CUCC Expo Handbook - the grike

The grike near the bivvy

grike and loo seat

The comfy loo seat. There are bolt holes drilled into the rocks to secure the frame.

The necessaries are kept in a daren drum with a string handle at the entrance to the bivvy. If it's not there, then it's in use. The daren drum contains:

Every couple of years the seat gets cracked or broken and has to be replaced. We buy a new one in the lagerstore in Altaussee.

The beams of wood and the carefully-measured lengths of studding and nuts required to make it level are all kept in our usual winter store. Two standard 13mm spanners are required to assemble it.

Photo © Philip Sargent, 2017