From ff710294ccad5b9d6c4ec71e5432f61a20452f45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Expo on server Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 11:36:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] logbook update - online edit of years/2023/logbook.html --- years/2023/logbook.html | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/years/2023/logbook.html b/years/2023/logbook.html index 573e2d56f..23edb5434 100644 --- a/years/2023/logbook.html +++ b/years/2023/logbook.html @@ -655,5 +655,18 @@ Overall, a great trip with over ~294m surveyed and more promising leads found. C

The cave begins to follow a canyon, starting with a lovely tight climb up to a ledge at the pitch head, with some other equally fun freeclimbs on which we decided to bolt a handline on the way back.

The canyon appears to have several false floors which we followed, resulting in several very small pitches which would certainly be a freeclimb if there were actually any holds. Bolting and surveying on the way, we kept pushing until we ran out of bolts and found a squeeze followed by a big wet pitch. We turned around and quickly exited the cave, with much SRT faff from me at the small canyon pitchheads and unusually rigged pitches by the German pair.

T/U: 7hrs
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2023-07-28
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Joe Stell, Frank Tully, Nadia
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Maelstrom - "Undersold"
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Hearing of our great success with this shallow lead, Nadia, having returned from a fishface camping trip the day before, decided she would join us for a nice easy surface trip. +

Heading back to the pushing front, we decided that the previous handline climb should in fact be a pitch with a horizontal crawling entry above a rift as this was easier and safer. +

Upon reaching the pushing front, the first fun activity was to negotiate the squeeze before pitchhead. Frank managed this with little difficulty and began bolting. Nadia went over and we began surveying from our last station. Finally I went through, finding the squeeze somewhat uncomfortable and we continued surveying through the big wet pitch, getting to a large chamber with two leads off to the left and right which quickly becamce too small for humans, and the main canyon continuing as before, with a nice wet but very sharp rift traverse leading to another somewhat small pitchhead leading to a big, wet chamber. +

At this point we decided to turn around, concerned by the forecast. On the way, I struggled with the squeeze (I must have done it wrong) and several pitches, realising that drill bags are heavy and annoying to carry. +

We surfaced, headed back to topcamp, and arrived just before the thunderstorms did. We waited for it to mostly clear, then headed back to the carpark. +

T/U: 5hrs