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<tr><th id="kat_no">258 - a b</th><th id="name">Tunnockschacht: Littoral North</th><th id="status">2 ??</th></tr>
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<p>The Littoral North leads northwards out of the chamber below Caramel
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Catharsis past taped formations on the floor. The roof lowers and the sandy
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passage continues to a further taped formation. There is a branch to the
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left here [to be described]. The main way is through a low arch to a
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3m climb down in a rift below an aven, which
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can be climbed far enough to see that it probably doesn't go. At the bottom
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is a wide stony passage with a pool useful for collecting water. There
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are ways on to the left and straight ahead.
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<p>To the left a passage leads almost immediately to a tricky climb
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(rope recommended)
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up to
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the right. This gains a further muddy passage, which draughts inwards
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strongly, leading after about 50 metres to a balcony at the
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head of the 100m
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deep pitch <b>The Usual Suspects</b>. This pitch is wet, and
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is impassible in times of high water (a party was marooned beneath it in
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2009), and is now superceded by the route via
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<b>String Theory</b>. Across the pitch head may be seen a window accessible
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via the route to String Theory.
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<p>Back in the passage to the left, following straight ahead without taking
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the tricky climb to the right
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leads to a stepped pitch <b>Frankly Freezing</b> [description needed].
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[Description needed of Litteral north 4 - Julian Todd or Becka Lawson]
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[2007-258-6B]
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[2007-258-44B]
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[2007-258-46A]
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[Description needed of stomach ulsa - Holly and Noel and Mike TA]
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[2009-258-39A]
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<p>If the passage straight ahead is taken from the water collecting pool,
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a 2m climb up rotten calcite leads (past [2007-258-4-A], LHW) to an unusual
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critical-angle pile of 10cm diameter rocks <strong>Y KeyKey Beach</strong>.
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The narrowing at the top of this pile
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(it gets close to the roof) has a stonking gale coming through it. Just
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beyond this where the passage widens to 8m, behind the large rock on the left
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is the hidden entrance to <strong>Rhubarb Crumbly</strong>, the key to the
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<strong>Max Pleasure</strong> area. On the right, at the widening, is
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a shallow pit [2007-258-*05-C][Has this been ticked off? Or does it need to be put into tunnel and the QM list? - Becka Lawson].</p>
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<p>Ahead the comfortable passage only goes for about 20m before reaching the
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edge of a huge shaft undercutting the RH wall <b>The thin red line</b>. An airy
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traverse to the left of this reaches another hole on the left down,
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apparently into the same pitch[2007-258-89-B]. Immediately ahead is another
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large hole [2007-258-91-A]. Up is a large aven (30m+ [2007-258-98-X]. There appears to be a continuation across the
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other side - a long bolted traverse away[2007-258-92-B].[Needs continuing - Ollie Stevens and Becka Lawson]</p>
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<h3>The Thin Red Line</h3>
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[2008-258-27-B]
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<h3>Delicious</h2>
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[Needs description - Ollie Stevens and Becka Lawson]
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<h3>Blind and Broken</h2>
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[Needs description - Steve Jones and Becka Lawson]
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[2008-258-28-X]
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[2008-258-29-C]
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[2008-258-30-X]
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[2008-258-31-B]
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[2008-258-32-C]
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[2008-258-33-C]
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<h3>Gravity Always Wins</h3>
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[2008-258-34A]
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<h3>Frankly Freezing</h3>
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[Description Needed - Serena Povia and Frank Tullym and Natalie Uomini and Becka and Andrew A]
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[2008-258-24A]
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[2008-258-25A]
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[2008-258-26C]
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[2009-258-01X]
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[2009-258-02C]
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[2009-258-03A]
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[2009-258-04A]
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<h3>Rhubarb Crumbly</h3>
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[Add 2007-258-18C, 2007-258-19C, 2007-258-24C, 2007-258-25C to description - Wookey and Becka Lawson]
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<p>Climbing down behind a large rock in Littoral North gives access to nice
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walking passage floored with dark dirt, trending NNW. A strong breeze
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blows in. After 40m the passage passes over a cross-joint forming a
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pitch that can be seen through a very small hole in the floor[2007-258-26B]. Would
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need capping to get in. Immediately beyond a C2 gets into almost
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perfectly straight passage with some popcord on the walls. At the end
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is a wider T-junction. Down to the left is a stoop into a
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boulder-floored chamber containing a too-tight crawl on the left and
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two small avens [2007-258-21-X] (at 1st corner), [2007-258-20-X] (at
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end). To the right is another T-junction only 5m further on. Right is
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Max Pleasure. Left is Dubious Pleasure, down which all the draft goes.</p>
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<h2>Dubious Pleasure</h2>
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[Description Needed - Jon Telling or Morwen]
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[2007-258-35B]
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[2007-258-36B]
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[2007-258-37C]
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[2007-258-38C]
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[2007-258-39C]
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[2007-258-40C]
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<h2>Naughty Naughty</h2>
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[Description Needed - Steve Jones and Becka Lawson and Ollie Stevens]
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[2008-258-35C]
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[2008-258-36C]
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[2008-258-37C]
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<h2>Max Pleasure</h2>
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[2007-258-23C, 2007-258-27B needs adding to description - Wookey and Becka Lawson]
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<p>Fine walking passage heading steadily up-dip. Strong outward draft.
