burrencrawler

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• Nov 6, 2010

• #1

Hi Gal's + Fella's -  this is the video (unre-enacted) of the 500m of Robbers Den extensions in Clare along with some of the work it took to get to it. Hope you like it. Quentin

Robbers Den, Oughtdarra, Co.Clare, extensions, HD version

 

Goydenman

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• Nov 6, 2010

• #2

Awesome find well done, awesome video love the passage shape, scalloping and formations and was that capping of the rift? Does the choke look like it will go?

 

graham

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• Nov 6, 2010

• #3

Nice one, Quentin. 

 

burrencrawler

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• Nov 6, 2010

• #4

Goydenman said:

Awesome find well done, awesome video love the passage shape, scalloping and formations and was that capping of the rift? Does the choke look like it will go?

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Hi Goyden, yes that was capping of the roof of the rift above which was all the cool stuff. The choke is very unstable (where the rocking rock was) its all down to manpower and enthusiasm as usual. Thanks for looking!

 

martinb

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• Nov 6, 2010

• #5

Top Vid and passageway 

Well done!

 

paul

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• Nov 7, 2010

• #6

Good stuff and well done!

 

mrodoc

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• Nov 7, 2010

• #7

I really enjoyed that. Nice music Quentin! I reminder scrambling about in the hazel thickets of Oughtdarra years ago. Seems as if it starting to reveal it's secrets. See you have Poulnagollor on film. Remember diving the sump with Rick Stanton years ago - the pics on my Facebook page.

 

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Stevo

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• Nov 7, 2010

• #8

Well done Quentin and the Clare Caving Club

 

burrencrawler

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• Nov 8, 2010

• #9

mrodoc said:

I really enjoyed that. Nice music Quentin! I remember scrambling about in the hazel thickets of Oughtdarra years ago. Seems as if it starting to reveal it's secrets. See you have Poulnagollor on film. i remember diving the sump with Rick Stanton years ago - the pics on my Facebook page.

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Hi Pete, yes i think the sump in Poulnagolloor stops short of the sink at a constriction if my memory (from reading about ti that is) serves me right. By the way whats the story with the sump at the end of Poulaphuca cave, the one outside of Ennis by Shallee Castle? you reckon it can be dug in dry weather? Glad you enjoyed the video. Check out the Gonzo video too......

 

mrodoc

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• Nov 8, 2010

• #10

If Poulapoucha cave is the swallet system with mud banks everywhere, a lot of crawling and terminal cherty pitch into a sump it didn't gn the way I wished we had paid attention to the weather forecast as it would be a deathtrap in a cloudburst - fortunately it was a dry day!

 

martinm

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• Nov 8, 2010

• #11

Excellent, many thanx for the video! Better than TV any day, lol. Mel.