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Huw Groucutt
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tight, wet, loose!
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Huw Groucutt
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bubba said:The Stoney one?
One of my old faves - must go back for a visit sometime. It was always wet
aye thats the one, the through trip is pretty cool in places.
like the description in classic caves, 'definitely not the place to be if you are very large and hydrophobic, with delicate knees'!
bubba
Administrator
The top entrance was considered too unstable when I used to do it so never done the through trip - we used to go in the bottom entrance, then up to the Lu Blue Sump, and then back out the same way which made a nice trip. I don't remember it being that tight, just lots of flat out - but it's funny how these things fade from memory!
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Dave H
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Are there still some bits of wood at the bottom of the pitch? I took them in about 10 years ago when I was digging in the base of the chamber. I packed it in when the end became fairly unstable and we had two minutes of rumbling and crashing (enough time to climb half way back up the pitch and confirm that the tight passage above the dig was the source of the falling rocks). I did block off the loose end with a few pieces of wood for safety. J ohn B eck had some of the wood for a project about 5 years ago, but I don't know how many are left. I really must take them out again I hadn't realised it was so long ago that I had been in, what used to be, one of my favourite caves.
Also how's the bottom entrance? It must be about 10 years ago that a few of us rebuilt it (under the auspices of the Adopt-a-cave scheme)
I hadn't realised it was so long ago that I had been in, what used to be, one of my favourite caves. Also how's the bottom entrance? It must be about 10 years ago that a few of us rebuilt it (under the auspices of the Adopt-a-cave scheme)
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Huw Groucutt
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Didnt see any wood beneath the first pitch but wasnt really looking as i was on disco light mode at the time! Some interesting shoring further in from the top entrance tho!
The bottom entrance looks fine, the oil barrels look like they might be starting to go a bit but fine for a few more years at least, good little engineering job to be honest.
Lu blue sump is very pretty, nice clear blue water, at least compared to most of the foul muddy sumps ive seen! Dont think im quite converted to diving yet tho!
The bottom entrance looks fine, the oil barrels look like they might be starting to go a bit but fine for a few more years at least, good little engineering job to be honest.
Lu blue sump is very pretty, nice clear blue water, at least compared to most of the foul muddy sumps ive seen! Dont think im quite converted to diving yet tho!
Rob
Well-known member
Yer, there is still some wood in the first chamber back under the top entrance crawl. All going a bit nasty now. Doesn't look like much of it is doing anything useful either.Dave H said:
Was wandering, when was it that the streamway was first found? Guessing it was found originally through the top entrance.
We (SUSS) have started up the dig at west choke. Been three or four times now. Managed to move loads of spoil, find a 9th high blind aven, have it colapse back in on us, and progress nowhere! Now liquid mud just keeps pouring in. Bugger!
Infact, if anybody wants seemingly endless supplies of what can best be described as baby's poo after a long and intensive diet of laxatives and gravel, then help yourself!
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Dave H
Guest
Rob,
The wood - I don't want it for anything. I just thought that I ought to tidy-up - belatedly.
And yes the streamway was found from the top entrance - the bottom entrance being a later addition. I'm sure there is a good description in one of the usual guidebooks.
The wood - I don't want it for anything. I just thought that I ought to tidy-up - belatedly.
And yes the streamway was found from the top entrance - the bottom entrance being a later addition. I'm sure there is a good description in one of the usual guidebooks.
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Huw Groucutt
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SamT said:
i do
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Huw Groucutt
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Rob said:
nah ill probably get back down there like, just a bit scary when you cant reverse cos the tray is jammed behind you and all the liquid mud above you sounds like its about to bury you alive!
But it does look like a most promising dig, isnt it the most westerly point of the stoney mid caves and drafting. No Draenen but worth a bit of a dig!
Rob
Well-known member
There's a few of us in SUSS who will. Only us hardened Derbyshire boys, none of this S.W. pussy!SamT said:
Officially we (SUSS) started it up as of about 2 months ago and of course, like everyone starting up a dig, we'll see it through... Well, let's hope so!!!
At the moment we're down there every monday or tuesday. The digging is good fun and easy, stacking is a different ball game though! Probably going to move onto sandbag packing, or something similar.
Tis' a good laugh. :hyper:
Interested Sam?
SamT
Moderator
Hmm - got too many projects of my own on the go at the mo. (although most things in bagshawe are, and will remain, underwater for a while now.
Do hope your stacking with consideration and not turning existing nice passage into glutonous hell. 8)
Good luck and keep at it.
Rob said:
Do hope your stacking with consideration and not turning existing nice passage into glutonous hell. 8)
Good luck and keep at it.
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Dave H
Guest
Rob,
There are a few of us with history in the cave would love to help, but if I'm remembering the correct place, it was a little tight, even in my slimmer days!
All the best and try not to be under the mobile, wet sludge when it does move
There are a few of us with history in the cave would love to help, but if I'm remembering the correct place, it was a little tight, even in my slimmer days!
All the best and try not to be under the mobile, wet sludge when it does move
Rob
Well-known member
Hmmm, yes i'm guessing you are correct, it's not huge! It's a body sized phreatic tube off to the right as you hit the main west choke.
Stacking is only a problem because we're not pulling out any rocks to build a stone wall with at the moment, so all we have is slop! We've already had to improvise temperaraly with wooden shuttering. As soon as we get more rocks out we'll replace this with good old stone walling.
At the moment we've got enough men to operate, only needs 3 people, but thanks anyway. Will keep ya posted.
Stacking is only a problem because we're not pulling out any rocks to build a stone wall with at the moment, so all we have is slop! We've already had to improvise temperaraly with wooden shuttering. As soon as we get more rocks out we'll replace this with good old stone walling.
At the moment we've got enough men to operate, only needs 3 people, but thanks anyway. Will keep ya posted.
