Reservoir Hole stuff, and boy there's a lot of it
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The Old Ruminator
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Re the specks. Yes very odd. As yet we don't know.
The Old Ruminator
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Some minor edits to these but more work on cloning the black background needed. All photos taken in a rush with a pocket camera with single on camera flash. Can't be bad for that. Peter is the good photographer so we all await his work.
The Old Ruminator
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More edits from The Frozen Deep day one.
The Old Ruminator
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Hard Times.
First decent. If I am dumping too many MB's on the server somebody better warn me these are all high res.
As a sequence there is Topless Aven - Topless Dig 35m , Great Expectations 25m , Hard Times , Resurrection - The Frozen Deep.
These photos record the entry and exploration of Hard Times.
The end of Great Expectations. Hard Times begins.
The final boulder comes out.
Using Nigel's Arse as a pulley.
Alison gets stuck behind.
First decent. If I am dumping too many MB's on the server somebody better warn me these are all high res.
As a sequence there is Topless Aven - Topless Dig 35m , Great Expectations 25m , Hard Times , Resurrection - The Frozen Deep.
These photos record the entry and exploration of Hard Times.
The end of Great Expectations. Hard Times begins.
The final boulder comes out.
Using Nigel's Arse as a pulley.
Alison gets stuck behind.
The Old Ruminator
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Photos taken on the first decent. Taping as we go.
The Old Ruminator
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Hard Times. The end. Resurrection beckons.
The Old Ruminator
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Resurrection. 25m high. Ali is surprised.
Do folk want me to run this photo sequence back through time or is there a problem with the high res uploads ?
Do folk want me to run this photo sequence back through time or is there a problem with the high res uploads ?
tony from suffolk
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There's no problem at all with the hi-res downloads Mr Ruminator. Please keep them coming! 
The Old Ruminator
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OK.
Let me tell you a story ---
The Long Road South.
In the beginning --
Stanton starts the Topless Aven Dig but abandons it 15m in due to lack of spoil space and interest in Herbert's Attic dig.
Glanvill, Grass et al . Push the dig upwards into a well scalloped undercut ending in a horrible pool after a few metres. Work is abandoned as nobody wishes to sit up to their neck in a cold pool.( Except Glanvill )
All attempts at pumping out the pool fail. The group concentrate on the north road over 50 digging trips removing many tons of rock and gravel.
Reservoir Christmas party 21/12 /11.
Ali Moody, Nigel Cox, Peter Glanvill, Rob Harper , Nick Chipchase.
Nick gets pissed and falls down a climb. It's now called " Drunkard's Plunge ".
Despite protestations from puddle lovers . Nick and Nigel bring down the roof above the pond. Those scallops tell a story.
You can see the pump tube on the floor.
The wretched end of the Topless Dig we called " Peter's Puddle ".
All the shoring and cementing above the puddle has to come down.
A sight I have come to know well. Nigel at The Silo.
Peter taking in pumping equipment for Topless Aven.
Sadly nobody shares his enthusiasm.
Let me tell you a story ---
The Long Road South.
In the beginning --
Stanton starts the Topless Aven Dig but abandons it 15m in due to lack of spoil space and interest in Herbert's Attic dig.
Glanvill, Grass et al . Push the dig upwards into a well scalloped undercut ending in a horrible pool after a few metres. Work is abandoned as nobody wishes to sit up to their neck in a cold pool.( Except Glanvill )
All attempts at pumping out the pool fail. The group concentrate on the north road over 50 digging trips removing many tons of rock and gravel.
Reservoir Christmas party 21/12 /11.
Ali Moody, Nigel Cox, Peter Glanvill, Rob Harper , Nick Chipchase.
Nick gets pissed and falls down a climb. It's now called " Drunkard's Plunge ".
Despite protestations from puddle lovers . Nick and Nigel bring down the roof above the pond. Those scallops tell a story.
You can see the pump tube on the floor.
The wretched end of the Topless Dig we called " Peter's Puddle ".
All the shoring and cementing above the puddle has to come down.
A sight I have come to know well. Nigel at The Silo.
Peter taking in pumping equipment for Topless Aven.
Sadly nobody shares his enthusiasm.
The Old Ruminator
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Although we did not know it for nine months and nearly forty digging trips later. Great Expectations lies above the path of the dig. No matter it was fun and a stabler route has been achieved.
Peter is writing up the history of the exploration of Reservoir Hole.
Peter is writing up the history of the exploration of Reservoir Hole.
The Old Ruminator
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That which went before.
Log.
Log.
The Old Ruminator
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Work still continues in the floor of The Silo hoping to follow the cave north beyond the gorge.
The Old Ruminator
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Log.
Sketch section of the new extensions.
Sketch section of the new extensions.
Oceanrower
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cavermark said:
Sadly, I agree. Unfortunately this thread is becoming increasingly hard for me to follow due to the download times (3G and a weak signal) and I may have to abandon it altogether.
