Bloody weather....

[Fulk]

BPoW a couple of hours ago, when the rain had stopped and the water was (probably way) past its peak:

 

[simonsays]

BPoW a couple of hours ago, when the rain had stopped and the water was (probably way) past its peak:


Fantastic picture

 

[Fulk]

Thank you, Simon.

Late yesterday a friend e-mailed us a picture of Sleets Gill entrance acting as a resurgence ? scary, huh?

 

[dunc]

Why is it when the entrances are worth a visit I'm always working!! Anyone get up to Hull Pot?

 

[paull]

some photos from friday night,
just inside middle entrance, churns , the waterfall coming in on the right

low exit crawl from the churns

diccan

road between horton and helwith bridge

helwith bridge to austwick

newhouses ford

PLEAS NOTE, we had no intention of going caving we just went for a wonder to see the floods, safety was taken in the entrance to the churns to take the photo ,with no chance of being swept away

 

[JasonC]

Eeek !
I was driving to Borrowdale on Friday night and I did wonder what state the caves would be in.
Now I know - very damp....

Thanks for the pics

 

[Fulk]

To complement paull's excellent pictures, here are two snaps from years ago ? 'before and after' as it were, the upper showing the Churns in normal conditions (on the off-chance that there are cavers out there who have never been there  ), the lower in somewhat similar conditions to Friday evening:

 

[TheBitterEnd]

I've always wondered about that New Houses ford - now I know - I guess I've never bothered to drive up there when it's a tad damp.

 

[Pitlamp]

Anyone know whare the water comes from which does that to the Newhouses ford?