Thrupe Lane Is It P Bolted?
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chriscastle46
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I told you it was.
Do listen.
Do listen.
whitelackington
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Have rigging tops been drawn for Thrupe Lane Swallet
resin bolt or not?
resin bolt or not?
whitelackington
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Would anyone one when that would be?
cap n chris
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whitelackington said:
Imminently, perhaps, maybe, sort of; isn't that right, Les?
whitelackington
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When will the bolting in Thrupe Lane Swallet recomense?
cap n chris
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whitelackington said:
It won't, `cos it's now done.
CSCC bolting peeps, Andrew and Chris, aided by two sterling sherpas, Stanley and John (Stanley's second sherpa trip here), have finally completed the present course of work at Thrupe Lane Swallet.
Bolts placed today (21-10-06) at Slither Pot (3 total) enable a muddy descent to the bottom of the cave and Ledge Traverse is now completed with the final anchor being resined in.
2006 has seen resin anchors placed in TLS at:
Location Quantity
Perseverence Pot 2
Ledge Traverse/Pitch 4
Marble Streamway 2
Lateral Aven/Chockstone 2
Slither Pot 3
Trips to the bottom of Atlas Pot plus an exchange trip are now possible without recourse to questionable/stripped spits of dubious vintage; visiting cavers no longer need to take a spanner or hangers to rig a selection of routes.
Overnight rains meant that the entrance was blocked with flood debris, loose rocks were loosened (onto my head a couple of times) and the grovel at the bottom of Perseverence Pot was a neck deep cold duck; despite the water levels being noticeably higher than on previous trips, strangely enough the wet inlet, which caused the abandonment of resining the final bolt on Ledge Traverse on a previous visit, was (relatively) dry* today thus enabling the completion of this route.
* No it wasn't. But since we were coated in mud from our trip down to the execrable cloaca of Slither Pot we didn't notice the torrents pouring onto us as we prusiked back up to the ledge.
whitelackington
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Yes, well done the bolting crew :kiss2:
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truescrumpy
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Good Job lads,
hope cp 'n chris did'nt get a headache with the loosen rocks on his 'ead' cos I sincerely hoped he wore his helmet at the time. :chair:
hope cp 'n chris did'nt get a headache with the loosen rocks on his 'ead' cos I sincerely hoped he wore his helmet at the time. :chair:
cap n chris
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Andrew A drilling approach anchor for Slither Pot. Pic taken by John
Me leaning out over Slither Pot drilling. Note the flood debris, grass/mud/twigs etc., stuck to the walls/roof - this is 60' up from the base of the pitch, thus giving a sobering indication of the degree to which the cave can flood! Pic taken by Andrew A
whitelackington
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How many "P" bolts altogether are installed in Thrupe Lane Swallet?
How many shafts are bolted? :doubt:
How many shafts are bolted? :doubt:
whitelackington
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I am afraid Graham, I have been particularly unwell for three weeks otherwise I'd love to s.r.t. Thrupe Lane Swallet, the only Mendip cave I have not really done(s.r.t.) except Primrose Pot.
One of the smaller and completely fearless members of Bracknell did that once and years later told me "No power on Earth would persuade him to do it again".
cap n chris
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whitelackington said:
Why do you want to know?
P.S. Get well soon. Mendip needs you.