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Goes 180m to Starfish junction, via a few boulders to clamber over.
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After 130m a shelf forms on LH wall after floor canyon disappears
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under LH wall. The shelf is the main way on and rises slowly above
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floor level until you are traversing past a large hole on the R. This
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connects under RH wall to <b>Star Light passage</b>. Crawls
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on LH side at shelf level 30m south of Starfish Junction have
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[2007-258-22-C] parallel to main passage and [2007-258-28-B] in back
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corner behind pillars. [2007-258-31-B] is a climb up on L in
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cross-rift 10m south of Starfish Junction. [2007-258-94-X] is a high
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(20m+) aven at the same point.</p>
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<p>Starfish Junction has 4 large passages meeting at a large boulder and
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is a distinctive spot. Ahead (North) Max Pleasure continues, The
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right fork is <string>Flying High</strong>. The 4th passage is
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<b>Star Light passage</b>. Including the higher and lower-level
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connections this is a complex junction.</p>
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<p>Max Pleasure north of Starfish Junction initially opens into a
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High chamber with a drafting (inwards) passage off on the L (
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<strong>Just for a Laugh</strong>). The chamber merges back into walking passage after 40m. 10m along a
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soil slope comes in from the right wall, choked to the left, and a
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low crawl [2007-258-71-B] to the right. The passage slopes gently
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down until it meets a larger one with the way on going gently up-dip
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to the right. There is a large boulder at the junction. The
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continuation of the larger passage on the left is choked with soil.</p>
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<p>Past a pillar the passage opens up into a high wide chamber with a deep
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canyon in the floor, largely covered by boulders. At the start of the
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chamber a rapidly-lowering passage goes back right for 8m before
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being choked with sand. At the far end of the chamber you step over
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the canyon [2007-258-67-B] and have to clamber over some very nice
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flowstone to proceed. The obvious way on is walking passage but in
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fact the passage goes at two levels here - you can also climb down
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below the flowstoned chockstone and follow the canyon
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upstream to get to the same chamber.</p>
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<p>Following the obvious higher level brings you into another chamber with a
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deep hole in the floor [2007-258-72-A] , mostly blocked by a large
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jammed boulder. Traversing around the left hand side reaches a 3m
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climb down to the far side of the hole. This is <strong>Petticoat Junction</strong> where there
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is a choice of left towards <strong>Let's get Naked</strong> or ahead across
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rocks and uphill to <strong>Hedonism Highway</strong>.</p>
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<h3>Just for a Laugh</h3>
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[Needs Description - Julian Todd and Becka Lawson and Martin Green and Aaron Curtis]
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[2007-258-32-B]
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[2007-258-29-B]
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[2007-258-30-X]
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[2007-258-56-A]
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[2007-258-54-C]
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[2007-258-52-C]
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[2007-258-55-C]
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[2007-258-53-D]
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[2007-258-57-C]
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<h3>Damp Squib</h3>
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[Needs Description - Martin Green and Steve Jones]
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[2009-40B]
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<h3>Star Light passage</h3>
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[2007-258-64-B]
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[2007-258-101-X]
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[2007-258-58-C]
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[2007-258-59-C]
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[2007-258-60-X]
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<h2>Hedonism Highway</h2>
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Very high rocky passage uphill with monster draft (considering
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passage size) blowing out. This whole passage is formed on a bedding
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plane sloping at about 25 degrees from horizontal, so everywhere is
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walkable but quite steeply sloping. A tricky c2 over a block reaches
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a sandy hading chamber. Going across to the left reaches a very wide,
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bedding-aligned area with a choice of routes upwards either side of a
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pillar. [2007-258-70-A] is a passage off to the left. At the top of
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the wide bit the passage reverts to a phreas with a deep canyon which
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is largely inaccessibly-narrow. It is at least 8m deep and there are
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a couple of points one could get in [2007-258-95-C].</p>
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<p>Climbing over a large boulder the passage widens due to a junction. The
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passage goes off left upwards [2007-258-69-A], as does the canyon,
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and another goes off left downwards [2007-258-68-A]. The passage
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continues steeply up-dip and gets bouldery. There are a couple of
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huge dropped sections of rock that have been undercut and split from
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the roof. On the left is a small alcove passage. Next a small
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cross-passage roof tube. Neither of these go. The draught remains
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strong, blowing out. The passage turns 90 left to go along the dip. A
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strongly draughting small passage comes in from the right at the
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corner [2007-258-82B]. Hedonism highway gets boulderier and closes
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down over the
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next 60m, ending in a choke and a solution tube filled with rocks [2007-258-81C]. This point may be quite close to the surface.</p>
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[68,69,70 need ticking off and rocky road survey north of hedonism highway described - Becka Lawson and Steve Jones and Julian Todd][2008-258-40-A]
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[Rocky road survey east of hedonism highway described - Becka Lawson and Steve Jones and Julian Todd][2008-258-41-B][2008-258-42-C][2008-258-43-C][2008-258-44-C][2008-258-45-B]
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<p>Taking the smaller northerly passage at Petticoat Junction leads
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into passage of varying character. It starts with deep dark soily
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deposits. Awkward small passage on L connects back to the climb just
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before Petticoat Junction. The draught is still strong and inwards.
