Pete Talling</u>, Nathan Walker, Andrew Atkinson, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Fleur Loveridge, Nathan Walker, <u>Pete Talling</u>, Andrew Atkinson, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Hilti-a-Plenty "Roundabout.svx"</div>
<br /><br />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
@ -1233,7 +1226,7 @@ a choke, with the others following to survey. Then back to the ranch for tea and
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-11e">2016-07-11</div>
<div class="trippeople">Nat Dalton, Becka Lawson, <u>George Breley</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Nat Dalton, <u>George Breley</u>, Becka Lawson, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Prospecting North of Balcony</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
@ -1271,7 +1264,7 @@ we were past the Tap Room and Keg Series, so had an uneventful exit.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-12a">2016-07-12</div>
<div class="trippeople">Nat Dalton, Becka Lawson, <u>George Breley</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Nat Dalton, <u>George Breley</u>, Becka Lawson, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Derigging and pushing Champagne on Ice</div>
<br /><br />Set off with the intention of derigging traverse beyond Arctic Angle and pushing Nat's lead ("What would your Mother say")
before finally derigging the Champagne on Ice pitch series and derig traverse beyond Arctic Angle and WWYMS. Off to a flying
@ -1306,7 +1299,7 @@ with some hangers.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-12b">2016-07-12</div>
<div class="trippeople">Nathan Walker, Elliott Smith, Alice Smith, <u>Luke Stangroom</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Nathan Walker, Alice Smith, Elliott Smith, <u>Luke Stangroom</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkon - Gosser Wager</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
@ -1316,7 +1309,7 @@ with some hangers.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-12c">2016-07-12</div>
<div class="trippeople">Pete Talling, Fleur Loveridge, <u>Aidan Marks</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Pete Talling, <u>Aidan Marks</u>, Fleur Loveridge, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balkon - end of Dark Arts via Bipedal</div>
<br /><br />The first aim was to derig Bipedal traverse; which was soon dispatched by Fleur. The 40m rope was then taken to the end of
Dark Arts. There was some climbs and traverses along Dark Arts, including final climb that stopped Fleur and Pete two years ago.
@ -1350,7 +1343,7 @@ draft, but needs dry and settled weather!
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-16a">2016-07-16</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, Fleur Loveridge, Pete Talling, Martin Green, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, Pete Talling, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Martin Green, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
@ -1360,7 +1353,7 @@ draft, but needs dry and settled weather!
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-16b">2016-07-16</div>
<div class="trippeople">Elliott Smith, George Breley, Nathan Walker, <u>Michael Sargent</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Elliott Smith, Nathan Walker, George Breley, <u>Michael Sargent</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Kraken Camp - pushing Song of the Earth (258)</div>
<br /><br />Down to camp
<br /><br />Being the 6th? camping trip to Kraken, we supposedly had a lot of leads to choose from. Getting to camp was easy enough,
@ -1423,7 +1416,7 @@ another lead for the next trip.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-16d">2016-07-16</div>
<div class="trippeople">Rob Watson, Ian Peachey, <u>Martin Green</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Rob Watson, <u>Martin Green</u>, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Hilti-a-Plenty</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
@ -1433,7 +1426,7 @@ another lead for the next trip.
<hr />
<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-16e">2016-07-16</div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, Fleur Loveridge, Pete Talling, Martin Green, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, </div>
<div class="trippeople">Luke Stangroom, Pete Talling, <u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Martin Green, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice derig</div>
<br /><br />Callout book entry.
<div class="callout">22:00</div>
@ -1476,7 +1469,7 @@ prospect for next year!
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-18a">2016-07-18</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, Ashley Gregg, Anthony Day, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob Watson</u>, Anthony Day, Ashley Gregg, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Long Drop - final push, survey &amp; Derig</div>
<br /><br />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
@ -1501,7 +1494,7 @@ Great success!
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-18b">2016-07-18</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Katey Bender</u>, Elaine Oliver, Fleur Loveridge, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Katey Bender</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Elaine Oliver, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Camp Kraken - Song of the Earth + Derig (Downstream)</div>
<br /><br />To be read in conjunction with Fleur's report...
<br /><br />While Fleur and Peachey headed to the uphill lead, Elaine and I went down to the lead advertised as being
@ -1519,7 +1512,7 @@ meet Fleur and Peachey.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-18c">2016-07-18</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur Loveridge</u>, Katey Bender, Elaine Oliver, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Fleur Loveridge</u>, Elaine Oliver, Katey Bender, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Song of the Earth and Camp Derig</div>
<br /><br />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
@ -1572,7 +1565,7 @@ get further without gear. Surveyed out.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-18e">2016-07-18</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Katey Bender, Fleur Loveridge, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Elaine Oliver</u>, Fleur Loveridge, Katey Bender, Ian Peachey, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Camping in Tunnocksschacht - CHECC Grand Prize entry</div>
<br /><br />
It was decided that this year, the CUCC expo would establish an underground camp in Kraken Chamber,
@ -1628,7 +1621,7 @@ again.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-19a">2016-07-19</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Mark Dougherty</u>, David Walker, Ashley Gregg, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Mark Dougherty</u>, Ashley Gregg, David Walker, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Cathedral Chasm</div>
<br /><br />Went down to limit of exploration. David rigged a couple of 10m pitches but both were
choked. Walls covered with some nice "flapjack" crystalline calcite.
@ -1644,7 +1637,7 @@ slightly dodgy pitch and a couple of traverses.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-19b">2016-07-19</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Pete Talling</u>, Aidan Marks, Elliott Smith, Martin Green, Rob Watson, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Pete Talling</u>, Elliott Smith, Rob Watson, Aidan Marks, Martin Green, </div>
<div class="triptitle">"Just Keeps Giving" and "Water Torture" (Below Hilti-a-Plenty)</div>
<br /><br />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. Aidan and Pete surveyed upwards from T-junction up a steeping
@ -1694,7 +1687,7 @@ to the boulder it was on than it appeared to be.
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-20b">2016-07-20</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Anthony Day</u>, Elliott Smith, David Walker, Mark Dougherty, Rob Watson, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Anthony Day</u>, David Walker, Rob Watson, Elliott Smith, Mark Dougherty, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks derig, Upper Kraken to String Theory</div>
<br /><br /> The objective of this trip was to derig at least as far as the top of the flood-prone Procrastination pitch. The
intention was to use the PAELLA (Pull An Extremely Long Length Altogether) technique which, a practice run in Long Drop
@ -1766,6 +1759,15 @@ in all-with-tracks).
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-23a">2016-07-23</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Mark D</u>, </div>
<div class="triptitle">surface - placeholder to show up wallet</div>
[Wallet does not appear on expedition page list if there is not a logbook entry or a survey with the same date]
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-24a">2016-07-24</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Ashley Gregg</u>, Martin Green, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Hilti-a-Plenty - Galactica</div>
@ -1786,7 +1788,7 @@ surveyed not including mahoosive Galactica. Of course it was the last day of pus
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<div class="tripdate" id="2016-07-25a">2016-07-25</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Ashley Gregg</u>, Martin Green, Rob Watson, </div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Ashley Gregg</u>, Rob Watson, Martin Green, </div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony Derigging - Hilti-a-Plenty</div>
<br /><br />Went to show Rob Galactica before then the big derigging began. Derigged Deep Space 9 then the traverse
of Om? then Can't Stop Now this is Bat Country. Also finished an odd bit of surveying left behind by Rob