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<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-23a">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>OllyB</u>, Jenny</div>
<div class="triptitle">107 – Rigging </div>
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<div class="timeug">T/U: 3hr 40</div>
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CUCC Logbook 2013
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-23a">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
<div class="triptitle">107 – Rigging </div>
<p> After a long (4 hr) trip out from NZ, a day setting up basecamp and
a day setting up the bivvy it was time for a caving trip! We did a carry
up in the morning, so didn’t have time for a long trip. Set off down
107 rigging ropeless. We improved the rigging on last year as we went.
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 second short
pitch a short section of rift leads off to another drop. We turned round
here. </p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 3hr 40</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2013-07-24a">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
<div class="triptitle">107 – Rigging and connection to old route
</div>
<p>Back into 107 with a bit more rope. Olly rigged the next pitch – I
am impressed that he got a clean hang here. Landed in an aven chamber
with a big boulder. Evidence of people. We followed the rift on and
concluded that it was the 1970s route. Followed the walking size rift to
the pitch at the end and surveyed out from their hang bolt back into
ropeless, derigging as we went.
Back in ropeless Olly rigged along rigged along the traverse with more
rope and more hangers than last year. Instead of the free climbed
traverse at the end we dropped down to a ledge off to the left. This led
to two short segments of passage each of which ended looking down on the
big boulder in the aven chamber seen earlier. It is increasingly looking
like a lot of cave in a small area! We were cold and didn’t want to
miss our call out so headed out leaving the survey for the next trip.
</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hr 20</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-25">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
<div class="triptitle">Pushing into Rope Free</div>
<p>First we tidied yesterday’s 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
strong draft from here, cold too.
Got to last year’s 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
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
drop back down to me leaving him ‘rope free’ hence the name. I threw
the rope back and Olly put in a bolt.
We clambered down the other side into a drafty chamber. A too tight hole
in the floor as the source of part if the draft. The rest seems to come
out of a tight rift. We surveyed the chamber and the passage going off
for a bit but we were both very cold. I decided that we were too cold to
survey as thoroughly as I felt the chamber warranted, so we decided to
return tomorrow.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 5hr 45</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-26">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
<div class="triptitle">Pushing the Envelope and Sleepless </div>
<p>Headed back into the chamber beyond Rope Free to chase the draft and
complete the survey. First I tried in the lower level of the rift – I
could squeeze through rift (without SRT kit on) and appeared in a
widening that led to a pitch – I couldn’t get too close without
gear. I surveyed back out to the chamber and we tried higher up in the
rift. Olly got through a squeeze (above where I had been) and then to
another – he pulled some rocks out so we could (just) fit through. We
came out at the top of a rift that we could climb/slither down, leading
on a ledge above a pitch that we carefully traversed around.
We followed the draft into big passage, at first we followed it to a
rift lvel, climbing over big boulders – this led to a hole in the
floor, so we went back and followed at the base of the passage, past
some pretty mud, down a climb and some more mud. We eventually got to a
pitch that we had no gear to descend or cross. The draft and passage
appear to continue. Surveyed out.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 5hr 45</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-28">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
<div class="triptitle">Sleepless and The Coldest Place in Earth</div>
<p>Took the drill and rigging gear in, Olly removed some more rocks from
the squeezy bit (pushing the envelope) and we realised that we could
bypass the first squeeze by being high up. Olly then put in a rope as
protection on the shorter down, this made me happy because there is
quite a pitch below and we removed quite a few of the footholds last
time (to ? down the pitch).
Went to the pushing front and rigged over the pitch, following the
draft. Shortly after the passage mad a sharp right hand turn into
passage that was much more phreatic in character ~2m wide. We then hit
another rift was also strongly drafted, doubling the strength of the
draft in the passage heading for ICH – it is seriously cold and windy.
This is “The Coldest Place in Earth”. There is a short drop which I
traversed over to see another pitch (not free climbable) immediately
beyond. So we went back to get more rope and Olly rigged it across the
traverse and down the short pitch to a gloopy muddy pool below. We
continued along the rift beyond, which headed fairly persistently east.
We stopped when another pitch blocked our way on. This looked like a
long traverse was needed then we had rope for. We surveyed out getting
colder and colder as we went.
</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hr 30</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-30">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Jenny</u>, OllyB</div>
<div class="triptitle">Sleepless</div>
<p>Back into Sleepless, re-rigging some ropes along the way to free up
what we needed for later. Got the The Coldest place in Earth, Olly is
going first, and he discoveres what happens if you use a rack, it
isn’t locked off and you don’t keep hold of the down rope.
