Posts moved from Topic '45m rope abandoned on Swinsto pull through' in the 'Dales' Forum. It's the crab that is the problem. We stopped using that method 5 or 6 years ago and have not had a rope jam since. What purpose does it serve? It is still the knot which takes the weight. A fig9 is quite...

For some reason, in the last month, the traverse/safety ropes at the head of some of the pitches have been changed. In some cases the traverse line has been tied to both pull down bolts, making them unreliable to use, and a mallion attached to the bolts which appears to be intended for the pull...

I had a Senior Moment today and left my stop & freino at the bottom of Rumbling Hole. It would be nice to get them back so if anyone is down there and could possibly leave them at Inglesport I will reward with alcohol of your choice. Stuart

Maybe I'm old & don't understand these things but I thought we (the world) were trying to cut down on CO2 production. :confused:

Old type Meander Criou oversuit . Size 4B.  V G Condition. Only used a few times. These older type are more flexible than the current ones.  ?60

Incident at Lancaster Hole.  Novices.........??