Return To Quarter Way Up Hole

[The Old Ruminator]

A few bits of scaff should sort it Maisie S.

My fairly brief trip report.

Brian , Peter Goldie and me were late as the sodding road was closed at Glastonbury. Brian not feeling well. Met Nigel, Martin and Mac at the car park. A good team of six. Nigel and I cleared a ton or so from Poker's Progress. The roof bedding still hanging. Then various digging at the deep dig going down another metre .Martin and Mac will give P P some thought. The video may help. Risking certain death I got a sling around the chockstone . Brian to bring a rope, krab and jammer for that next week.

I cant say if the chockstone is holding the slabs up. If out it might start a chain reaction. Martin and Mac may bring other help next week . Wrapped around the pole and stuck up the side crack looks favourite. 100g might be best for that. There is room for it. Plenty of space going beyond that horrible roof. I noticed that a lot more mud beyond has been washed out at some time. I am sure the place filled with boulders and mud at some time then a great wash of water cleaned it out and left dissolution marks on the slabs and rift wall. As I said that evidence is increasing going forward at SSW. ( the fault wall is drifting slightly to the right.)

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Yesterdays crew except me of course.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Me.

 

[Maisie Syntax]

Me.

You're just teasing us now aren't you? Go on, give it a good pull. Almost none of us are getting any younger

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Next week with a long bit of rope ---- Yea I won't be getting any older either !

 

[The Old Ruminator]

QWUH Today.

Me.Peter X 2, Nigel and Brian.

Straight to Poker's Progress. The bottom half of the roof bedding was down. That cleared out and the floor dug down. All found a space in the walls where Peter Gl was doing a magnificant job of stonewalling aided by Brian anf Peter Go. Easily room for three people up there now. We built an interlocking wall across the floor and put an Acro against a fallen block. Two possible ways. West along the strike though that might be just collapsed bedding. SSW along the fault wall but that passed under the remains of the arch.Lots of space up ahead there . Maybe a draught. The better prospect no doubt. The bedding arch looks OK from the back but not the front. Personally I would rather it was gone. Looks OK to drill or use the same device as last time .I hope the video helps with that.

After lunch more work in the rather wet deep dig . Lots capped and hauled out leaving a couple more rocks in the floor to cap. Oddly P.P is perfectly dry. Nigel was knackered and Brian at 1.5 on the grumpy scale cus he was wet and cold. All in all a successful day.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

https://flic.kr/p/2rJDA8U

 

[Maisie Syntax]

https://flic.kr/p/2rJDA8U

It's definitely not looking as if it's moved far towards the benign end of the scale yet. It could probably do with another good poke with whatever it was you poked it with before? Shake the dice and see how they fall next time

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Our Reservoir Hole trip next Tuesday Maisie ( Return of The Ancients ). Tuesday after we shall try to formulate a plan. Not benign as yet but a lot safer.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Peter Glanvill dry stone walling.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

On the road to benign.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Acro propping.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Interlocking wall.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Back of bedding.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Fault wall.

 

[JustinG]

The new chamber looks promising! looking good

 

[The Old Ruminator]

The new chamber looks promising! looking good

We always think that way. Its getting harder at my age though. Two trips this week.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Nice to be back for a session today.

Drove up with Brian. Sign in road said " Turn around flood gate closed.". More bollocks from Highways as the road was open. Arrived early. Mike came closely followed by Nigel then Martin and Mac. Acro and short pole carried in. Pokers Paradise inspected but blocked by a large boulder. Nigel dropped it enough to climb over and it was capped away. The hanging roof had disappeared the B Fairy having visited over Christmas. All the small boulders were cleared out then serious capping ensued. Mac and Martin wall building until Martin threw a boulder at Mac. Lunch was called.
After lunch lots more capping getting closer to the fault wall. The back of beddng looked nasty which was proved when a boulder was poked out. Two more are dodgy so we tried to fit an Acro in. Nigel lobbed at rock at Brian hurting his knee. My LED torch would not work so no video ( t'was the batteries Nigel ). Mike was carrying a minor injury from previously so in view of the engineering now required we packed up at 3 pm.
Next week so far Brian , Nigel and Mr Goldie OK as am I. We then need to sort out the back bedding. The cave was fairly dry and the deep dig ( no work there ) much better than last week.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Todays dig 1

https://flic.kr/p/2rQBiYs

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Todays dig 2.

https://flic.kr/p/2rQviRU