On this lovely fine evening
, Burt and Cap’n Chris rv’d at 6.30 whilst I on the other hand was fashionably late. We were in the cave for 7 and to mine and Burt’s delight we found the entrance pitch pre-rigged, only to find out Chris had had a spare few minute earlier on and had come on a pre-SCG solo jaunt . Off down the entrance pitch and I soon learnt the error of my ways having forgot my knee pads in my hurry to get changed
. At Perseverance Pot, Chris rigged a pull through and off went Burt in the lead. Chris and I reminisced about my last trip down Thrupe where I called it a ‘nice little cave’ only to take it all back on the way out up the pleasantly spacious* Perseverance
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Chris led the way through the boulders and on into Marble Streamway and then Atlas Pot where surprise surprise Chris had been there earlier that day too. Burt headed up the pitch first on the bouncy 9mm and did some photo recceing followed by me and then Chris. The top of the pitch turned out to be a lovely spot for a picnic** provided by Burt before continuing upward into Wuthering Heights and the Railway Series. We were out the cave at ~8.50 for tea and medals having had a very pleasant dry top trip.
* for mice
**Go Bar >>>
