With the recent release of the excellent new Northern Caves (Three Counties) and in anticipation of a new Wharfedale edition the WRPC are busy compiling and publishing details on every project since the last NC1. This has been long overdue. A work in progress full list is ongoing and descriptions, surveys and background about each project by the diggers are being posted as available.
Here?s an excerpt of details about Showerbath, Langstrothdale by Phil Ryder... ?One fine sunny day I had a walk up to the unnamed sink, it ticked all the boxes, so I persuaded Hucky to have a dig there the following Saturday. It was rather unpleasant to dig in one?s t-shirt with a constant trickle of water down your back so Showerbath stuck. We dug a trench and diverted the stream to keep us dry ? luxury! It soon became clear that the stream sink was too immature, but if you turned 180 degrees, it was evident that that was where the bigger, older passage was.
From Autumn 2015 to Spring 2016, with Richard Gibson, and Hucky?s daughter Katie on surface bucket duty, we made good progress clearing out the very sticky boulder clay. We did not work at this site all the time as we always have several digs on the go and move between them as the mood fits. We diverted the stream back into the dig, and it sank to the left, so we followed it, and dug into a small chamber. Oh we had fun! Even Richard dropping the roof onto his leg, was hilarious. Not for Richard mind you, but Hucky did tell him to move.?
You can find the full report here: https://whiterosepotholeclub.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/showerbath/ And the survey here: https://whiterosepotholeclub.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/showerbath.jpg
You can find the full work in progress list of projects here: https://whiterosepotholeclub.wordpress.com/list-of-projects/
Here?s an excerpt of details about Showerbath, Langstrothdale by Phil Ryder... ?One fine sunny day I had a walk up to the unnamed sink, it ticked all the boxes, so I persuaded Hucky to have a dig there the following Saturday. It was rather unpleasant to dig in one?s t-shirt with a constant trickle of water down your back so Showerbath stuck. We dug a trench and diverted the stream to keep us dry ? luxury! It soon became clear that the stream sink was too immature, but if you turned 180 degrees, it was evident that that was where the bigger, older passage was.
From Autumn 2015 to Spring 2016, with Richard Gibson, and Hucky?s daughter Katie on surface bucket duty, we made good progress clearing out the very sticky boulder clay. We did not work at this site all the time as we always have several digs on the go and move between them as the mood fits. We diverted the stream back into the dig, and it sank to the left, so we followed it, and dug into a small chamber. Oh we had fun! Even Richard dropping the roof onto his leg, was hilarious. Not for Richard mind you, but Hucky did tell him to move.?
You can find the full report here: https://whiterosepotholeclub.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/showerbath/ And the survey here: https://whiterosepotholeclub.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/showerbath.jpg
You can find the full work in progress list of projects here: https://whiterosepotholeclub.wordpress.com/list-of-projects/
