18.1.17
Cwm Dwr - Big Shacks
Lisa Boore, Andy Lewington, Paul Tarrant, Dan Thorne, Claire Vivian
This
was a first visit to Cwm Dwr for Lisa and Dan, so we took our time and
explored the vast majority of side passages on the way to the Choke and
Big Shacks. We found some interesting short round trips, saw some digs,
took a few photos and visited Dripping Aven before heading through the
choke. Only made one slight mistake on the way through this and then we
were straight in to Big Shacks. A quick look around here and it was time
to turn around and head out. There was just enough time to spare at the
end for a quick pint in the Ancient Brit on the way home.
Trip time: 2.5 hrs
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| The team before the crawl (Paul Tarrant) |
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| Dan, Lisa and Andy in Cwm Dwr Jama (Paul Tarrant) |
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| Dan admires some flowstone (Photo: Paul Tarrant) |
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| Paul in the crawl |
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| The smallest section of the crawl |
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| Dan enjoying the crawl |
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| The ending of a good evening trip. |
24.1.17
The Columns to assist with bolting and rigging of pitch
Vince Allkins, Lisa Boore, Richard Hill, Paul Tarrant, Dan Thorne, Claire Vivian
This was a trip to the pitch and assist carrying in kit and pitch rigging with a little photography on the side. We had a fairly early start at around 7pm and headed for the upper Columns gate. The pitch, around 10m, was soon completed and we had a good look around Column Hall and then headed back to the surface. Thanks Vince!
Trip time: 2 hrs
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| Lisa on the pitch (Photo: Paul Tarrant) |
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| Claire on the pitch (Paul Tarrant) |
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| Claire and Lisa watch Dan descend (Paul Tarrant) |
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| Lisa at the Columns (Photo: Paul Tarrant) |
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| Vince with the rigging gear (Paul Tarrant) |
