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<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-">2016-07-</div> <div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-">2016-07-</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u></u></div> <div class="trippeople"><u></u></div>
<div class="triptitle"></div> <div class="triptitle"></div>
<p></p> <p>logbook entry in here</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U: </div> <div class="timeug">T/U: </div>
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@ -398,10 +398,33 @@ untying and re-tying knots in Plugged Shaft. On the second go I got the 29m to r
of the twin rebelays (31m would be better). Then the 65m reached Yesterday's Terminus (again a of the twin rebelays (31m would be better). Then the 65m reached Yesterday's Terminus (again a
few m more would have been better). Then the 48m comfortably reached the bottom of Saved few m more would have been better). Then the 48m comfortably reached the bottom of Saved
Shaft. I tweaked some of the lengths on my way out. Today the weather Gods smiled on me, and I Shaft. I tweaked some of the lengths on my way out. Today the weather Gods smiled on me, and I
got my gear dry before theheavy rain started.</p> got my gear dry before the heavy rain started.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U:4.5 hrs</div> <div class="timeug">T/U:4.5 hrs</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-02d">2016-07-02</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>
<p>First tried to approach pitch from wrong direction after Marks misguided directions from last year and Haydon hanging
off questionable naturals. (Hammer and setter may have been left here!).</p>
<p>After continuing to the correct pitch Haydon continued to rig the pitch only to find that the hammer and setter was left
at the last pitch. Ash and Sioned retrieved this from the previous pitch while Haydon gardened some sizeable boulders from
a ledge 10m down, that Ashley could hear from the other end of Balkonhöhle.</p>
<p>After rope and setter had returned Haydon dropped the pitch to approx 50m and the first main ledge, to continue the next
drop having cold grumblings from the top of the pitch (who knows why?).</p>
<p>Ash's perspective continued below:</p>
<p>After Sion and I retrieved the hammer and setter that some numpty had left at the previous traverse (aka Haydon!), Haydon
began his dodgy bolting down the pitch. In between, Mark, Sion and I froze at the top of the pitch and quickly got bored. So
we decided to do some survey practicing down a side passage of loose rock. After giving up, as using a PDA is a right pain in
the arse, we continued to freeze our tits off at the top of the pitch. Eventually the c**nt (Haydon) returned from bolting and
we were able to leave this stupid pitch that will be the end of me.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U:8 hrs</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-03a">2016-07-03</div> <div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-03a">2016-07-03</div>
<div class="trippeople">Andrew, Becka, Luke</div> <div class="trippeople">Andrew, Becka, Luke</div>
<div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice</div> <div class="triptitle">Tunnocks - Champagne on Ice</div>
@ -784,9 +807,31 @@ we were past the Tap Room and Keg Series, so had an uneventful exit.</p>
<p>Callout book entry.</p> <p>Callout book entry.</p>
<div class="callout">22:00</div> <div class="callout">22:00</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-18a">2016-07-18</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Rob<u>, Ash, Anthony</div>
<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
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
ending to its story is something of an anticlimax - Anthony bolted around the corner &amp; could
see around 20m to the floor where the thing closed down into an immature? meander with water in
it - seen that before! With all looking rather shit, we decided to turn around. I sprinted up
the pitch, having absolutely frozen my tits off despite wearing all my clothes (belay jacket!)
while surveying. I sat in the group shelter alone waiting for the others, then we got the
derig under way - a warm up paella for the big derig on Wednesday in Tunnocks.</p>
<p>Everything went pretty well, with only 1 intermediate pile before the top (at ICU with a view)
and despite an extremely antisocial double fishermans right below a rebelay we got all the knots
out and it ran pretty smoothly. At the top it was 10:15 &amp; we were pushing callout, so I headed
out while the others sorted things out. Back at Top Camp for 11:25, our midnight callout was made.
