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    Lost krabs mayday hole

    Lost on March 22nd, blue CT please contact if found
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    ARSIP and getting a reply of some sort

    Anyone got any advice on how to get a response from ArSIP for a permit to do the PSM, being emailing them since last October, and heard nothing, been advised to apply in French which i have done in January and still no response, are they just disorganised, ignorant or what?, if they just replied...
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    Peak cavernTrenches, mud collapse

    A trip through the Trenches yesterday 9th march, revealed a number of places where clay had come away from the sides in big sections, no problem to get round, but on our return some of our group found another section had peeled off since we went through only hours earlier, this partially blocked...
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    Lost Pantin-Short drop/Gavel

    HI, should anyone find CT pantin which has a yellow Grivel strap on it in either Short drop or Gavel, could they PM me please, lost on the 5th Nov, there could be a bacon butty in it for you!! Thanks
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    Easegill boulder collapse, near miss

    Making our way from Eureka junction to Stop pot last sat 4th, whilst moving along at stream level you reach a point after going through a narrow section in a boulder choke you have to start climbing up, a few of us had scrambled up over the boulders when just behind me i heard a rumble and a...
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    Ireby Fell, over Shadow route

    On the final longest pitch of overshadow route, does anyone know anything about the ropes that go up the aven above the final pitch, whats up there?, i have noticed them for years but nevr had the chance to go up, also not knowing what the anchors are like!
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    Langstroth cave entrance

    Planning on taking my daughter through from the middle entrance to the lower entrance to get her back into caving, have read a couple of articles about stability of the shakehole for one of the entrances, does anyone have an update on there condition presently?
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    Giants hole, mass caving groups

    Arriving today at Giants for a trip to Earth leakage, it was busier than i have ever seen it, didnt think we would get parked up (one car), arriving at the entrance there must have been 10 people stood around including kids, wearing nothing but regular clothing, trainers etc, no helmets, hand...
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    Oxlow west chamber, Mysterious Rope

    Noticed a rope near the Maskill end of west chamber on the left side as you are looking towards Maskill, the rope goes up maybe 60ft and has a red reflector, the type you get on road signs located a few feet above it, and seems to be fixed to a single bolt and is of hauser type strands, not the...
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    Petzl Stop lost in Giants

    Lost my Stop and oval krab somewhere in Crab walk  4/10/20, please message me if found
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    Coniston copper mines

    Has anyone recently done the through trip to Hospital level, I believe it?s in a dangerous state now with recent collapses?
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    Filthy five valentines sump

    Has anybody been down the filthy five in giants recently, is the symphon working and what's the crack with it?
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    GG Mud hall

    Does anybody know the current state of Mudhall after the collapse last November, is it possible to get across, has the traverse line been replaced?
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    Giants hole Carnival Aven

    I have long been puzzled as to the location of carnival Aven and thought I had recently been in this which I got to by traversing across the top of Geology pot from a small high level oxbow, this leads to a calcited slope and after a short climb a small Aven, Carnival Aven I thought, I was...
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    Ireby fell cripple creek

    Can any body confirm that the ropes are still in place for the alternative high level route around Well pitch??, thinking of doing the round trip and would obviously save time and effort if these are in place, they were still there last time I was in about a year ago
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    Cliffe Cavern Tyrolean

    Having done the new Tyrolean traverse recently into Cliffe cavern, i think it is an excellent bolting job on a difficult pitch, i cant help feeling however that it needs an intermediate belay on the tyrolean as i reckon at some point someone will get badly hung up in the middle of it as it...
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    Tatham Wife Rockfall

    I have heard that there has been a rockfall above the second pitch in Tatham wife with viseble rock scars down the pitch and a substantial amount of rock hanging above, does anyone know anything about this??, i havent seen it myself
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    Notts 2 Inlet 5

    Had a trip down Notts 2 last weekend, first time for a number of years and was surprised to find the large streamway passage at the end of Inlet 5 after the longish muddy crawl, there must be some mention of it in Decent but it must have passed me by, does anyone know when this was discovered or...
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    Jh Cartgate

    I must have done Jh about 15 times, but on the last few trips I go along the Cartgate and down bitch pitch with a sense of foreboding and feel lucky each time I make it out without incident, I had a near miss on Bitch pitch years ago but didn't really bother me at the time but just lately I...
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    Peak Cavern~Halfway house and Pilkington series

    Can anybody tell me what the current state of the ropes and bolts are in these two areas, having read the Peak district caving Micro guides they both sound like they are worth the effort but suggest that ropes and anchors are from the 90's!!, have they been rebolted??
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