16/02/14 Exchange trip. Sampo and Syd down Oxlow, Me, Rob and the Old Boy down Maskhill. 2 other groups arrived later, meaning 3 different sets of ropes all the way down Maskhill, bit of a cluster. (Mike, Rob, Ed, Geoff, Syd)
Eyam Dale House Cave
12/02/14 Got the key off JB then abbed down the entrance shaft. Probably be better laddering it as there's a few rub points. Through the crawls into ‘The Other Side’, very impressive rift. Like a big crevasse, felt like Joe Simpson. Then wallowed to the end of the dig heading towards Dynamite Series. (Mike, Rob, …
Bagshawe
05/02/14 First time down Bagshawe. Pissing wet outside, went down Dungeon into lower series. Very little airspace, had to hold breath and go for it. Ed was unstoppable, exploring his home cave. Went down to bottom sump, but we were being a bit thick and couldn’t find Agony Crawl for the roundtrip - so headed …
Lathkill Head Cave
22/01/14 Went in via Top Entrance, 2 fun pitches into impressive chamber. Climbed down through boulders into/towards? Lathkiller Hall to find streamway pumping through it. Not surprising considering how wet it’s been! Conservation tape underwater. Will have to return in summer. (Mike, Rob, Ed, Syd, Andy)
Titan & FSE
19/01/14 Went with George and Ed to Major Sump then they began heading back out. Meanwhile, Rob and I went up Calcite Aven/Vortex II/Western Highway/Balcombe’s Way. Will have to come back to do Ride of the Valkyries. Got to top of Titan bottom pitch just as George was starting the main hang, bad timing! They'd …
Xmas Walk, Stoney
15/12/13 Homemade mince pies, real coffee and a splash of spirits (ironically the ghosts of Christmas past from the hut's kitchen cupboard) greeted an eager band of intrepid walkers. The group was soon made slightly smaller as the Good Doctor elected to look after his patient (Mike J) on a shorter route. Richard H joined …
JH – Cliff Cavern
15/12/13 Five of the club’s elite cave bothering unit met at the perennially windy Rowter Farm Sunday morning. Our plan was to descend JH, make our merry way towards Cliff Cavern, climb the pitches, explore the two opposing high level passages, then return the same way. It was going to be a longish trip so …
A Dream of White Horses, Gogarth
22/11/13 Four brave climbers left Derbyshire early Friday morning, piled into Rob’s home brand-Audi and headed off to Anglesey with the intention of doing A Dream of White Horses on Gogarth en route to the meet. Each member of the team had been carefully chosen, specifically selected for their own experience and unique skill set. …
An Inspector Calls: George’s Trip through Titan – Peak
21/07/13 2pm on a Saturday and the phone rings. "Who’s this at this unsociable hour?" I ponder. (I was just having my breakfast). Picking up the receiver, an anxious voice hurtles down the other end. It’s the manager of Peak Cavern in Castleton, ‘The Devil’s Arse’; one of Derbyshire’s finest showcaves. “We’ve heard a loud …
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Gaping Gill
20/07/13 The leader had sought written permission for access to the Gaping Gill system from the Ingelborough Estate Office. In response, a written permit was issued with the following condition “Do not get changed in Clapham Village, use official car park or change on the fell”. The leader duly requested in his notice that everybody …
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