Your favourite SRT trips in the dales?

All of the above (although I haven't personally done Rat Hole - must rectify that!), plus:

Notts Pot: Twilight Zone is always a fun rig. Nip down to the sump then, hopefully, an exchange with Adamson's Route from the Lower Streamway.

Yordas: The full Chapter House Traverse has to be one of the finest bits of SRT in the Dales. Easily accessible and a great training ground for SRTers and riggers alike. The trainer(s) can always be close to the trainee(s).

Long Kin East - Rift Pot exchange on the Allotment. This one is actually on our meets list for next Saturday and I'm really looking forward to it. Rift has the advantage that it can be bottomed in pretty much any weather. LKE not so much.

Diccan - always a good test for the rigger, particularly swinging to reach some of the deviations.

Goblin Shaft, Sell Gill. Just about the best use for 90m of rope that I can think of. A lot happens in that 90m. Advantage of a nice exchange with the dry route.

Aquamole - be sure to do a round trip for the final drop, taking in both the traditional final pitch AND the One-Armed Bandit alternative.

Stream Passage Pot - definitely my favourite entrance to the GG system. But rig it yourself for maximum enjoyment - don't wait until Winch Meet. Assemble a big enough party that you can do an exchange for added adventure. Marilyn to Wade's is another particular favourite GG trip of mine. Explore Hensler's Master Cave, then retrace your steps and take Mud Hensler's to Mud Hall & Main Chamber and SE passage.

Rumbling Hole - just for the hanging rebelay on the surface pitch if nothing else. Subsequent pitches all have a bit of interest too. And that's without even considering the Dead Bobbin Series, which I've never done.

Vesper Pot - a slightly awkward entrance series leads to a series of pitches that just get better the deeper you go. Do an exchange with Spectacle if you have the numbers, but Vesper is a great day out on it's own.

Large Pot, Red Herring Series. Just a bleeding good series of pitches

I definitely echo previous recommendations for the Kendal Flyover in Boxhead. BUT be sure to do an exchange with It's a Cracker, which also has some very nice pitches (and is technically easier). This makes a great evening exchange trip.

Just some of my favourites.
I'm glad I checked this. We're doing Juniper this Sat and the numbers are getting up there so was considering suggesting a few of so long kin i stead; guess not 😅
 
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