bagpuss
Member
Hi all,
Sorry for another post. Had a quick re-fresher trip round Goatchurch this evening, made good progress down through the Dexion to the very end (less tight than I remember thankfully!) Coming out we decided to explore some of the smaller passages. We bumped into a group of cavers, and asked about some of the smaller passages - they explained that the one we were looking at 'f-ing' tight was for size 6 cavers only. Being a size 8 I thought I stood a good chance of getting through, got to the middle, with both hands in front of me, but made the mistake of putting my arm through a hole and got well and truly stuck.
So this post is a thanks for the kind (unknown) caver who talked me down and got me to reverse after a good 5 minutes of total panic. During the kerfuffle I managed to lose my spare Petzl torch down a hole. If anyone is mad enough to go down f-ing tight and happens to find it I'd be very greatful if you could let me know, and I will return the favour with a pint or two.
PS I also owe the unknown caver a few pints too.
Sorry for another post. Had a quick re-fresher trip round Goatchurch this evening, made good progress down through the Dexion to the very end (less tight than I remember thankfully!) Coming out we decided to explore some of the smaller passages. We bumped into a group of cavers, and asked about some of the smaller passages - they explained that the one we were looking at 'f-ing' tight was for size 6 cavers only. Being a size 8 I thought I stood a good chance of getting through, got to the middle, with both hands in front of me, but made the mistake of putting my arm through a hole and got well and truly stuck.
So this post is a thanks for the kind (unknown) caver who talked me down and got me to reverse after a good 5 minutes of total panic. During the kerfuffle I managed to lose my spare Petzl torch down a hole. If anyone is mad enough to go down f-ing tight and happens to find it I'd be very greatful if you could let me know, and I will return the favour with a pint or two.
PS I also owe the unknown caver a few pints too.