09/02/17
After waiting for McBain, who was running late, we got up to the lay-by around 8pm and kitted up in the cold. Rob and Ed had no trouble finding the entrance after their brief explore a few years ago and we headed on down the short first pitch and entered the impressive stope via the window. It’s really quite an impressive place and following the next pitch down leads to the start of the traverses. Looking up in the roof reveals countless stemples and tonnes of deads stacked above them.
Down a couple more pitches and through into a large chamber with a gloopy mud slope at the back, across a few more traverses and a short cartage-like section and a few more pitches gets to what must be the current end. With last-orders in mind, we headed back, and with a few close calls involving loose, trundling boulders, were soon back out into the cold. A really good trip (loose in places!) and well worth doing whilst the ropes are in place, makes life much easier. (Rob, Ed, McBain, Mike)
Derbyshire Pennine Club 