Great success!</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 11.5 hours (Rob) 12.5 hours (Ash and Anthony).</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-19a">2016-07-19</div> <div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-19a">2016-07-19</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Mark</u>, David, Ashley</div> <div class="trippeople"><u>Mark</u>, David, Ashley</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Cathedral Chasm</div <div class="triptitle">Balcony - Cathedral Chasm</div>
<p>Went down to limit of exploration. David rigged a couple of 10m pitches but both were <p>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.</p> choked. Walls covered with some nice "flapjack" crystalline calcite.</p>
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slightly dodgy pitch and a couple of traverses.</p> slightly dodgy pitch and a couple of traverses.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 8 hours.</div> <div class="timeug">T/U 8 hours.</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-20a">2016-07-20</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Olly</u>, Jenny</div>
<div class="triptitle">16-JB-01: Hohle der Guten Hoffnung</div>
</html> <p>Continuing to push the same route as 18th, we (re)rigged on the way in, then dropped the down-climb we'd called
it a day at, then down a short pitch with a rebelay to reach some large boulders with a view out into a void beyond.
A thrown rock suggested a 20m drop but we only had a couple of metres of rope left, so surveyed back to the end of
the previous survey, briefly hampered by Jenny taking out a survey station which turned out to be less well connected
to the boulder it was on than it appeared to be.</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 6 hours 5 Minutes.</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-21a">2016-07-21</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Jenny</u>, Olly</div>
<div class="triptitle">16-JB-01: Nervous Breakdown</div>
<p>This had to be our final trip, so we could carry gear down the next day. Managed to get underground at 9:05am
to maximise our chances.</p>
<p>Whizzed down to the pushing front and Olly started off with the rigging, from the final bolt
of yesterday, a couple of naturals then a bolt got us down to a big boulder slope - a scary boulder slope at about
the critical angle of slope failure, with boulders arange of sizes. Olly crossed the slope to the other side and put
another bolt in before I crossed. After I crossed and Olly was placing the next bolt, some of the slope started moving
towards me. We survived.</p>
<p>Another few bolts got us down a short pitch (formed by some very big boulders) to get more boulder slope. this was
marginally less steep and therefore considerably more stable. This was fortunate because we had run out of rope.</p>
<p>Continued down the slope - passage got narrower, and was noticably draughty (out). Finally the roof came down, the
passage appeared to end. The draught came out of some gaps between big boulders. This looked stable, and plenty big
enough, and appeared to drop about 10m. It did not look freeclimbable. We contemplated going back up, cutting the end off
the rope and going down, but there really wasn't going to be time. So we looked down one last time, imagined the caverns
measureless to man that lay beyond, and surveyed out.</p>
<p>Looked at a few inlets/alcoves at floor level on the way up, but nothing went. Higher up there are many inlets 1/2 +
way up the walls. Derigged as we surveyed and survived the boulders again.</p>
<p>Surveying finished, I shuttled bags as Olly derigged. Placed a hilti at the entrance, to which we added a tag two days
later while pcking the bivi. Noticed that the entrance is incredibly close to the old path to 204/topcamp (i.e. the one
in all-with-tracks).</p>
<div class="timeug">T/U 10 hours.</div>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-24a">2016-07-24</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Ash</u>, Martin</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony - Hilti-a-Plenty - Galactica</div>
<p>Went to explore Hilti-a-Plenty and push a pitch discovered by Rob and co. This pitch was eventually
named Deep Space 9 - suggested by Rob on a later trip. Martin bolted and rigged, before we descended to
a large rocky passage. At the end of this was a promising pitch which Martin began to rig. Meanwhile I
started surveying a scrotty side passage.</p>
<p>The side passage was shite for a fair bit before emerging into
a sandy chamber. From here an archway led to a massive chamber - Galactica. Petzl Duo could not make out
opposite wall, left wall, right wall, ceiling, or floor. Recalling Martin, with spot light could detect walls
now. 90m from side to side and 50m to near floor - could not actually make it out. Will need to go back next
year.</p>
<p>Concluded the trip by surveying a smaller lead off the first chamber to conclusion. Good 150m of cave
surveyed not including mahoosive Galactica. Of course it was the last day of pushing.</p>
<div class="tripdate" id="t2016-07-25a">2016-07-25</div>
<div class="trippeople"><u>Ash</u>, Martin, Rob</div>
<div class="triptitle">Balcony Derigging - Hilti-a-Plenty</div>
<p>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 behing 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
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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