Grey Wife Hole

Location
Grid Reference: SD 741 722

Altitude: 427 m

Small lidded entrance in large shakehole near the top end of Cote Gill.

Description
After a climb down a short flat-out crawl is found, this leads to a winding stream passage leading to the first pitch. The pitch lands beside a pool known as Paradox Pond, a sump, however a traverse or swim leads round to the left and a narrow inlet passage.

The narrow inlet streamway can be followed up cascades and past formations until a waterfall is encountered. A pitch up (rope of dubious quality may be in-situ) or climb and traverse gains a crawling passage, which is well decorated in places before it finally chokes.

Access
Permission from the Ingleborough Estate Office.