Topic: Digging! (Read 39363 times)

Peter Burgess · « **Reply #175 on:** January 16, 2009, 09:00:19 am »

Good luck. Looks like the weather will help.

whitelackington · « **Reply #176 on:** January 16, 2009, 10:57:45 pm »

Quote from: whitelackington on January 16, 2009, 08:28:39 am

Hello Diggers,
we shall be digging in Stainsby's, first this year
tomorrow that is Saturday 17th January 2009.

whitelackington · « **Reply #177 on:** January 17, 2009, 08:33:45 pm »

We dropped the dig face by two metres today.

Les W · « **Reply #178 on:** January 17, 2009, 08:54:13 pm »

Just a question of terminology but is it still a dig "face" if you are stood on it, or would shaft bottom be more correct?

Well done by the way, keep it up and there will soon be a "fat basta*ds" entrance to Upper Flood

whitelackington · « **Reply #179 on:** January 17, 2009, 09:15:09 pm »

Quote from: Les W on January 17, 2009, 08:54:13 pm

Just a question of terminology but is it still a dig "face" if you are stood on it, or would shaft bottom be more correct?

Well done by the way, keep it up and there will soon be a "fat basta*ds" entrance to Upper Flood

HE he, that's the idea Les.

cap 'n chris · « **Reply #180 on:** January 18, 2009, 09:03:49 am »

Isn't there a gentleman's agreement not to dig second entrances into caves if they only serve the purpose of making things easier?

graham · « **Reply #181 on:** January 18, 2009, 09:38:03 am »

Quote from: cap 'n chris on January 18, 2009, 09:03:49 am

Isn't there a gentleman's agreement not to dig second entrances into caves if they only serve the purpose of making things easier?

Well, the obvious question would be: Are fat bastards gentlemen?

It depends where you are, Chris. I know of a couple of access control bodies who will not allow second entrances to be dug to certain caves and I can think of another who regret it having been done in the past. However, I can envisage circumstances where it might be preferable for conservation reasons to engineer a bypass to particularly fragile bits of cave. It's an intriguing argument, however, for what is done can rarely be undone and you would be relying on cavers behaving in line with the policy in the future. I am not sure that degree of restraint can always be guaranteed.

martinr · « **Reply #182 on:** January 18, 2009, 09:41:11 am »

Just for the record - although Mick is posting progress reports for Stainsby's Shaft in the ACG forum, I should point out that it is actually an MCG dig. I guess he is posting here because the MCG doesn't have a section on UKCaving (we have our own newsgroup on our own website) and Mick is a member of MCG and ACG (and BDCC).

As a conditioin of access, all digging trips in Stainsby's must be recorded in the Blackmoor Log at MCG's cottage so that an annual report can be made to the landowners, SCC. (In fact all MCG trips in Stainsby's, digging or otherwise, need to go in the Blackmoor Log.)

But of course, Mick will know this as he is MCG's access officer

ACG members (and BDCC) are of course welcome to continue digging with us and we appreciate their assistance

Martin R
MCG

Peter Burgess · « **Reply #183 on:** January 18, 2009, 09:42:22 am »

And I thought they were just clearing out an old mine. A laudable action in its own right.

Elaine · « **Reply #184 on:** January 18, 2009, 03:00:10 pm »

It would not be the first attempt to dig another entrance to Upper Flood anyway.

whitelackington · « **Reply #185 on:** January 18, 2009, 03:51:58 pm »

Quote from: Elaine on January 18, 2009, 03:00:10 pm

It would not be the first attempt to dig another entrance to Upper Flood anyway.

Are you meaning Upper Flood Two
Or is there another I don't know.
You would be skinny enough to get through the squeezes into the new stuff Elaine.

martinr · « **Reply #186 on:** January 18, 2009, 05:14:16 pm »

Quote from: whitelackington on January 18, 2009, 03:51:58 pm

Quote from: Elaine on January 18, 2009, 03:00:10 pm
It would not be the first attempt to dig another entrance to Upper Flood anyway.

..is there another I don't know

Bone Hole or Coopers Hole. Or even..... Timber Hole

graham · « **Reply #187 on:** January 18, 2009, 06:21:24 pm »

Quote from: martinr on January 18, 2009, 05:14:16 pm

Quote from: whitelackington on January 18, 2009, 03:51:58 pm
Quote from: Elaine on January 18, 2009, 03:00:10 pm
It would not be the first attempt to dig another entrance to Upper Flood anyway.

..is there another I don't know

Bone Hole or Coopers Hole. Or even..... Timber Hole

whitelackington · « **Reply #188 on:** January 27, 2009, 08:01:29 pm »

Digging Stainsby's this Saturday if you would care to join us

whitelackington · « **Reply #189 on:** February 14, 2009, 07:25:35 am »

We will continue to drop
The Stainsby's Dig
all weekend, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of February.
Why not participate, be involved in making history,
we are now 30 - 35 metres below the surface and have a stream.
Alan has recently used the Pony to make a survey of this mine.
Digging conditions pretty good.

martinr · « **Reply #190 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:33:45 am »

Quote from: whitelackington on January 27, 2009, 08:01:29 pm

Digging Stainsby's this Saturday if you would care to join us

The MCG are Digging Stainsby's this Saturday if the ACG would care to join us

(its an MCG dig Mick

)

whitelackington · « **Reply #191 on:** February 15, 2009, 09:42:26 am »

Quote from: whitelackington on February 14, 2009, 07:25:35 am

We will continue to drop
The Stainsby's Dig
all weekend, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of February.
Why not participate, be involved in making history,
we are now 30 - 35 metres below the surface and have a stream.
Alan has recently used the Pony to make a survey of this mine.
Digging conditions pretty good.

whirlwind digger · « **Reply #192 on:** February 22, 2009, 08:26:45 pm »

How did bdcc/ACG members got on with dig at Stainsbys

whitelackington · « **Reply #193 on:** February 23, 2009, 05:16:51 am »

Quote from: whirlwind digger on February 22, 2009, 08:26:45 pm

How did bdcc/ACG members got on with dig at Stainsbys

dropped it by ten feet this weekend, stacking in the mine.
Fast digging.

whitelackington · « **Reply #194 on:** March 17, 2009, 01:59:42 pm »

The M.C.G. are digging deep down in Stainsby's this coming weekend,
as always The Axbridge are cordially invited to accompany us.

whitelackington · « **Reply #195 on:** March 19, 2009, 03:19:05 pm »

Quote from: whitelackington on March 17, 2009, 01:59:42 pm

The M.C.G. are digging deep down in Stainsby's this coming weekend,
as always The Axbridge are cordially invited to accompany us.

Due to lack of responce, now just for one day
Sunday

Les W · « **Reply #196 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:57:51 pm »

How is you're dig looking then Mick?

I should think it is "very promising" if it anything like ALL the other digs.

cap 'n chris · « **Reply #197 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:46:08 am »

Having been there I can say (a) yes, it's impressive work they've been doing and (b) it is very promising (ie cold). Good luck!

PS: it's a tad loose at the moment so it's not a wise idea to visit until stabilisation works continue.

whitelackington · « **Reply #198 on:** March 23, 2009, 08:10:17 am »

Now, slowish going, mucho scaffolding, perhaps we dropped one and a half metres yeterday.
Quite dry underground with virtually no draught.

ChrisJC · « **Reply #199 on:** February 12, 2010, 10:05:57 am »

Bump bump - what's 'appening at Stainsbys?

Chris.

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