Rescue in Teesdale

[AR]

See Legendrider's post above - sounds like they attempted a through trip between two sets of workings that can be done but shouldn't due to the condition of the winzes, even by experienced explorers. Once you get off the well-used routes, some old mines can be very,very unforgiving of mistakes.

 

[Fishes]

I'm familiar with the trough trip having done it in the 90's. I remember some of it being a bit loose and I don't imagine it got any better in the intervening years. Its easy to imagine someone descending intending to do a through without the means to get back up a rope or having pulled it through which gets problematic when things don't go to plan. This is all guesswork though.

 

[Monty_Stubble]

I'm rather saddened by the Armchair Mine Explorers who seem to be able to predict the outcome of a rescue with their remarkable hindsight. Please can you use your gift to do something of benefit, like predict the next pandemic.

 

[legendrider]

As the occurrence in question thankfully ranks as a once-in-a-blue-moon event (especially in Teesdale), it is quite possible that a lot of the responders were also there in a secondary role to gain valuable first-hand experience of a live underground incident. 

MARK

 

[mikem]

& pandemics are predicted on a regular basis...

 

[mr conners]

Sometimes people make mistakes.
I?m sure the rescue teams involved were operating in the best interests of the people requiring help.

This is a great forum. Please don?t turn it into a UK Climbing esque mud slinging opinion fest.

 

[Groundhog]

This is a great forum. Please don?t turn it into a UK Climbing esque mud slinging opinion fest.

Absolutely Mr Conners. We don't want that! 

 

[Speleofish]

Apologies, my original post could have been expressed better and without the criticism.

 

[mr conners]

No problem.


We could all require rescue at some point, hopefully not, but even an innocuous incident in what people perceive as easy caves could turn into an epic.