Alum Pot Main Shaft

Location
Grid Reference: |Diccan%20Pot;54.176373;-2.347551|Lower%20Long%20Churn%20Cave;54.176389;-2.348479|Upper%20Long%20Churn%20Cave;54.175051;-2.351087|Borrins%20Moor%20Cave,%20Resurgence;54.174858;-2.351310&scale=17 SD 774 755

Altitude: 343 m

Fairly obvious open hole, surrounded by trees and a wall.

Description
Two routes are available for descent of the main shaft:

North West route From the trees a couple of rebelays gains access to a fine 60m pitch to land close to the last pitch.

South East route The trees again provide an initial anchor, followed by a 30m pitch to land on the ledge running from the bottom of The Bridge. A further short pitch lands near the waterfall, from where a descent can be made to the last pitch.

The short last pitch is descended into a large passage, this is followed down a climb and past the Diccan Pot waterfall to the sump.

A couple of exchange trips are possible when combined with Diccan Pot and Lower Long Churn

Access
Call at Selside Farm, where a small fee is payable.

References and Further Reading

 * "Descent into Helln Pot", Cambridge Underground 1980, pp32-34 (extract from Cave Hunting)