Hurnell Moss Pot rift climb

[blackholesun]

Had a pleasant trip in Hurnell Moss Pot a while ago. Following the stream down in the bottom of the rift there was a slightly awkward 2m climb up and squeeze back down. This was all still in the direction of the rift/fault. After this there's a chamber with a crawl down the left to a small sump/pool. This has some tubing next to it, so perhaps someone has tried to drain it.

I was wondering, has anyone tried to climb up the rift from this chamber? There's black space about ten meters off the ground in the downstream direction, and there are ledges, so it might not be too technical/require too many bolts.

 

[Pitlamp]

The sump has been emptied by a well known northern club (noted for sump pumping) and is completely choked by deep clinging silt after 2 or 3 metres. (This confirms the reports of at least three CDG members who have dived there in the past.)

The big black space in the roof, above & beyond the sump pool area, has been climbed into by at least two clubs, with no way on being found. I think there may be a brief reference to this is CPC literature from the late 70s or early 80s. But others have been up there as well. (I can certainly remember seeing a rope hanging down it when I was a youth.)

There should be a way on somewhere in that area though; maybe if you go and look you might get lucky? But it's definitely been checked more than once before.