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Posted on 25 April 20213 May 2021

Mid-Week Caving by Jack Upsall

Friday 23rd April 2021 Tatham Wife Hole Jack, Fay, Bob Cattley, Scott Nixon (KCC) The good weather continues! Usual energy-sapping trudge up to the cave, in glorious sunshine. Once inside, the downhill-ness of the cave is very apparent, followed by the 2 pitches in quick succession to the decidedly awkward, snaggy rift. One last thrutch …

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Posted on 17 April 20213 May 2021

Mid-Week Caving by Jack Upsall

  Thursday 15th April 2021 Ireby Fell Cavern Jack, Fay, Bob Catteral, Scott Nixon (KCC) Making the most of the good weather, off to Ireby with its reported wetter entrance. Except there wasn’t any water! Ding, Dong, Bell quickly rigged by Scott, just a little interest when 43m of rope seemed slightly shorter than the …

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Posted on 9 April 20213 May 2021

Mid-Week Caving by Jack Upsall

Wednesday 7th April Sell Gill Jack, Nige, Bob Reilly, Bob Catteral, Scott Nixon (KCC) Surprisingly warm considering it was 3°C and windy, but everyone was glad to be down the first pitch after a bit of tackle juggling since another party was already down (you need to be up early to beat the Junior Leaders!) …

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Posted on 27 February 202028 February 2020

Mid-Week Caving by Jack Upsall

Wednesday 26th February 2020 Lancaster Hole – Earby Series Jack, Fay, Bob Reilly Contrary to all the gloom and doom from the Inglesport pundits, the road up to Bull Pot Farm was clear – well, tarmac strips, at any rate – and the view of snow-covered Casterton Fell was tremendous. No wind, so the change …

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Posted on 24 January 202024 January 2020

Mid-week Caving by Jack Upsall

Thursday 23rd January 2020 Christmas Pot Jack, Fay, Bob Reilly, Adele, Chris Curry (Moldywarps) Gentle, though long, walk up in mist and fog straight to the entrance. Chris and I went in rigging. With 5 re-belays on the first pitch, we were able to keep everyone moving to the next obstacle – an awkward slot …

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Posted on 26 August 201928 August 2019

Mid-week Caving by Jack Upsall

  Wednesday 7th August 2019 County Pot – Wretched Rabbit via Manchester By-pass Jack, Gen, Bob Reilly, Martyn Soliman It must be the Mendip Caver in me, but I do like this trip. Laddered County Pot, then the climb into Broadway giving entertainment in inverse proportion to a caver’s height, on to show Gen the …

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Posted on 13 July 2019

Mid-Week Caving by Jack Upsall

Rather quiet on the MWC front – just a couple of trips to report: Thursday 25th April 2019 Pillar Holes No 1 Jack, Fay, Bob Reilly, Martyn Soliman A forecast of thunderstorms ruled out our first choice, so instead a gentle trip down the less falling-apart of the 3 entrances to Pillar Holes. Long but …

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Posted on 1 March 20191 March 2019

Mid-Week Caving by Jack Upsall

  Wednesday   27th February 2019 County Pot – Wretched Rabbit Jack, Fay, Phil Stunning weather for February on Leck Fell. Followed another party down past Confusion Corner to “Spout Hall” – except it wasn’t, merely a 30cm drop. We led on, to the real SH and went right, up to Battle of Britain Hall. …

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Posted on 14 January 201915 January 2019

Mid-Week Caving by Jack Upsall

Thursday   10th January 2019 Marble Steps Pot Jack, Fay, Bob Reilly (Earby), Martyn Soliman (Bradford, ex WRPC) We’d expected the pot to have been de-rigged since our trip in November so it was a bonus to find a rope still on the Gulley, making it a quick journey down to the Lower Main Chamber. …

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Posted on 19 December 2018

Mid-Week (Christmas) Caving by Jack Upsall

Lancaster Hole: Jack, Fay, Bob Reilly, Alf Latham (both Earby) (12th December 2018).  A chance to look at a less-frequented bit of Lancs (actually, totally un-frequented by me, at least – 10 trips down Lancs and I’d never been into the Master Cave). First stop, The Chasm - left off the trade route to Fall …

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Posted on 18 December 201819 December 2018

Mid-week Caving by Jack Upsall

Marble Steps Pot: Jack, Fay (22nd November 2018).  There seemed to be quite a lot of water in the Ireby entrance, so I wimped out in favour of a look into Marble Steps – which we had been told was partially rigged. So a few minutes after exiting Ireby, we were following rope down the …

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Posted on 16 November 201826 November 2018

Wednesday Caving by Jack Upsall

Roaring Hole: Jack, Fay, Gen, Bob Reilly (Earby) (25th October 2018). Cool, overcast and windy, so it was a pleasure to drop down the diminutive entrance. The CNCC website now included a warning about the scaffolded chokes, but enquires suggested that just the usual care was needed to pass them safely. And so it proved, though …

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Posted on 25 September 201830 October 2018

Drama down Gingling by Sally Bowles

  Wednesday 12th September 2018 Gingling Hole I’d gone along with Phil, to join the others on a trip to Stalactite Chamber. Unfortunately he wasn’t feeling too good when we got to the entrance, so he went off looking at shakeholes, while I joined the others. All went ok until we got to the canals. …

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Posted on 21 September 201830 October 2018

Wednesday Caving by Jack Upsall

Wednesday   12th September 2018 Gingling Hole (Stalactite Chamber) Jack, Fay, Bob Reilly (Earby) What a lovely cave! (Even if it did have teeth…) A beautiful Autumn day, and a level walk to the cave. Down the entrance pitch. Dropped down into the canal – only percolation water, so quite low despite the heavy rain …

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