Nettle Pot Trip Video

[jonnybellman]

Here's a rather lengthy video of a recent trip to Nettle Pot. George was keen to retry the squeeze into Derbyshire Hall.... with less clothes
It was my first time in Nettle and although the SRT was fun, cleaning my kit afterwards was less so. Quite the sloppy one!

 

[Tangent_tracker]

Tried Derbyshire hall numerous times and have written the idea of ever being able to get through off now!

 

[jonnybellman]

Tried Derbyshire hall numerous times and have written the idea of ever being able to get through off now!

Short of being butt naked, I think George has too! Being even larger than him, I doubt I'd ever be getting myself in there

 

[owd git]

Short of being butt naked, I think George has too! Being even larger than him, I doubt I'd ever be getting myself in there

My soup blender has just given up after 15+years . so that's my only chance over too.

 

[Lankyman]

cleaning my kit afterwards was less so.

One of the things I don't miss. Watch out for mud. It can be a cow

Firefighters rescue cow stuck in mud near Threlkeld

The animal was rescued in a three-hour operation, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[tdobson]

Great video.

As a larger caver who has done my time in enough squeezes, I was surprised that the camera person's offer of a foothold wasn't taken up around 23:30

In my experience - a ideal foothold, pushed hard against, is worth quite a lot - relaxing the rest of the body, getting a perfect directional alignment and then pushing hard with toes is a strategy that worked for me when logic said I wouldn't make it through.

Not saying it's always wise, but then caving isn't always wise.

I've not attempted the squeeze to DH, but good effort all round!

 

[jonnybellman]

Great video.

As a larger caver who has done my time in enough squeezes, I was surprised that the camera person's offer of a foothold wasn't taken up around 23:30

In my experience - a ideal foothold, pushed hard against, is worth quite a lot - relaxing the rest of the body, getting a perfect directional alignment and then pushing hard with toes is a strategy that worked for me when logic said I wouldn't make it through.

Not saying it's always wise, but then caving isn't always wise.

I've not attempted the squeeze to DH, but good effort all round!

I've just realised that the audio is quite terrible on the video. I recall trying to correct 1 bit of footage, and gave up, seems like I broke all the audio throughout Now figure out how to fix it!

 

[jonnybellman]

So it turns out audio can't be fixed post-upload, so out with the old, and in with the new!

It's all the same footage, so nothing to get excited about