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    Swinsto - Warning

    You are probably right about spits in the 1999 incident. However during the Aug 2009 rescue (according to my logbook) the volume of water was too high for the team to ascend to the base of Slit Pot. The lights at the top of Slit were seen from the floor of Great Aven. That may have prompted the...
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    Swinsto - Warning

    Bolts were placed on this pitch during a rescue of a casualty from below the Split Pitch in high water conditions on 18.07.1999. The casualty had abseiled on the wrong half of a doubled rope during a PT trip and fell about 15m or so, injuring both legs. The initial rescuers free climbed up under...
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    Missing CRO gear in Swinsto Hole

    During the recent rescue in Swinsto Hole CRO had to leave ropes and other rigging equipment in situ due to the high water levels. Most of this was successfully retrieved on Thursday evening after the weather had improved. However we are still missing one orange tackle bag containing gri gris...
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    Lost Petzl Jammer and Pulley in Simpson's / KMC

    Thursday night / Friday morning 10/11 July during a search of Simpson' Pot and KMC to Valley Entrance, the CRO lost a Petzl basic jammer, a petzl rescue pulley and several steel screwgate karabiners. If found please hand in at Inglesports or Bernies, or put through the Depot letterbox. Many...
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