I currently use a fig 8 on the bight on the end of the top rope and rethread this with the lower rope. It's a big knot to pass but not that difficult, plus it's still relatively easy to untie. I like the compact size of the Alpine Butterfly though, I'll have to try it.

Does anyone know if any of these ropes need replacing? Echo, 88ft and Pippikin are the final bits of Easegill that a friend and I need to scout out before we do the traverse. If I know that one needs replacing I could take a rope with me.

I found a purple Petzl harness in the Bull Pot farm washing pool today, I left it next to the farm door. It has a bit of rust on it, not sure how long it's been there

Thanks all.

I've read the guidebook weather warning relating to Cow Pot. Do any local experts think it'll be too wet based on Tuesday's or Wednesday's forecast?

If I want to search for "Cow Pot wet weather", is there a trick to get it to work? Currently the search function ignores the three letter words so just produces threads relating to "weather".

I personally don't feel the need to practice my rigging all the time. I'm beginning to change my mind on this particular location, I think I'd like it permanently rigged.

It makes a trip that involves County just that bit easier it those particular pitches are pre-rigged. To answer your question, yes I can rig County and I am able. The "accumulated tat" comment makes it sound like there's loads of ropes on those pitches, rather than just one rope on each pitch...

I personally quite liked having them there, made trips a lot easier with less faff at the start or end, depending on what you were doing. I think it's a shame they're gone. Why is this cave different to all the other caves that have in-situ ropes in? I'm not massively bothered, btw, just...

Advance Notice Why?

Plus, which other entrances will be rigged?

Your piano wire and krab is "hiding" in the new extension. Pitlamp, it's already marked on the end of the rope.

I'll drop it off on Thursday

Hi, we retrieved this yesterday. Where's the NPC hut?

I'm interested in making a chest roller along with an srt setup similar to this: https://www.croydoncavingclub.org.uk/node/3344 mostly just because I want to try it. I already use a French style srt setup anyway. There's lots of mentions of building simple chest rollers, has anyone got any...

Went down Twilight, loved it. I'm a bit surprised that the traverse above the lower streamway isn't bolted from earlier on, there's some high consequence fall potential.

Twilight it is.

Thanks. I'm with two others, kit shouldn't be a problem.

I'm hoping to go down Notts this week, does anyone have any recommendations as to which route I should take for a first time visit? Sent from my Lenovo YT3-X50F using Tapatalk

I know of instructed groups that have done some or all of the KMC traverse but they were of the type that wouldn't need steps and the instructors certainly wouldn't even consider installing any.