peak cavern- 25th october

[ditzy 24//7]

on sunday i finally got a trip in here after missing lots of trips cause of floods or being busy
we just had a quick dash to far sump and back with a look at treasury
underground for 4 hrs and barely made a start
others from the club did a titan trip
met some other people from n wales including hediharthat from aditnow

me on JD's new lader at surprise view

the entrence to far sump we could see into the first airbell but didnt want to get wet again

the waterfall at squaws junction
im told this is normally a lot wetter

in the entence to treasury with the big calcite vein that it is maned for

the vein again in a solution hole

me in treasurey. our camera only has bilt in flash so we cant get rid of the fog. it was very foggy all over

by the treasury gate that goes to fawlty tower and colostomy crawl to speedwell and titan and jh

sat on the vein in treasury

 

[Rob]

the entrence to far sump we could see into the first airbell but didnt want to get wet again

...the waterfall at squaws junction
im told this is normally a lot wetter...

Correct, the cave is extremely dry at the moment. The "first airbell" is actually quite a bit more cave, called Brown's Chamber. It is only accessible without freediving when it's very dry...

 

[Brains]

The surprise view ladder is now fully fixed and bracketed to the wall (http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php/topic,6987.0.html), and certainly feels bombproof. The approach gully to it is now equipped with new stainless steel chain, which to my mind is very slippery to the hand compared to the older rougher mild steel/ galv stuff. There are a pair of bolts available for a belay at the top

 

[owd git]

are you trying to tempt ' Turner' to commission stannah ?