Cave_Troll
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Does anyone know of a method of getting below the 2nd pitch in meregill that does not involve rope or bouncing?
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langcliffe
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Cave_Troll said:
Dive in from Roaring Hole?
danthecavingman
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What???? And free climb up the pitches from the bottom?
What a bizarre thread this is.....
What a bizarre thread this is.....
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Dave H
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You'll never get a helicopter in the Aven Entrance! 
newcastlecaver
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"Does anyone know of a method of getting below the 2nd pitch in meregill that does not involve rope or bouncing?"
ladders
not the answer you are probably looking for but worth pointing out.
failing that, wait till the mere is down and sail in on a lilo or a small dinghy, then, wait till the water rises (dramatically) and float up to the top of the aven entrance and crawl out!
ladders
not the answer you are probably looking for but worth pointing out.
failing that, wait till the mere is down and sail in on a lilo or a small dinghy, then, wait till the water rises (dramatically) and float up to the top of the aven entrance and crawl out!
danthecavingman
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Start throwing stones down the pitches until you have a pile big enough to walk down........
newcastlecaver
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a fantastic idea.. would that work in GG as well?
langcliffe
Well-known member
danthecavingman said:
With respect, the downstream sump of Meregill is below the second pitch. O.K., I agree that it's some distance below, but one can only answer the question asked.
danthecavingman
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Works anywhere if you've got enough stones.....
newcastlecaver
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to be fair, throwing stones down caves has almost opened access to all at Eldon Hole
Cave_Troll
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ok pedants... imagine you're a sheep.
stop looking over your shoulder in fear, there are no SWCC members nearby.
You want to get to below the 2nd pitch in Meregill. You don't know SRT, or how to cave dive and then bolt climb up the pitches. Lacking thumbs, throwing rocks down a pitch is also impractical
Is there a secret crawly way in known to people or only to sheep or is it more likely that you'd bounce down the pitches without seriously hurting yourself.
stop looking over your shoulder in fear, there are no SWCC members nearby.
You want to get to below the 2nd pitch in Meregill. You don't know SRT, or how to cave dive and then bolt climb up the pitches. Lacking thumbs, throwing rocks down a pitch is also impractical
Is there a secret crawly way in known to people or only to sheep or is it more likely that you'd bounce down the pitches without seriously hurting yourself.
newcastlecaver
New member
wow, so there is a dry way in from the summit of Inglebrough- that sheep must have been brave
Cave_Troll
Active member
maybe i should have mentioned that you're a sheep that can speak english.
Actually i think i'm going to give up and try again
Actually i think i'm going to give up and try again
danthecavingman
Member
Pissing myself laughing at Duncans avatar!!!! F**kin brilliant!
Someone kill me, please, I cant stop laughing.....
Collis I am going to get you for that!!!
Try saying it in a PB voice, I dare you.....
Someone kill me, please, I cant stop laughing.....
Collis I am going to get you for that!!!
Try saying it in a PB voice, I dare you.....
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MSD
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Speaking as someone who HAS dived from Roaring Hole and thence out of Meregill, arriving at the bottom of the second pitch without having descended it, I can report that doing it the ordinary way is rather less effort.
No, there are no crawly ways (that I know of) to bypass the second pitch. What intrigues me is how do you propose to tackle the first pitch? I suppose you could take a running jump into the Mere, but there are a few boulders you need to take care to miss
The other thing that I wonder about, is having tackled the second pitch by a mysterious non-bouncy crawly bypass, what happens then? You still have pitches three to seven to negotiate!
No, there are no crawly ways (that I know of) to bypass the second pitch. What intrigues me is how do you propose to tackle the first pitch? I suppose you could take a running jump into the Mere, but there are a few boulders you need to take care to miss
The other thing that I wonder about, is having tackled the second pitch by a mysterious non-bouncy crawly bypass, what happens then? You still have pitches three to seven to negotiate!
