newcastlecaver
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went a couple of months ago to Illusion Pot, East Kingsdale, the description in Northern Caves is well out of date, it now leads (via a duck which sumps in wet weather) through to Dale Barn Cave 3 (described in Northern Caves but not as extensively as it has now been explored, previously only accessible to divers)
It has some fantastic formations and brilliant mud pillars. Well worth a visit as a sunday cave- we spent about 2 -3 hours in there, it has a bit of everything- 'the missile silo' which is a fairly large chamber hence the name, big dry passage, a wide rift traverse needing cows tails on a fixed rope which leads to the sump, a duck, mud and formations, what more could you want? (oh, and the entrance pitch is 20m of fixed ladders- great fun!)
It has some fantastic formations and brilliant mud pillars. Well worth a visit as a sunday cave- we spent about 2 -3 hours in there, it has a bit of everything- 'the missile silo' which is a fairly large chamber hence the name, big dry passage, a wide rift traverse needing cows tails on a fixed rope which leads to the sump, a duck, mud and formations, what more could you want? (oh, and the entrance pitch is 20m of fixed ladders- great fun!)