MarkS
Moderator
Does anyone know the owner of the ropes in Brown Hill Pot? Presumably they are also the owner of the harness hanging part way down the first pitch.
I generally have no problem with rigging being left in place for long term projects, but some of the rigging in Brown Hill is a bit annoying for other visitors. Some knots have been attached to anchors both with small loops of rope as well as with karabiners/snapgates, meaning there is little room in the anchors for anyone who would rather use their own gear. Unclipping the karabiners from the anchors temporarily isn't an option because they have been in there for a sufficiently long time that they are too corroded to do so.
The last pitch was a total mess, with two manky knotted lines rigged from a thread, and two further ropes rigged from the anchors. One of these ended about 3 m off the floor and the other had a long damaged section trailing towards the sump. We removed the damaged section and de-rigged the too-short rope, which is now coiled at the start of the traverse. We could not remove the metalwork from the anchors due to the corrosion.
Unfortunately the state of disrepair of the metalwork means that it will probably need a hacksaw or an angle grinder to remove most of it. I hope it has not been forgotten by whoever installed it.
I generally have no problem with rigging being left in place for long term projects, but some of the rigging in Brown Hill is a bit annoying for other visitors. Some knots have been attached to anchors both with small loops of rope as well as with karabiners/snapgates, meaning there is little room in the anchors for anyone who would rather use their own gear. Unclipping the karabiners from the anchors temporarily isn't an option because they have been in there for a sufficiently long time that they are too corroded to do so.
The last pitch was a total mess, with two manky knotted lines rigged from a thread, and two further ropes rigged from the anchors. One of these ended about 3 m off the floor and the other had a long damaged section trailing towards the sump. We removed the damaged section and de-rigged the too-short rope, which is now coiled at the start of the traverse. We could not remove the metalwork from the anchors due to the corrosion.
Unfortunately the state of disrepair of the metalwork means that it will probably need a hacksaw or an angle grinder to remove most of it. I hope it has not been forgotten by whoever installed it.