Through trips

[benshannon]

I'm wanting to compile a list of caving through trips in the peak District.
So I'm aware of Merlin's to carlswalk
Titan to peak cavern
Cliffestyle to cussey

What else is out there?

 

[Frog2]

Giants/Oxlow

 

[rm128]

Oxlow - Maskhill is a personal favourite.

 

[Tritim230]

Knotlow- Hillocks

 

[LarryFatcat]

Gentlewomans, via Old Jants etc to Artists Corner is a great trip. A shorter trip with the same exit via Deep/Day Shaft. Eyam Dale Shaft to Carlswalk Gin is a nice easy one. Various exits in Peak-Speedwell from JH too. Masson Cavern has two easily accessible entrances + shafts. Clatterway Levels. aswell.

 

[Benfool]

JH to Peak
Titan to JH
Knotlow to Hillocks
Eyam dale shaft to carlswank
Flower pot to Carlswank
Gentlewoman's to youds level
Bagshawe to bagshawe resurgence
Lathkill head to lathkill resurgence
Garden path to lathkill head
Streaks pot

 

[LarryFatcat]

Layby Pot, Hope Shaft to Level 7

 

[wellyjen]

Knotlow Climbing Shaft to the 210' Shaft.
Any combination of trips between two of Carlswark Gin Entrance, Eyam Dale Shaft, Merlin's Mine Lower Adit Entrance, Merlin's Mine Upper Entrance and Flower Pot
In Nickergrove Mine, any combination of trips between two of Adit Entrance, Pallet Shaft, Hillside Entrance and Didsbury Entrance.
In Snake Mine, any combination of trips between two of the Coe Entrance, Main Shaft and Engine Shaft.
Clatterway Levels, between the Upper Entrance and a choice of two Lower Entrances.
Devonshire Cavern, any combination of trips between two of Lower Entrance, Upper Entrance, Upper Shaft and Kirkland Shaft.
Lay-by Pot, Mined Entrance to Oil Drum Entrance.
Coming soon, once the new shaft lid is made and installed; Snelslow Swallet between the swallet entrance and the top shaft.

 

[wellyjen]

I'm wanting to compile a list of caving through trips in the peak District.
So I'm aware of Merlin's to carlswalk
Titan to peak cavern
Cliffestyle to cussey

What else is out there?

Depends if you mean through trips where one team can do the trip in a particular direction in a single go, with no prerigging, or a trip that requires one, or more up pitches to be pre-rigged, or it done as an exchange between two teams.

 

[benshannon]

Depends if you mean through trips where one team can do the trip in a particular direction in a single go, with no prerigging, or a trip that requires one, or more up pitches to be pre-rigged, or it done as an exchange between two teams.

So I'm thinking about a challenge for myself so I'd like to link as many through trips as possible so ideally no requiring a team to prerig

 

[Rob]

As i know you love the Stoney Catchment, there's the "classic" (probably never done before) of the Stoney Traverse ™

Layby Top -> Layby Bottom
Ivy Green West -> Ivy Green East
Streaks Top -> Streaks Bottom
Merlins Adit -> Carlswark Resurgence
Fingal's Cave -> Triple Hole (!?!)
Keyhole Cave West -> Keyhole Cave East
Windy Ledge Cave West -> Windy Ledge Cave East

I reckon there's more underground than above ground on that trip, until the walk back to the car.... And no pre-rigging needed

Obviously the best way is with a pre-beer before each underground venture 🍻

 

[alastairgott]

There’s a couple in cheshire, those mines around alderley edge.

The eldon hole bonanza, great for a sunny day!

And surely there must be some round trips in Derbyshire (other than giants) that you only use the entrance twice.

I think there’s several entrances to Ecton copper mines too, but I’ve never been in, if you get a trip let me know and I’ll join. I think it will be leader led though.

 

[alastairgott]

Or off topic, 1hr 40 from Castleton is north wales. You could do the ogof nadolig through trip, quite short but lovely trip, mix in a trip to poachers and you’ve had a nice day out.

http://www.cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/registry/CoNW/CoNW_07.htm#ON

 

[Katie]

Layby Top -> Layby Bottom
Ivy Green West -> Ivy Green East
Streaks Top -> Streaks Bottom
Merlins Adit -> Carlswark Resurgence
Fingal's Cave -> Triple Hole (!?!)
Keyhole Cave West -> Keyhole Cave East
Windy Ledge Cave West -> Windy Ledge Cave East

You missed Yoga!

 

[JonP]

You missed Yoga!

and Nicker Grove
and Level 7 (Sunday Mine/Monday Mine whatever it is)

 

[AR]

I think there’s several entrances to Ecton copper mines too, but I’ve never been in, if you get a trip let me know and I’ll join. I think it will be leader led though.

Although there are a number of possible SRT through trips at Ecton the Ecton Mines Educational Trust don't permit access to the shafts for leisure trips. The only through trip allowed at Ecton is the Deep Level - Salts trip, using the ladderway.

 

[Brains]

Although there are a number of possible SRT through trips at Ecton the Ecton Mines Educational Trust don't permit access to the shafts for leisure trips. The only through trip allowed at Ecton is the Deep Level - Salts trip, using the ladderway.

And very interesting from a geology - archaeology - industrial heritage stand point! Spent so long gawping and talking peeps were getting cold on the PDMHS trip I was on. The H2S seeps were of particular interest as the last remnants of the mineralising forces that put the copper there to be dug.

 

[Rob]

You missed Yoga!

Ah yes, i put Ivy Green instead of Yoga. Ooops

 

[2xw]

Ah yes, i put Ivy Green instead of Yoga. Ooops

I did wonder about that, thought I had forgotten some horrible entrance somewhere

 

[cavemanmike]

Or off topic, 1hr 40 from Castleton is north wales. You could do the ogof nadolig through trip, quite short but lovely trip, mix in a trip to poachers and you’ve had a nice day out.

http://www.cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/registry/CoNW/CoNW_07.htm#ON

Once upon a time we dug an entrance/ exit at the terminal chamber in poachers which created a through trip but this was short lived and we had to fill it back in