Clapham – Walking & Caving

09/03/2018 – 11/03/2018

Once again a pleasant, warm comfortable hut, made even better by being the only ones there. Hoody (assisted by Chris) made everyone welcome and amused us all with catering and cooking misfortunes (for example the green beans being cooked with no water and the pudding heated with cling film attached – both instances rescued by Rachel). To cap it all, the Hoody then headed back to London leaving behind his jacket and several items of clothing.

The Saturday weather, being generally damp, misty and later wetter, persuaded the walkers to complete a lower level walk from Clapham over and through the Pavements, the party splitting into two and later into three, as the majority had a beer in the Game Cock in Austwick. About 12 miles with much mud and slippery limestone. Sunday was a better day, although a cold wind higher up. David, Syd and Geoff went up Inglebough; Lionel, Richard and Mike somewhere over to Ribblehead, whilst Rachel and Chris did a part repeat of yesterday’s walk, with Chris hopefully catching his 4pm train from Clapham back to Bristol.

The cavers had a wet descent of Rowten Pot on Saturday and Ireby Fell Cavern on Sunday – both classic Yorkshire Pots.

Geoff P