Fortunately the pitch is only ~5m high, he was already down 1m and he
landed in soft squelchy mud. Still it was a very scary few moments for
both of us…
Got to yesterdays pushing front and Olly preceeded to bolt down the
pitch into passage beyond. To keep watm I drew the elevation that got
missed yesterday. After traversing over the pitch we followed the
walking size rift on (with the draft), over a short climb and a hole and
to a widening. This time the way on is down a short pitch to some more
squelchy mud pools and sadly another pitch that we don’t have rope
for.
Olly comes up with the mad idea that I reassessed the reascend the
previous pitch, throw him the rope so he can see what happens on the
next pitch. I took both slings up with me to aid with me getting the
rope back. Amazingly the mad plan worked. Olly ascertained that the
passage and draft continued below and we both got safely back up.
As ever we surveyed out getting colder and colder.
</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 9hr 10</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-08-01">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Jenny</u>,OllyB</div>
<div class="triptitle">Too Bold for This Spit</div>
<p>Yet again back into sleepless and heading ever closer to KH. Took
more rope, and last of our hangers and the last drill battery to the
pushing front/ Riggesd 2 short pitches with one larger rope and headed
on. The passage is now much riftier and less obvious what level to be
at. We stay at the level of the bottom of the pitch, not the floor
trench and traverse along until we have to drop down a bit. A bit
further on the passage widens and we rig a short rope to get to a lower
level. A pitch drops deeper but we continue a long with the draft. We
stay either at the base of the rift or <4m above mostly and work our way
along. Sadly we then get to another pitch in the way.
Olly rigged round, it took him a while as each time he hammered to dress
the rock, flake fell and boomed down the pitch. I kept telling myself it
was a really short pitch that echoed alot... There was nowhere to wait
out of the draft and I started to wonder why I had used up nearly a
whole years worth of annual leave to sit and shiver in Austria.
Fortunately Olly got to the other side with 1 hanger left to rig there.
I followed across the traverse and was very scared - the foot holds kept
falling down the pitch, each bolt was lower than the one before and half
of them needed tightening before I loaded them. Then I got my hand
jammer too far away from me to undo with cold fingers and I got
increasingly unhappy.
I finally made it to the other side where I told Olly this was the worse
thing he had ever rigged and that we might die when we have to retun to
get out the cave. Fortunately he took it as a compliment...
We continued on with the draft (which might be a bit weaker), until we
got to another pitch. It looked like it would be tight to make our call
out but we were keen to survey back before we went down the hill.
As luck would have it we didn't die on the way out but I still whimpered
quite a lot despite trying yo be brave. This is called Too Bold for this
Spit as Olly lifted a Hilti out on the way back. We got the Makita drill
and batteries out of the cave, and surveyed back to the previous dat,
Also we made our call out and nearly got to the car park in time, where
Julian was patiently waiting to take us down the hill.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 9hr 50</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-28">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Becka</u>, Chris, Mike</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging</div>
<p>Becka rigged Caramel Catharsis then showed Chris and Mike the top of
String Theory which Chris made a start om rigging whilst Becka headed
out to help Holly, Anthony and martin with top camp bivvy fettling.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hr</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-29">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Becka</u>,Mike</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging</div>
<p>Becka re-rigged Tunnocks entrance on the new (and super slippy) 11mm
100m rope and put extra bolts to protect snow slope section on entrance
(as long drop either side of a snow 'bridge' there now) and on ? drop
and traverse and took a look at the leads in Oompah.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hr</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-30">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Becka</u>,Chris</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging</div>
<p>Chris finished Holly's rigging off String Theory from yesterday then
Becka started the rigging of Procrastination Pot. Chris put in an extra
bolt for last drop of String Theory. Continuing the trend of us
re-rigging every sodding rope in Tunnocks we re-rigged the bottom rope
of String Theory to waste less rope then had to re-rig what I'd done in
Procrastination when the rope didn't reach... not to self - sort out
descent rigging guides before Expo next year.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 8hr 30</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-31">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Becka</u>,Chris, Holly, Mike</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging and AT LAST some pushing</div>
<p>Chris and Becka headed in early. becka finished rigging
Procrastination which was dead easy to rig, all the bolts first where
Norl's rigging guide said they would be, unlike String Thoery where
bolts were heard to spot. Chris and I then bodged the traverse at the
bottom to a broken chamber and then an ugly expo rig on naturals down
aprrox. 4m. Holly and Mike turned up with the drill and Holly bolted the
pitch down which finished. They surveyed and headed out. Chris and I had
surveyed the upper section then Chris shimmied up a climb then got the
drill when Holly had finished with it and rigged it them added a few
bolts - strong draft coming from a small hole in the ceiling... draft
