Alex
Well-known member
I am one of many, others such have Richard have done over 100 trips in there!
North End Pot
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georgenorth
Active member
Tirforing out boulders from the safety of the chamber floor was our rough plan. Personally, the disgusting mud in the pig trough was the main disincentive to put it into action! I’m looking forward to seeing how you get on with it...
georgenorth
Active member
Subcontracting it to somebody expendable presumably 😉We're thinking of subcontracting it out. Dr Nobel could play a part but neither that nor a tirfor would help stabilise everything else which is loose and over head. It's a difficult one.
marsrat
Member
diccandave1958
New member
What a fantastic piece of news! A great effort by all concerned! 👍🏻
Swallowneck
Member
Just to update people, the new entrance is now called North by North End Pot as the original Earby dig at the other end of the shake hole is called North End Pot and you can't have two things with the same name.
Most of Sam's original exploration ropes have now been removed (or were planned to have been) so the Masongill traverse team probably only got down them by the skin of their teeth.
To repeat others, can people keep away a little while longer whilst things get finished up. The survey needs another trip to tie into the bottom of Llean Bean and I really don't want to be wandering about down there in my own little survey world with people coming in from above. Sam also has stuff to finish off at the top of the aven which is high above the connection point.
Most of Sam's original exploration ropes have now been removed (or were planned to have been) so the Masongill traverse team probably only got down them by the skin of their teeth.
To repeat others, can people keep away a little while longer whilst things get finished up. The survey needs another trip to tie into the bottom of Llean Bean and I really don't want to be wandering about down there in my own little survey world with people coming in from above. Sam also has stuff to finish off at the top of the aven which is high above the connection point.
Hi all
We have now finished our work down North by North End Pot. The entrance dig has been tidied up and made stock proof, survey work is complete and new conservation taping installed around Llean Bean Aven and up to the Pig Trough. All our ropes and gear have been pulled out. Sam has installed resin anchors under the CNCC scheme and a topo will, no doubt, be published in due course.
BE WARNED - There is a lot of loose rock from the entrance dig to the connection with the Eastern Front. In places, around Llean Bean and the short pitch below, there is a real danger of dislodging rocks onto people below. Gardening just makes it worse, revealing more loose stuff so it will never be as safe a descent as most other Dales caves.
I suggest it is a trip most suited to small groups of experienced SRT cavers who understand how to tread carefully around loose rock and manage tackle accordingly. It can be a rewarding trip to the end of the Eastern Front. There is some great passage but also a lot of sticky mud in the Pig Trough. The mud is a hazard in itself and accompanies you all the way out creating some very heavy tackle bags.
There are some great formations. Mostly in the big stuff where cavers should stick to the obvious paths. There is one crystal pool, right next to a flat out crawl, and this needs special care to avoid. It is well taped.
I'll post a couple of videos to give you an idea of the main pitch.
Enjoy.
We have now finished our work down North by North End Pot. The entrance dig has been tidied up and made stock proof, survey work is complete and new conservation taping installed around Llean Bean Aven and up to the Pig Trough. All our ropes and gear have been pulled out. Sam has installed resin anchors under the CNCC scheme and a topo will, no doubt, be published in due course.
BE WARNED - There is a lot of loose rock from the entrance dig to the connection with the Eastern Front. In places, around Llean Bean and the short pitch below, there is a real danger of dislodging rocks onto people below. Gardening just makes it worse, revealing more loose stuff so it will never be as safe a descent as most other Dales caves.
I suggest it is a trip most suited to small groups of experienced SRT cavers who understand how to tread carefully around loose rock and manage tackle accordingly. It can be a rewarding trip to the end of the Eastern Front. There is some great passage but also a lot of sticky mud in the Pig Trough. The mud is a hazard in itself and accompanies you all the way out creating some very heavy tackle bags.
There are some great formations. Mostly in the big stuff where cavers should stick to the obvious paths. There is one crystal pool, right next to a flat out crawl, and this needs special care to avoid. It is well taped.
I'll post a couple of videos to give you an idea of the main pitch.
Enjoy.
s_allshorn
Active member
I haven't finished. Please could I ask people to stay out for one more week. I would have finished sooner but have had problems with my back. Just to reiterate that loose rock and mud are massively abundant through out. Caution is required here, this cave is nothing like other caves with resin bonded anchors the potential for being squashed is vast. Bits of wall have spontantiously peeled off on two recent trips.
Oops, sorry Sam if I jumped the gun. I thought you were done.
