Climbing, Caving & Hill-Walking
17/06/23 (Mike, Rob)Encouraged by the recent dry spell and reports of the sump and the Cussey connection being passable again, we finally plucked up courage to take the literal plunge into the master cave. We got to Eyam about 6 and forced on wetsuits in the sweltering heat. Luckily the walk to the entrance takes …
26/02/23 - Rob, Mike Mirroring the name of the passage we were heading for, we started the day not by driving to Stoney but by having A RACE AGAINST TIME to Decathlon to rectify a near neoprene related catastrophe. Comically oversized wetsuits exchanged, we turned towards to Stoney and parked up at the hut. Plymouth …
02/01/23 Productive trip. Me at the bottom, Rob and Sampo up in the chamber. Lost count of how many hauls, all just 1:1 with some very heavy bags. Cleared most of the stacked bags and spoil behind them on the west side of the rift, including those Rob and I stacked a while back. Probably …
15/01/23 Four of us had originally planned to have a session down Mountbatten but had to call it off last-minute due to the torrential rain. So instead, Rob and I decided to have a very very leisurely start and headed up to Eyam and Cussey Pot at around 14.30. The effects of the recent weather …
16/10/22 Four of us went for a sunny evening climb at Stoney followed by a meal at The Moon Saturday night; we awoke in the hut Sunday morning a little worse for wear but breakfast at the Yondermans sorted us out. We dropped Jon off at the Oxlow layby as he was to ride back …
01/05/22 First trip with Sampo. After explaining the ins and outs and the best way of negotiating the squeeze/pitchhead, he shuffled on down and got to the chamber easily, which is very good news. The more people that can reach the chamber the better, as there’ll hopefully be a lot of hauling to be done …
18/04/22 First MB trip with Sam and first in the warmth of the Spring sun! Instead of being unpleasantly cold, the walk up was now unpleasantly sweaty. We kitted up at the entrance and I shuffled down to the initial vertical squeeze above the pitchhead. The aim was to lower the floor here to make …
18/03/22 - 20/03/22 Ivy Cottage is owned by the Craven Potholing Club and had been booked with the obvious intent of a big Yorkshire caving trip for the fitter members of the club (and the President) while allowing some excellent opportunities to walk for those who felt their caving days were behind them (Easters) and …
06/02/22 Sunday afternoon trip just the two of us again. Rob after just over an hour’s sleep following a wet Saturday nightshift on the railway. Super strong wind/gusts and horizontal rain as we were heading through Castleton and up through Winnats. Luckily caught a gap in the torrential rain as we quickly got changed. I’d …
20/02/22 The Cavers walked up to White Rake, Eyam, an old dig of theirs inherited from the late John Beck. It was a number of years since their last visit, and it was their intention to clear it of detritus and metal constructions. A final visit was decided upon, after they arrived back at the …
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