An East Kingsdale project…

[JAA]

 

[JAA]

Strong turn out saw lots of buckets come out yesterday! The guideline for the barrel works really well and 30 odd barrels of rocks and gravel soared up the shaft with only one or two snags.
Very much an open invite so do feel free to message and come along, it’ll be a great trip when it “goes”

 

[langcliffe]

In a 1000 years, archaeologists will be looking at that spoil heap, stroking their beards, and muttering "Ritual".

 

[Badlad]

It's a sort of 'Ritual'

 

[Lankyman]

In a 1000 years, archaeologists will be looking at that spoil heap, stroking their beards, and muttering "Ritual".

Archaeology will be so advanced that they'll find traces of dog hair, look at the 'altar' next to a deep pit and assume that the local tribe sacrificed dogs to their gods.

 

[JAA]

A productive trip yesterday with Pete and Long Bob saw a load more rubble shifted and the rift cleared out fully.
It was rather impressive watch the drill dust being blown straight out of the shaft by the draught while doing some SDS chiselling on a narrow bit where the new “super bucket” was catching.
A return is planned later in the week to do some rapid erosion and from the view you now get down the “floor” it seems to widen to maybe 8-10 inches after a metre and then widen more significantly after perhaps another metre or so, but we will see when we get that far…
We also concrete screwed some planks as shuttering to keep the bucket in the optimum position but they ended up a bit loose so that’s another job for me between night shifts to go and make them a bit more secure.

 

[JAA]

A solo wander up after a night shift today to put some stemples and shuttering in to try to guide the bucket into the optimal part of the shaft.
One set about 15’ down and another set close to the bottom. We shall see if they work!!

 

[JAA]

2m deeper today in an increasingly widening rift with most of the rubble just clattering down the big hole in the floor into the darkness.
A optimistic guess is now another 2-3m before it gets significantly wider…..
More importantly; the “Kingsdale Crochet Club” held its inaugural meeting with me, Grace, Andy Tharrat and Star the dog.
Membership open to all.

 

[JAA]

And if anyone can rotate those pics you’re doing better than me

 

[Pegasus]

And if anyone can rotate those pics you’re doing better than me

Done, however had to download them onto my laptop, rotate to correct then reupload

 

[JAA]

Done, however had to download them onto my laptop, rotate to correct then reupload

Thanks!