diff --git a/smkridge/204/rigging/e.png b/smkridge/204/rigging/e.png index 683df9a5f..63220ab01 100644 Binary files a/smkridge/204/rigging/e.png and b/smkridge/204/rigging/e.png differ diff --git a/smkridge/204/swings.shtml b/smkridge/204/swings.shtml index 3fc36c4b0..8e903b8bd 100644 --- a/smkridge/204/swings.shtml +++ b/smkridge/204/swings.shtml @@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ slope over boulders to the start of the main Swings trunk passage: 10m wide and high.
The initial pitch, Gaffer Tape, (70m) is an imposing oval shaft, which continues upwards [C2001-204-97 X]. A +passage leads off from the bottom, splitting in two going round a horizontal thread, emerging in a chamber formed from a slightly hading line af weakness, a ledge can be followed on the right hand wall. Down a hole to the left, two uninspiring rifts [ +C2002-204-02 C, C2002-204-03 C] lead off downwards, which probably rejoin a parralel shaft to LXtape pitch. Up to the right C2002-204-04 C], an aven is visible which may be climbable . Continuing on past a large boulder, a rift is intesected at a chamber, up stream a small trickle of water emerges, from a small slot in the ceiling, downstream can be acessed via a small hole in the floor, which can be descended via a backup round the large boulder, a flake in the floor and a rope protector, this is called Tape Worm pitch; this rebelays of a horizontal thread down to a ledge with large fossils +visible in the floor, where the small rift of Tape Worm joins the impressive shaft of LXtape pitch. Looking out to the left a parralel shaft can be seen which may be enterable from +C2002-204-02 C and C2002-204-03 C. A traverse along the right-hand wall reaches a natural from which the next pitch LX Tape may be rigged; this +descends to land on a rock bridge near another large boulder. On the near side of the rock bridge is a tight and unpromising rift +[C2002-204-06 C]. +On the far side, a spit rebelay allows one to descend to another chamber, where a large thread is the main hang for Cellotape pitch, a fine 2m wide rift, which lands a slight puddle, and a horizontal silt floor leads 5m to the next undescended pitch [C2002-204-05 A].
A large passage to the right quickly narrows up a rubble slope to a -drafting, but otherwise unprommising QM [C2000-204-94 B]. +drafting, but otherwise unprommising QM [C2001-204-94 B]. Before the slope, a passage entering from the left leads to The Slide passages.
The Slide passages are upwardly sloping phreatics, mainly clean washed. Soon after entering the slide, a small passage on the left connects back to the main -Swings trunk passage. Heading on up the slope past a couple of small loops and a small aven [C2000-204-86 X] -brings one to a window onto a very large shaft; neither floor [C2000-204-90 A] -nor roof [C2000-204-89 X] -are visible. At the corner before the pitch, QM [C2000-204-88 C] may lead off to the -left. The holes on the right, [C2000-204-91 B] and -[C2000-204-87 B], probably connect back into the large pitch. +Swings trunk passage. Heading on up the slope past a couple of small loops and a small aven [C2001-204-86 X] +brings one to a window onto a very large shaft whoose roof [C2001-204-89 X] +is not visible, down the pitch leads to Merry Go Round. At the corner before the pitch, a small passage leads of but quickly chokes. The holes on the right, [C2001-204-91 B] and +[C2001-204-87 B], probably connect back into Merry Go Round.
The first pitch of Merry Go Round is rigged with a backup and Y hang, and the rope lies against the wall for 13m till a rebelay, which allows a clear hang to the floor. The floor is a a slope of loose boulder, heading towards a hole in the floor. It is advisable to stay on the rope whilst traversing this, going over a large wedged boulder leads to the secound pitch, a Y hang, giving a free hang to the floor. At this point the nature of the cave becomes a rift, and the ceiling is still not visible, which starts slightly further upstream than where the ropes hangs down to. In the rain, water comes down the top end of the rift, from the hole in the floor of the chamber above, and the water disappears down a very small rift. 5m from the bottom of the secound pitch, the third pitch starts, with a traverse line, and short drop down to the main Y hang. A couple of deviations, pull the rope away from the wall, below these, it was too wet to continue rigging in the wet. The pitch continues down past a couple of deviations, just above obvious pllllaces where the wall is undercut. The floor of this pitch is jagged boulders, which form a slight slope. The walls have large (10-20cm) Bivalves protruding from them. Up slope a small rift twist round to a chamber, linked by a window to the main shaft. Down slope leads to a narrow rift, which has a very small slot in the floor. At the end of this, a natural thread in the roof (all the rock is like cottage cheese), which allows a vertical squeeze to be rigged. The squeeze is not too bad, and has a convient ledge below to stand on. Just below the squeeze a rope protector is usefull, for the remaining few meters of descent into a rift type chamber. The way on continues via the fifth pitch, from a Y-hang, descending down more rift, before the chamber becomes more shaft like, and a deviation, allows descent to the floor. Going sown stream, the passage become keyhole shaped, with puddles on the ground, the passage turns left, and a crumbly looking rift continues onwards [C2002-204-07 A],