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Recent content by Ane

  1. Ane

    What size bag do I need to take kit on a plane

    I regularly pack for caving weekends with my 42L backpack. It just about too small when adding in sleeping bag, toiletries, change of clothes, etc, but for just caving gear you should be fine. And given that I don't struggle carrying it, I doubt it's over 15 kg. Agree with the comments about...
  2. Ane

    Wezzit?

    There we go - back to you skippy (My other photo from the traverse allowed a glimpse of the guideline on the pitch, which I thought would be too much of a clue. A real pain to prussic up.)
  3. Ane

    Wezzit?

    Sorry, didn’t see this yesterday. No, not stream passage - but the ‘very wet’ part was indeed a hint for the name
  4. Ane

    Wezzit?

    No, not Yordas - too far west now
  5. Ane

    Wezzit?

    Nope. In the Dales, though, and pretty damn wet (not that it narrows it down much at the moment) And had forgotten that was in in photo - that's Lea's, not mine 😂
  6. Ane

    Wezzit?

    I very clearly remember going for rigging practice and swearing at trying to do that bit 😂 Let’s try this one from a few weeks ago
  7. Ane

    Wezzit?

    Sell Gill wet route?
  8. Ane

    Wezzit?

    And that should have been Whitsun Series, sorry
  9. Ane

    Wezzit?

    Never been there, so a complete guess, but Whitsun Passage? Seems like it might fit descriptions that I've heard
  10. Ane

    Wezzit?

    Yep, that's Lille Hull Pot :) Still one of my favourite potholes, despite the awkward placement of the bolts on the second pitch - it's not even the need to lean over the drop that I mind, they're just not in the right place to reach for short people, although probably very convenient for...
  11. Ane

    Wezzit?

    (Sorry, out caving all day yesterday) No, not Short Drop / Gavel or Nettle Pot. Part of the clue is the rope coming in from below (might not be super clear from the picture) after a small traverse up in a rift - as well as the window crawl onto a ledge/balcony at the pitch head.
  12. Ane

    Wezzit?

    Nah, not Vesper
  13. Ane

    Wezzit?

    Okay, since I’m hanging around waiting for other people to stop faffing before we can go caving: Where am I feeling so dissatisfied with the pitchhead? For reference, I’m about 5’1”; that might have contributed to the annoyance
  14. Ane

    Suspension Trauma

    Since I’m feeling nostalgic, here’s actual photographic evidence of DUSA doing rescue practice some 16 or so years ago
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