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Crossing a soily crater leads to a sloping c3 up a wide, high
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rift, then along 10m of narrow joint-controlled passage to another
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sudden change of character. Ahead is a tight passage which draughts out and
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becomes a dig after 10m [2007-258-73-D]. The way on is the very wide
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phreatic passage sloping steeply down to the east [surely this should be west - Andrew Atkinson or Wookey or Dog Becka Lawson]. The small central
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canyon of this passage goes under the RH wall [surely this should be LH - Andrew Atkinson or Wookey or Dog Becka Lawson] to the west [2007-258-74-C].</p>
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<p>The passage zigs and zags sharply past a crawl off on the L
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[2007-258-*26*old number-C] for 20m to merge into nice straight passage sloping
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gently down-dip. [Can not see zig zag nor the qm - Andrew Atkinson or Wookey or Dog Becka Lawson] After 35m it steepens and a small canyon forms,
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reaching a 3m deep drippy pot after another 25m. A c2 gets to the
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floor and a delicate and slightly damp c3 gets back into the
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continuing passage.</p>
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<p>Here the passage is wide and sandy and forks: off on the right is
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<strong>Let's get Naked</strong> (draughting out). Down to the left
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it descends steeply and crossword passage goes off on the Left. 10m
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beyond is [2007-258-75-C] on the L then a gravelly bit with an aven
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above [2007-258-78-X]. The passage continues to descend down-dip
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until it suddenly chokes (3m dia!) with mud and rocks. This would be
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a top dig site in the UK [2007-258-77-D]. On the L is a large (8m
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dia?) chibble-floored pothole which can also be overlooked from a
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balcony, reached via a passage on the L; that passage has a small QM
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[2007-258-76-C]. On the far side of the hole a crawl heads off,
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unsurveyed, continuing down-dip for quite some distance (30m?)
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hole.[2007-258-*31-C]</p>
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[Futher description of 'too much' required - Aaron Curtis and Olly Madge and Julian Todd]
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[2008-258-38-C]
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[2008-258-39A]
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<h2>Crossword Passage</h2>
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High canyon passage initially rises gently then up more steeply.
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There is a hole in the roof [2007-258-97-X] here. Now progress is
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either a traverse to look out over a pitch past a huge wedged
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boulder, or progress at floor-level to look out below the boulder.
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Probably about a P12 [2007-258-93-B]. This passage draughts in.
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<h2>Let's get Naked</h2>
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Very sandy, low, wide passage curves round to the R. [2007-258-99-C]
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goes off to L at lowest point. Clambering up over boulders with
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freezing draught in your face (out of cave) reaches a aven, which we
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partially climbed and it appears not to go, but there seems to be a
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drauft defecit beyond. Ahead the passage rapidly shrinks to a narrow
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rift which can be climbed (c4). [Let's get naked continues - Julian Todd and Becka Lawson]
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[2007-258-79-X]
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[2007-258-85-C]
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[2007-258-83-C]
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[2007-258-102-C]
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<h2>Usual suspects</h2>
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[2009-258-5-B]
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[2009-258-6-C]
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[2009-258-7-A]
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[2009-258-8-C]
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[2009-258-9-C]
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[2009-258-10-B]
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[2009-258-11-B]
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[2009-258-12-C]
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[2009-258-13-A]
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[2009-258-14-B]
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[2009-258-15-C]
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[2009-258-16-X]
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[2009-258-17-A]
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[2009-258-18-A]
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[2009-258-19-A]
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[2009-258-20-B]
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[2009-258-21-B]
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[2009-258-22-B]
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[2009-258-23-X]
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[2009-258-24-A]
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[2009-258-25-A]
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[2009-258-26-A]
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[2009-258-27-A]
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[2009-258-28-C]
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[2009-258-29-C]
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[2009-258-30-B]
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[2009-258-31-A]
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[2009-258-32-A]
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[2009-258-33-B]
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[2009-258-34-C]
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[2009-258-35-C]
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[2009-258-36-C]
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[2009-258-37-A]
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[2009-258-38-X]
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