Alex
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I find with enough determination I can squeeze past most of them! Dog hole extensions in Devon being one (I had the key but fancied a challenge).
Owl hole, locked with a Derbyshire key, but not mentioned in the guide book, after spending 1.5 hrs driving and 1 hour rope faff to get into the place I was not giving up because of no gate! Squeezed over the top of it. Why is it gated by the way? As it's Derbyshire key its not to keep cavers out then? But no one else would be able to get in there, the entrance is 20ft off the ground and the so called bolt ladder was far too slippery to climb, hence abseiling through bushes from above. That gate is not needed!
There was a big massive gate in France, not all the floor was solid and was diggable, so just dug under it, though I put it all back afterwards. Again no mention of massive gate in the guide book only a fence, and I had drove quite some distance to get there.
NewStuff said:It certainly keeps me out, I'm not interested in jumping through hoops that simply don't need to be there. If the place is really interesting enough, there are always ways to open gates *without damaging them*.
I find with enough determination I can squeeze past most of them! Dog hole extensions in Devon being one (I had the key but fancied a challenge).
Owl hole, locked with a Derbyshire key, but not mentioned in the guide book, after spending 1.5 hrs driving and 1 hour rope faff to get into the place I was not giving up because of no gate! Squeezed over the top of it. Why is it gated by the way? As it's Derbyshire key its not to keep cavers out then? But no one else would be able to get in there, the entrance is 20ft off the ground and the so called bolt ladder was far too slippery to climb, hence abseiling through bushes from above. That gate is not needed!
There was a big massive gate in France, not all the floor was solid and was diggable, so just dug under it, though I put it all back afterwards. Again no mention of massive gate in the guide book only a fence, and I had drove quite some distance to get there.