Caving & Exploration (1954-2022)
Ian and Adele 28/06/2018 The aim of this dive was to get through the narrow rift after sump 1 to check the status of the belay at pitch 2 - hoping to find some nut cracks to avoid hauling bolting gear through.....but the best-laid plans..... A scorching day in Buckden ruled against walking in …
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Redmire Pot - Ian and Adele (4/6/18) After last year’s one-day effort with my daughter Beth ended in finding sump 1 to be choked with sand, I decided to return with a bit more gear this year. With two trips in to deposit two 3L cylinders and other diving gear, the obstacles down to the sump were …
I first hear the word Redmire discussed by Ian and Simon - it seemed like hard work at the time it was way above my level of competence. Not being able to help myself from doing a bit of research on the place excellent account from Julian Griffiths was found. Not a lot else seemed …
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Redmire Pot: Ian Cummins, Beth Cummins (Spring 2017). Compared with the well-travelled caves of other areas, those of Wharfedale may as well be on the dark side of the moon and Redmire Pot on a distant planet. It’s 10 years since I got my hands on a volume of Northern Caves 1, when I eagerly …