Goatchurch time trials

[PeteHall]

I know plenty of people must have raced from entrance to entrance in Goatchurch (often in deliberately sub-optimal equipment eg birthday suit/ no light), another regular race track must be the Drainpipe, but is there a record of the fastest times anywhere?

We saw Andy Sparrow down there today, who's best time for the drainpipe, there and back, was (many years ago) 38 seconds. My 7 year old managed it in 36 seconds, but he does have an obvious advantage in terms of size!

Has anyone managed a sub-30 second drainpipe? And what are your best times for entrance to entrance (with or without appropriate kit)?

 

[cap n chris]

IIRC a Cambridge Uni student (I think) - female - did a one way scuttle in 9 seconds. I don't recall her name but do remember her being (a) lovely (b) tiny and (c) very very intelligent. And she's a caver.

 

[andrewmcleod]

I did the Cwm Dwr crawl from the entrance to Cwm Dwr Jama in about 6 minutes once. That could definitely be beaten.
Not that I would encourage that sort of thing in general, of course.

 

[mrodoc]

Is high speed caving about to make an unwelcome return?

 

[cap n chris]

IF it does can I put in a marker for the Short Round Trip in SH, surface-to-surface, of 46m15s, please?

 

[mrodoc]

Show off!

 

[mrodoc]

Did you achieve the high speed baling record too then?

 

[cap n chris]

Did you achieve the high speed baling record too then?

Lol. Nope. Took advantage of pre lowered conditions.

 

[PeteHall]

My 7 year old managed it in 36 seconds,

I don't recall doing a time-trial on the Drainpipe in the last couple of years, but this morning, the same son (now 9) was determined to set a new personal best time.

Under the strictest conditions and independently verified by Burt and a stag group he'd taken down, he managed a time of exactly 36 seconds again!

 

[wormster]

IF it does can I put in a marker for the Short Round Trip in SH, surface-to-surface, of 46m15s, please?

Kin hell, did you levitate up the 20??

My PB for the short round is a tad tardy to yours, just on the 2 hour mark.

 

[cap n chris]

FYI the fast circuit was the first of three back to back, total time being 3hrs and 1m. Surface to surface x 3. Suitably motivated, Kev Sp8 did four circuits back to back to trounce my pathetic effort but I don't recall his time.