bagpuss
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Some of them certainly are and even some of the shorter ones a description comes in handy Lionels for example!)
What caving related thing did you do today?
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The Old Ruminator
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33 degrees today. Went digging in the mine. Now at home hot and knackered.
Cantclimbtom
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Didn't fold my laminates
, but as I didn't trust the edges I put gaffer tape round all edges and double tape on one side as I wanted to stick some string to it. Survived a couple of shallow dives, annoyingly floaty but still good as new. With gaffer tape edges, I reckon this approach will work underground
The Old Ruminator
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Ahh I see what the mesh was for now M K.
The Old Ruminator
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Getting kit to hand. We now have six 700mm Acro Props, Five 600mm screw base jacks, five 8ft Scaffold poles. A bag of scaffolding clamps. A drill to leave in a box in the cave. The hard thing to find is the cavers.
legendrider
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Drying out lamp battery pack and trying to coax it into charging! 
It's a brave new world!
Sat in the garden looking at the kit drying (thanks IW who always always sorts the kit) and wondered what to do now I'm overweight for my recently purchased oversuit, also too weak and too stiff to be capable underground.
Work harder at the gym? Find a new hobby and accept that I'm not "A Caver"? Only go on dangly trips?
Sad times. But certainly a first world problem.
Read the forum and got a welcome reminder about thin ropes
Work harder at the gym? Find a new hobby and accept that I'm not "A Caver"? Only go on dangly trips?
Sad times. But certainly a first world problem.
Read the forum and got a welcome reminder about thin ropes
bagpuss
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I've found indoor bouldering to be really good for building strength for underground, I usually try to go once a week making sure to include a mix of climbing types.Sat in the garden looking at the kit drying (thanks IW who always always sorts the kit) and wondered what to do now I'm overweight for my recently purchased oversuit, also too weak and too stiff to be capable underground.
Work harder at the gym? Find a new hobby and accept that I'm not "A Caver"? Only go on dangly trips?
Sad times. But certainly a first world problem.
Read the forum and got a welcome reminder about thin ropes
langcliffe
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Isn't that what the CPC normally use for going down potholes?
I remember on my first Craven Winch meet in 1968 there used to be a nice rope ladder on the big pitch in Bar. Now, that was welcome after a long trip!
alanw
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A very good thing, thanks. On the day last year when we'd almost finished the new tube, a couple of youngsters went down. They soon turned around and came back up and one of them had a right struggle at the top (no Pantin). We put a length of working rope over a scaff bar held high to pop him out.
Cantclimbtom
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Wow, forget Marilyn... going to test your ladder. Looks like you've written "Boots" on the top rung. Is that user instructions for operating the ladder?
langcliffe
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I must admit to finding it useful getting ON the rope!
jonnybellman
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I got my hands on a book I've been hunting down for a while. Even included a real photo taped inside the cover, and signed by the author.
As I was born on the Furness peninsula, I thought it might be a curious read
As I was born on the Furness peninsula, I thought it might be a curious read
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