Razzerip1
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A Thursday evening trip to this fine cave under the Hunters Lodge Inn, I was surprised how many people have not visited the cave which is much larger than people might think!
The cave is split into three obvious sections, The upper levels contain some fine formations and the lower levels 1 x 15m ladder contains a water filled traverse and a large Aven.
The upper level contains many Prehistoric bones so great care must be taken.
The ladder climb to the lower level is always good fun, the initial squeeze and then a turn midway, we always life line the ladder as it is no quick climb.
We were planning on taking some pictures around the water and were disappointed to find it had all drained away, a possible new muddy dig site perhaps!
Above the traverse minus the water.
The rest of the party climbed the Aven and back down into the chamber.
It would be interesting to know if the water has drained away before.
A trip soon to be repeated,
The below link tells the complete story and is well worth reading.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/extra/series-1/Caves/index.shtml
The cave is split into three obvious sections, The upper levels contain some fine formations and the lower levels 1 x 15m ladder contains a water filled traverse and a large Aven.
The upper level contains many Prehistoric bones so great care must be taken.
The ladder climb to the lower level is always good fun, the initial squeeze and then a turn midway, we always life line the ladder as it is no quick climb.
We were planning on taking some pictures around the water and were disappointed to find it had all drained away, a possible new muddy dig site perhaps!
Above the traverse minus the water.
The rest of the party climbed the Aven and back down into the chamber.
It would be interesting to know if the water has drained away before.
A trip soon to be repeated,
The below link tells the complete story and is well worth reading.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/extra/series-1/Caves/index.shtml