When the going gets tough. The tough have a snooze. ;)Deadmans handshake legend Geoff Yeadon on Dowlass Moss.

I hope someone can help. Great to hear Sid's camera or some such thing might appear on Repair Shop. Fab show.

If you worked a little harder, you'd have a lot more, the blame and shame's on you for being so damn poor...... Have a listen

I agree that education should be improved, on littering etc, but that is no reason to restrict access to the Countryside for all. Mess is a problem across many fronts. Just have a look at any given farm with its usual piles of rusting junk and black silage wraps blowing in the wind. We still see...

On 31st May it was overflowing into the cave. Very wet.

On a surface dig, excluding walking time, I'd expect 4-5 hours. That tends to have very little drain on lighting etc. Underground you've got the commute which could be anything. Time at the face say between 2-6 hours depending on several factors. One of those could be drill power...

Looks like a good time to find a new dig to me ;);):dig::dig:

It's a great story well told.

This is a misplaced entry into the Rab Jacket competition.

I enjoyed a trip down Meregill last saturday. Also very wet, noisy and dramatic. I noticed that rope also and I'm sure it was there years ago so I'd be slightly suspicious of the anchors. In these situations it's always best to send someone else up first ;)

Epic story Dick. Well worth downloading and reading folks.

Yes, there is an old, abandoned dig in the right place. Andy Walsh was involved. I think it is in the book or on the survex model but don't have either to hand at the moment.

It has been put in the wrong way round. I'll try and save the snap gates for you..

Anyone following our thread on the reopening of North End Pot will have heard me mention the second pitch into St Georges Hall. See thread https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?threads/new-work-at-north-end-pot.33118/ The pitch had been left rigged for a long time, possibly since the original...

Here are a few shots on our trip to St Georges Hall at the end of play last Sunday. The better photos taken by Frank Pearson... Geoff heading down the second pitch Climbing down towards the chamber St Georges Hall Waiting to go back up the pitch Thanks to CNCC for supporting the...