good but passage dimensions not great. Chris then bolted a proper pitch
to avoid the expo rig then headed up whilst Becka re-rigged with bolts
the traveerese at the bottom of Procrastination. We got 11 holes out of
one battery - surprisingly good... soft rock.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 11hr</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-08-01">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Becka</u>,Mike, Anthony</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 Upper level Tunnock - Oompah, Just for a
Laugh, Naughty, Naughty and 08-19 Alead </div>
<p>Becka and Mike down to Oompah and rigged the pitch on the left, down
approx. 15m and looked blind but then Mike spotted a short climb up to
another pitch with a good draft which just needs a crowbar to shift a
teetering boulder so we left that as a good high level lead. Matt and
Anthony caught up and we looked at the snow and pine needle aven which
was very full of snow this year so no way up. Then took Mike and Matt to
Just for a Laugh and they dropped the 25m pitch at 07-56A which was
blind whilst I went with anthony to Naughty Naughty. Unfortunately
Anthony couldn't turn to get around the Z bend so Becka went alone to
check the leads at the end. Frustratingly failed to find where the
strong draft was going to but it was still there at ceiling level in
final chamber.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 7hr</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-08-02">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Becka</u>,Matt, Mike</div>
<div class="triptitle">Prospecting North and West of Tunnocks</div>
<p>Mike's last day and it was hot. walked to Tunnocks entrance then
hacked North then west in a big loop with Mike and Martin's GPS. Found a
couple of areas pepppered with pits and another area with three drafting
holes which needs looking at carefully as very promising. 6 hours
walking.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 0hr 05</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-29">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Holly</u>,Anthony</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 Rigging String Theory</div>
<p>Changed rope at top of pitch from 80m to 40m then carried on using
80m at large Y-hang at ledge. Hung about on rope for 3 hrs whilst
locating spits. was very disappointed in self for not getting to floor
and leaving Anthonu to get very cold at top of pitch. However first
pitch of this size that I've ever attempted to rig, so happy with self
for the attempt at least.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 9hr</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-31">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Holly</u>,Mike</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 Pushing at bottom of Procrastination - Surfer
Girl</div>
<p>Just to add our part to Becka's report two sides back - took our time
on way in to give Becka and Chris time to finish rigging
procrastination. All going well until climbing up bouldery slope between
usual Susspects and String Theory, when two large boulders slid down
slope with a Holly holding on thinking of imminent squishish. Thankfully
they stopped slidding with only a swollen and grazed hand to show for.
Mike kicked boulders down to prevent future issues and we carried on to
meet a very impatient Becka! We were sent down to rig a '10m' ish pitch
with an exciting amount of medium to giant boudlers hanging over pitch
held in by mud. (Not a happy place for Holly after String theory
excitment). But I 'wo-maned' up and rigged down. After 4 bolts I
abandoned the drill for Becka to collect and finally reached the floor
with only a couple of rub points to deal with on the way out.
10m pitch turned out to be much biger - probably about 30m so this took
a little longer than expected to rig. Floor of pitch was again bouldery
hall angled down held together by soil. There was a small hole at bottom
which I declared there was no way I was entering this. (I have decided
that in Noel's absence Tunnocks is targeting me). Mike heroically
climbed in, declared it scary and choked. We surveyed quickly and headed
out. Later when writing ip survey notes I dsicovered Mike had called
this 'Surfer girl' after my early boulder surfing! Also up to this date
this is the deepest part of Tunnocks at -397! Woo hoo!</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hr</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="2013-07-30">2013-07-13</div>
<div class="trippeople"<u>Holly</u>,Mike</div>
<div class="triptitle">258 Pushing pitch at end of Flap -
Determination</div>
<p>With 3 bags between us, 1 with a drill and two for rope we headed to
the far north of Tunnocks for pushing my infamous lead. Mike chose to
come with me as he was blissfully ignorant of my lead!
Rigged Hooray for Boobies and cut end of rope for small pitch in the
Flap - which turned out to be perfect (this rope was orginally a 39m).
Then came the Flap! here Mike releasised he'd been sold a dud! But he
carried on relentlessly with his uber-bag and by following survey
stations we eventually found ourselves at the top of the pitch. Feeling
guilty for dragging Mike here I encouraged him to rig the pitch. We
carefully passed rigging items back and forth to each other in order to
not drop them down the ptich (we were nicely wedged above the pitch, but
smaller items would fall all the way to the floor). Mike beautifully
rigged the pitch.
A 39m rope was used, however Mike had to 'elastic band' the rope between
the Y-hang and the rebelay in order to reach the floor. At the bottom
Mike landed on a ledge with another pitch (estimated as 25m). Having run
out of rope and time we headed out with Mike declaring it as a good
lead.... MuWhahaha! MuWhahahahahahaha!!! Determination pays off!
Although I'm not sure anyone else is going to be pleased! More
determination is required for further trips and so it's name is born -
'The Determiniation Series'.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: 10hr</div>

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