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  1. TheFirstCaver

    Giants/Oxlow Connection "The Chamber of Horrors"

    There was an air gap, but it wasn’t possible to use. I’m quite tall and it didn’t make any difference (about 6”2).
  2. TheFirstCaver

    Good ceiling sucking practise?

    I believe someone asked for an update once we had attempted the trip. We completed giants - oxlow (chamber of horrors) last night. A full write up will be posted shortly by another person on the trip. The ducks themselves where fine and appear to be semi-static, with all having airspace (the...
  3. TheFirstCaver

    (Winnats head) The wood above the slot in Winnats is snapping, and the slot SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED! A warning to all!

    It seems the same, I’ve been done several times in the last few months and nothing has moved. SUSS and the TSG currently have a project in Winnats and I believe the plan is to put in some more scaffolding in the slot to make sure it doesn’t move anymore
  4. TheFirstCaver

    Cored rope in Rowter hole

    At the bottom of the 35m pitch
  5. TheFirstCaver

    Cored rope in Rowter hole

    It was as you are going in, so on the near side of the ice cream trial
  6. TheFirstCaver

    Cored rope in Rowter hole

    we weren’t aware of this, thank you for letting me know!
  7. TheFirstCaver

    Cored rope in Rowter hole

    A group of us did Rowter hole on Sunday and noticed that on the in-situ rope there was quite a lot of bad rope rub, and then noticed that it was cored. As we went up the rope it became significantly worse (before we were able to isolate it) a section of now around 15-20cm of it is cored. We have...
  8. TheFirstCaver

    Snow update

    Does anybody know what the west kingsdale road is like?
  9. TheFirstCaver

    Information wanted about poppy passage

    Summer trip then?
  10. TheFirstCaver

    Information wanted about poppy passage

    I’m struggling to find any information about poppy passage in Notts 2 online and I’m wondering if anyone has any information on it. Is it there and back?is there a route description of how to get there? Is there any extra tackle needed?
  11. TheFirstCaver

    Good ceiling sucking practise?

    I’m planning on having a chamber of horrors attempt during summer this year and I’m wondering if anyone has idea of any cave to practise harder ceiling sucks in (low air space). Ideally in Derbyshire, but can be further away as well.
  12. TheFirstCaver

    Croll advice

    Have you tried down prussiking?
  13. TheFirstCaver

    Craig’s cave rigging topo

    Yes if I remeber correctly it’s in the wye catchment
  14. TheFirstCaver

    Craig’s cave rigging topo

    Anyone got the Craig's cave rigging topos? It's been ages since I've been down and I can't remember how many krabs I need!!!!
  15. TheFirstCaver

    Has Anyone ever lost a welly?

    I was wondering if anyone has had ever lost a welly and had to cave out without it? (Bonus points for bare foot prusiking)
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