Wezzit?

[porgzilla]

I once squeezed my way from Crystal into Dog Hole and thought 'Phew, glad I won't have to go back through there again!'. I then discovered that I couldn't find my way out of Dog (I'd never been in before) ...

I feel like I've read about this adventure...
Did you put out a trip report somewhere?

 

[langcliffe]

What kind of fun?

We're looking for something fun this Sunday to balance something arduous from the day before.

A bit gnarly in places, but interesting caving with some nice climbs and squeezy bits. It's also got a well-decorated roof passage.

 

[Lankyman]

I feel like I've read about this adventure...
Did you put out a trip report somewhere?

I did write about it in an old Lancashire Caving & Climbing Club journal a long time ago (1979/80 - ish?). I'm away from home for a few days so can't check exactly. I think Crystal is a lovely cave once you're through the flat out wet entrance crawl. Unless you try getting through to Dog Hole then it bares its fangs as a bit.

 

[rm128]

I feel like I've read about this adventure...
Did you put out a trip report somewhere?

A report from my own club:

Dog Hole – Crystal Cave – Kendal Caving Club

kendalcaving.org.uk

Thankfully I was otherwise engaged

 

[JasonC]

What kind of fun?

We're looking for something fun this Sunday to balance something arduous from the day before.

If you just go in Crystal, and don't attempt the low, wet bedding connection to Dog Hole, then it would be a good choice for a Sunday trip, IMO.

 

[georgenorth]

It's funny but I don't recall anything too wet (I was wearing a wetsuit). My biggest worry I recall was thrutching up a tight, awkward chimney. For some reason on the way back I decided the only way to do it was head first downhill and thinking I could get stuck in here. I was pretty thin back then.

There’s two connections between Crystal Cave and Dog Hole.

The original is an extremely tight squeeze in Barker’s passage. It’s through a horizontal slot as I remember it. I found it desperate, and it’s definitely the tightest thing I’ve actually got through underground!

The route which everyone takes now follows the stream directly through from Crystal to Monsoon Chamber in DH. I suspect a load of shingle washed out in flood - it was previously recorded as a choke/sump, but is now a fairly easy (if wet) crawl.

 

[Lankyman]

There’s two connections between Crystal Cave and Dog Hole.

The original is an extremely tight squeeze in Barker’s passage. It’s through a horizontal slot as I remember it. I found it desperate, and it’s definitely the tightest thing I’ve actually got through underground!

The route which everyone takes now follows the stream directly through from Crystal to Monsoon Chamber in DH. I suspect a load of shingle washed out in flood - it was previously recorded as a choke/sump, but is now a fairly easy (if wet) crawl.

It's almost certain I was in the original connection as you describe. I was getting a bit worried - shades of Neil Moss were running through my mind coming back through! Anyway, has anyone got any ideas where Porgzillas wezzit is?

 

[porgzilla]

It's almost certain I was in the original connection as you describe. I was getting a bit worried - shades of Neil Moss were running through my mind coming back through! Anyway, has anyone got any ideas where Porgzillas wezzit is?

This sounds very intriguing, both the trip and the connection.
I'll suggest it for this Sunday and do some research in the meantime. I would also welcome any resource suggestions.

Anyway, where's my Wezzit at?

 

[Pitlamp]

Looks a bit mike Mayday but I doubt it is.

 

[porgzilla]

Looks a bit mike Mayday but I doubt it is.

That's not a bad guess to be fair.
It's not mayday but....

 

[IeatMud]

Could it be Quaking?

 

[porgzilla]

Could it be Quaking?

It is Quaking!

.I was going to post the image above at first but thought it took obvious.

Over to you Leatmud

 

[IeatMud]

I don't think I've seen rock like that anywhere else in the Dales.

Anyway I suspect this might be trivial if you have been there:

 

[andys]

Is it one of those grovelly tubes off the side of Upper Long Churn?

 

[alanw]

Is it one of those grovelly tubes off the side of Runscar/Thistle?

 

[IeatMud]

no and no

 

[porgzilla]

Bullpot of the Witches?

 

[IeatMud]

Not BPOTW but its the closest guess so far

 

[MarkS]

Peterson Pot?

 

[IeatMud]

Peterson it is. Its the bend just before the little chamber.

Over to you Mark.