A quick update of the rigging guide to suggest the use of a short deviation from the massive log is all that is needed I think.
Been doing pull-through trips down there for fun and work for about 10 years and never knackered a rope, so it's not a killer issue.
When we were working on reopening the lower shaft (freeclimable but ladder recommended) to the Streamway, we rigged off the Y-hang (I think there was a big ring on the Y-hang), but put a deviation off the big log.This we found better as our first attempt resulted in rope rub off some cherty nodules a couple of meters down, resulting in a quick chop of some rope to discard the frayed bit.
Regards the Hillside entrance - there were bats roosting just inside the entrance, so perhaps best not to use that during hibernation season.
Hillside entrance is a bit esoteric. I suspect the main reason it is in the Crewe rigging guide is because CreweCPC found it!
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