dry spell...
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caverholic
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Brendan said:
Was very nice and Rob got some good shots. Just a little confused how rob manage to post whilst we were in the pub and why? :-\
Rob
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I posted when i got home. Clock on here is 1 hour out...caverholic said:
For those who are interested, 3 pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=merlin&w=40573323%40N00&ss=2
Rob said:
Yes; well, you should be able to! We reached the rifts just before Pink Chamber but retreated as rain was forecast for later... its definetely not a place to be during wet weather. Had the forecast been dry I'm certain we'd have reached Pink Chamber, but we played it safe leaving plenty of time to reach the surface, route finding, etc.
Whether or not last nights rain has had any effect on the sumps, I'm not sure.
Redhurst: Plenty of climbs up & down. Primarily rifty, with the odd tube. A traverse (kind of). Some easy squeezes on the main route. MUDDY! Ducks (two at the moment). Flood debris everywhere (to the roof). Not much decoration (apart from Pink Chamber, I believe). Some interesting rock makeup / formations. Free-diving Sump 4 would not be an attractive option if it re-sumped, if indeed its possible.
Ricklow to Lathkill connection
I saw it approx 4-5 weeks ago and was like a chocolate moose; it needed a bit more drying out, or the slop bailing which wasn't feasible on our evening escapade. Have heard that its now open.
P8
All the sumps are/were low... certainly the lowest I've seen the downstream sump; just hope it gets even lower so that it becomes passable!
The main upstream sump pool which is usually flowing is now a 2-3 meter climb down. The other upstream sumps have retreated somewhat allowing a bit more to be explored but its all rather muddy and smelly!
Another cave
A dig
I saw it approx 4-5 weeks ago and was like a chocolate moose; it needed a bit more drying out, or the slop bailing which wasn't feasible on our evening escapade. Have heard that its now open.
P8
All the sumps are/were low... certainly the lowest I've seen the downstream sump; just hope it gets even lower so that it becomes passable!
The main upstream sump pool which is usually flowing is now a 2-3 meter climb down. The other upstream sumps have retreated somewhat allowing a bit more to be explored but its all rather muddy and smelly! Another cave
A dig
JonP
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Was down Ricklow yesterday it was draughting well from the bottom but does require the slop digging out as its not far from the roof. I'd hate to drown in that stuff...
Had a quick jaunt up lathkill head only got to Putrell's chamber but it was completely dry and again the draught was there.
Had a quick jaunt up lathkill head only got to Putrell's chamber but it was completely dry and again the draught was there.
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