Information just received from Steve Knox of CCPC:
On a walk in torrential rain over Stanley Moor yesterday (Sunday 29 March), John Preston and I noticed that a 'freezer-sized' boulder has 'slipped' out of the steep bank directly above the crawl entrance of Axe Hole. The boulder is precariously poised, and looks ready to drop at any time, potentially closing off the entrance, and obviously having dire consequences for anyone underneath or in the cave. A good 'tweak' with a scaffold pole might solve the problem, but we had nothing with us. Thought it might be worth circulating the information.
Jenny Potts,
Hon. Sec. DCA
On a walk in torrential rain over Stanley Moor yesterday (Sunday 29 March), John Preston and I noticed that a 'freezer-sized' boulder has 'slipped' out of the steep bank directly above the crawl entrance of Axe Hole. The boulder is precariously poised, and looks ready to drop at any time, potentially closing off the entrance, and obviously having dire consequences for anyone underneath or in the cave. A good 'tweak' with a scaffold pole might solve the problem, but we had nothing with us. Thought it might be worth circulating the information.
Jenny Potts,
Hon. Sec. DCA