I will say in my defense...
It's not normal to take a novice down Eastwater Upper Series round trip plus down Dolphin Pot down to the 13 Pots round trip on just their third caving trip; that's a pretty hard-core trip for the majority of cavers.
I'd talked to people about whether it is a sensible thing to do with a novice and whether I'm capable of leading it.
In this case the response was a resounding 'go for it'.
Perfectly normal behavior in my book, give the "fresh meat" a damm goood besating, then see if they come back for m0ar!- sorts the the wheat from the chaff!
Yep the 13 pot route is quite fun, lots of drops, quite a bit of exposure you got to have a good head for heights especially as its Mendip who do not believe in rope so no protection.
