York University Cave & Pothole Club

Trip Reports

overall very funny trip, good times, the bottom is definately worth going to see very pretty, the snow was a bit odd though :P fun to de-rig aswell

8th May 2010 Sam Briscoe (fossil guy)

As usual the TSG razzle the night before was excellent, football chants, castle assault and kitchen foil makeovers, nosediving through the hatch and Jonny on top form led to an awesome night. \"Your mums your dad, your dads your mum, youre interbred, Barnsley scum\" said Jonny.

Banter on the way down was excellent with Margaret Thatcher impressions making the shaft sound like it was hosting a punch and Judy show. The snowplug at the bottom of the shaft was quite large and to access the Main Chamber we had to follow a dug-out passage which had the snow to the left and ceiling and the existing cave wall to the right.

3 for hardcore due to the sheer level of sketch at the top of Damoclese Rift: prussiking up a rope that turns out to be attached to nothing makes you glad you still have cowstails on the previous belay, even if that is only attached to a wierd blob of calcite. Millers Chamber was beautiful - sparkling calcite and well decorated pools. One Gour had dried up but gave the impression that it still had water in it due to a strange optical illusion. Thanks to everyone that came and made the whole trip such excellent fun. I have wanted to see Millers chamber for a while and the patience of the team whilst the pull-through was being rigged, which took a while, was excellent.

Think my Shania Twain impression has not impoved a certain landlords impression of my sanity. Ah ah ooahh ah! Marcus is made of adamantium.

End of report.

9th May 2010 Matt Gosling

\"You\'re into bread!\"

Very funny trip, cave was excellent. The main chamber was nice and at the top of millers is the shiniest thing I have ever seen. Slightly paranoid when threading my rack on the way down

\"is it this one?\" *waves rope*

everyone \"yep thats definitely it!\"

*waves rope more \"are you sure?\"

\"yes 100%?\"

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\"this one right?\" *waves rope again*

\"yes that one!!!\"

and so on :P

9th May 2010 Karim Shokraee

An excellent trip, hardcore 3 due to not being in very good condition in the morning, Matt G caused merriment when he woke up and declared \'Oh no Iv\'e overdone it again!\'

East route is an excellent exposed but simple descent although I nearly had a heart attack when I disturbed some birds while rigging. The bottom of the shaft is scummy and in the firing line of any rockfall, best to get straight on to the main chamber or shelter under the alcove beneath north route.

We did an ecahange between the exposed east route (rigged by myself de-rigged by Sam) and the fine technical North route (rigged by Mike de-rigged by Marcus). After initially struggling to rig the way to Millers aven the Gott Zone had a brainwave and we had it sorted, then we took turns to enter the cramped Millers chamber which contains the most beautiful sparkley flowstone Iv\'e ever seen. While waiting to ascend the upside down Y hang w took some photos and Karim made some sculptures from clay. After a while we headed out and re-grouped in the TSG hut for a brew after a good day.

Thanks to everyone for not minding the detour to Holmfirth to drop me off and to Mike and Karim for driving and for Mat for his entertaining way of assulting the castle!

9th May 2010 Jonathan Booth (Speleotron)

Brap Brap we lit up the chamber and took some photos.

Then Curry Pizza!

13th May 2010 Alastair Gott (Zon'o)