Just an update , after the best part of a year in the caving club I thought I would post a brief summary.
First trip: the usual upper and lower long churns with an obligatory decent of dollytubs and out into the magnificent Alum pot.
Second trip: Valley entrance though kingsdale master cave then into Swinstoe great aven and back out.
Third trip: A solo trip though Longchurns and borrins moor.
Forth trip:Calf holes through to browgill followed by old ing and birkwith to the canal.
Fifth trip. Lancaster Hole collonades though kaths way and fall pot.
Sixth trip: Red moss pot
Seventh Trip: Rumbling Hole
Eighth Trip: illusion pot through the duck into dale barn missile silo.
Ninth Trip: bottomed alum pot.
Tenth trip: Bar pot to gaping gill and a trip into millennium chamber.
Eleventh trip: Short drop to gavel then a trip down gavel .
Twelfth trip: Notts pot down to the ireby sump.
I was supposed to be down lost johns today but couldn't make it. Gutted!
I am sure there will be another one or two more before the end of the year.all in all the best thing I have ever done, I have had one or two moments where I thought what the ?@ck am I doing here but the feeling I get when I get back out is hard to beat.
The most memorable ? The first time I walked out of dolly tubs into alum , illusion pot , those formations in the missile silo are just stunning.
The most hairy moment , getting out of rumbling hole on the last ascent , I was exhausted and the last y hang rebelay was a real struggle. However I and finding it easier and slowly getting fitter . I can't wait for next year!