Blast From The Past

[The Old Ruminator]

PPTCC stuck in the mud near Lost Johns c 1970.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

South Wales c 1970.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

The prototype of a caving doyen August 1967. Aka the bespectacled youth from Chard. Mr O'Doc and another term he wont want me to mention. At WL Cave at the time of discovery. In my archive but its his image.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

The Great Divide. Ladders or SRT ? PPTCC c1970.

The newbies have re rigged Ascension in Reservoir Hole as a free hang SRT drop off Heavens Landing.

Apparently our platform and fixed ladder are not techy enough. I will return to High Country but on the ladders so boo.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Me at Bakers Pit with my Mums car 1968 by Peter Glanvill.

 

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Sell Gill 1969.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Me with Pete Rose in Wales early 70's . Note my lovely home made wet suit. You got the stiff neoprene sheets, glue and tape with the plans. Luckily my mum was a dressmaker .Butt glue the cut out pieces with smelly sticky Evostik or summat then tape the joins. If you want a related story here tis.

A long departed caver friend carried his kit in the car. He left his Nife Cell next to his suit which leaked onto the crutch piece.

Those with a sensitive disposition stop reading now.

The liquid dried and crystallised un noticed.

Are you still with this ? --

Yes well next trip it got reactivated by sweat and caused nasty burns to his dangly bit. Nearly needed a skin graft.

Thats me for now as I am feeling quite queasy.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

The Victorians kept greater care of dangly bits it seems. I do remember another issue with such things called " Daren Dick ". If you have ever flogged through The Three Deserts in a wet suit in Slaughter Stream Cave you might know what I mean.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

One from SSC. The Gnome Garden.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Editing with ChatGPT. See separate post.

Digital unedited slide copy.



Edited free by Chat.



The latter would have even improved the original of this 1960's view of bailing Swildons Mud Sump. Bloody students chucked the water at me.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Wet Ears Squeeze. Swildons. 1960's. Original low res digital copy.



Edit by Photoshop 18. Haze filter and colour correction.



Conversion by Chat.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

AI edited photo issues discussed on the other post.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Pete Rose at MUSS hut Clapham c 1970.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

LNRC 1969.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Pridhamsleigh c 1970. The lake level a bit lower at the moment.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Lamb Leer pitch c 1970.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Lamb Leer platform c 1970.

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[Pegasus]

This is my favourite thread you have ever posted.

Just shows the friendship and adventure caving provides

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Festival Cave Devon 1960's. Both Pete Rose and John Keat no longer with us.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

This is my favourite thread you have ever posted.

Just shows the friendship and adventure caving provides

Ohh that is so kind. P. They were different days 50 - 60 years ago to be sure. We learned it all the hard way. No certificates and bossy cave wardens. Hardly any taping. Like the now spoiled formations we see their pristine conditions and many old friends now gone too. Indeed a blast from the past. Must hurry on. Its a bit warm in the home today and nurse is due around with the meds. XX