breakthough at secret dig

[Bob Smith]

I doubt the molten lava theory 'cos the BGS assures me all the local rocks are sedimentary.

what about the basalt quarry just up the road? sorry straying a bit off topic.

 

[graham]

Now, that'd be nearer the "secret dig". So their water might evaporate more quickly then?

<pathetic attempt to drag thread back "on topic">

 

[cap n chris]

IIRC BGS/Farrant mentioned Silurian Volcanoes located around Eastern Mendip.

 

[matty007d]

The lead for the dig came through and ancient scroll written in archaic runes that told of a fiery domain underground guarded by a dragon who turns rock into diamond with his furnace for a belly. Still cold, wet and draughty. Pushing on.

 

[graham]

Didn't know we had dragons on Mendip (yeah, I know about the odd wyvern) but I know we have lots of dinosaurs. They're the ones who haven't worked out how to post on here, yet.

 

[whitelackington]

me and couple of friends have recently been digging in a secret location and have broken out into a rift to the right there is another rift that is to small to get though but you can hear a stream running beyond the rift straight ahead is a tight squeeze and into a very small body sized chamber and below you is a rift that drops about 7 meters and then drops of a ledge into a pool below the sound of the stream can be heard down the rift but at the time had no srt kit to descend the rift we decided to to make a return trip but only to find that where we have been digging it has turned into a duck with limited airspace the water could get syphoned into the rift on the right where we can hear the stream i was wondering due to the heavy rain we had the area where we started digging was dry but now we dug a hole its filled up with water will this drain away in the soil slowly and how much does evaporation take part in cave climates. if anyone is interested in coming for exploration trip that has good knowledge about safely entering new cave passage must be thin as there is quite a tight squeeze into the body sized chamber all i can say that it has something to do with the st dunstan well catchment.

I know I am rather slow on the uptake
but this is just a wind-up
right?
Clue, 1984 Nu-Speak, wotever u say, u mean the opposite.

 

[Duncan Price]

I know I am rather slow on the uptake but this is just a wind-up right?

No it is for real.  The response from eveyone else has been rather pathetic.  Perhaps the activists would be kind enough to let us know how they got on last night - but I wouldn't blame them if they didn't.

 

[Peter Burgess]

I know I am rather slow on the uptake
but this is just a wind-up
right?
Clue, 1984 Nu-Speak, wotever u say, u mean the opposite.

Don't assume that everyone here thinks and acts like you, Mick.

 

[menacer]

The lead for the dig came through and ancient scroll written in archaic runes that told of a fiery domain underground guarded by a dragon who turns rock into diamond with his furnace for a belly. Still cold, wet and draughty. Pushing on.

OMG are you really Indiana Jones....Matty007 is just a pseudonym...

Pm me with details.
Menacer....the thinking man's Lara Croft

 

[ian.p]

id be well up for coming and having a look around/lending a hand when are you next digging?

 

[buddy]

You would fit through the squeeze Ian I could not

 

[Tree Monkey]

Didn't know we had dragons on Mendip (yeah, I know about the odd wyvern) but I know we have lots of dinosaurs. They're the ones who haven't worked out how to post on here, yet.

  I thought this forum was for Dinosaurs who can't or only dream about Caving!

 

[pete h]

Didn't know we had dragons on Mendip

I know of one and so does doctor Farrent 
Dont waste your petrol looking Graham she said the squeeze was interesting. 

 

[Elaine]

You would fit through the squeeze Ian I could not

Blimey. Well, if Buddy does not fit then 99.9999999999% of the rest of us can forget it!

 

[whitelackington]

You would fit through the squeeze Ian I could not

Blimey. Well, if Buddy does not fit then 99.9999999999% of the rest of us can forget it!

If this "development" is real,
Peter Bennet of M.C.G. ought to be able to push it.
(If he's not too busy)

 

[chris1984]

hi there to everyone yes the dig does really exsist, the rifts that we our trying to push is real and is not a piss take. 2 of our team nearly managed to push the vertical rift into open space below. as it stands will are currently sorting a syphon for the duck and then capping can be done to enlarge thing so that the maybe the 99.9% will be able to get though. will inform everyone as progress continues.

 

[Christian_Chourot]

Any chance of some photos?

 

[matty007d]

I got a few snaps on Wednesday night. First time using a digi cam underground, so the results aren't great. Will try to get them on net tonight.

 

[Ali M]

Didn't know we had dragons on Mendip

I know of one and so does doctor Farrent   
Dont waste your petrol looking Graham she said the squeeze was interesting.   

Dragon indeed - cheeky bugger - revenge will be very sweet! :chair:

 

[tony from suffolk]

(yeah, I know about the odd wyvern)

I had one of those many years ago - it rusted like a bastard. Pathetic little 4 cylinder engine, unlike some of the larger Vauxhalls.