mrodoc

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2020

• #1

A dry route to 24 now exists.

 

The Old Ruminator

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2020

• #2

Video on utube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7kE7KmCD3o&feature=share

 

The Old Ruminator

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2020

• #3

Bound to be a bit controversial as some of the digging team have not seen it yet.

 

The Old Ruminator

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2020

• #4

A full account and survey of the new extensions also appears in the current Chelsea SS Journal.

 

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mikem

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2020

• #5

New extensions aren't related to the link to 24, report on both should be in next Descent.

 

The Old Ruminator

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2020

• #6

The owner of the connection video has taken it down.

 

mrodoc

Well-known member

• Nov 8, 2020

• #7

The Old Ruminator said:

Bound to be a bit controversial as some of the digging team have not seen it yet.

Click to expand...

You could say that includes me, Jim Durston, Ray Stead and Tony Boycott as we started it 40 years ago come January 2021.

 

David Rose

Active member

• Nov 10, 2020

• #8

How can I get a trip?

 

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mikem

Well-known member

• Nov 10, 2020

• #9

Wait your turn!?!

 

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Stuart France

Active member

• Nov 10, 2020

• #10

Have PDCMG sanctioned this?

 

mrodoc

Well-known member

• Nov 10, 2020

• #11

I got into trouble for posting this so no further comments (the information was out on the web though). If you want to know why you need to contact the diggers themselves and nobody else.

 

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mikem

Well-known member

• Nov 11, 2020

• #12

Due to lockdown there are no trips going in.

Funnily enough, there are quite a lot of people who want to see it, including a couple of the digging team, so it's going to take a while...

 

PeteHall

Moderator

• Nov 12, 2020

• #13

From the diggers:

https://digwookeyhole.mendipgeoarch.net/

 

Goydenman

Well-known member

• Nov 12, 2020

• #14

BIG WELL DONE to the team that dug this connection....are there more leads to dig in 24 now you are able to get there by a dry route?

 

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mikem

Well-known member

• Nov 12, 2020

• #15

https://www.thediveforum.com/showthread.php?21707-Wookey-Hole

https://bec-cave.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1028:belfry-bulletin-no-382-february-1980&catid=68&limitstart=5&lang=en&Itemid=508

 

Fatman

Member

• Nov 15, 2020

• #16

Hi,
living 'up north' and a non diver Wookey (probably the best cave name in the world) has never been high on the radar..........until now. Assuming access in 2021 will improve, how do you go about getting permission to go on a sporting trip?

Cheers

 

cap n chris

Well-known member

• Nov 15, 2020

• #17

If your Forum name is remotely self-descriptive then it's safe to say you ain't going to get there and back unless it's significantly enlarged.

 

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mikem

Well-known member

• Nov 15, 2020

• #18

Wookey just appears to be a corruption of Celtic ogof, so wookey hole cave is a 3 part tautology...

Access depends on state of covid, so best to wait & see how it pans out I'm afraid.