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  1. tobyk

    Long Kin East CNCC topo

    Recently I went on a trip into LKE, but unfortunately the rope was 5m too short to touch the bottom of the big pitch. We took a 50m + 35m ropes, and I put a couple of extra rebelays in to remove rub on the 50m pitch. The 50m didn?t make it anywhere close to the ?Y? hang rope change point, where...
  2. tobyk

    Ring found in Alum Pot

    Found a ring at the bottom of south east route today. I think it?s fairly unlikely it belongs to a caver, but it might have fallen out of someone?s pocket. Wondered if some one had chucked it in to get rid of it. But, if you have lost a ring here, describe it to me and I?ll get it back to you...
  3. tobyk

    Hell hole - Trollers Gill Info

    Heading to Hell Hole near Trollers Gill one evening next week. Has anyone got any useful information/beta about this pot? Is it on bolts/spits/naturals, pitch lengths, passages at the bottom etc This has been discussed before on the forums, but seems fairly dated now. I?ve also seen the news...
  4. tobyk

    Which knots for Y hangs?

    This has probably been discussed over and over a thousand times on here, but would like some enlightenment on which knots to use on Y hangs. I?m currently in favour of using a double bowline on the bite, rather than double figure 8 on the bite, as it?s easier to adjust and uses less rope, but...
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