Trips & Reports
Jean-luc wrote...
A very straightforward approach was made from Horton, although worth bearing the exposure in mind on particularly hot or cold days. Once in the area, the wall can be easily handrailed until a fenced of shakehole is reached - from here the depression to Juniper Gulf is obvious, although slightly longer than the CNCC described method, it is perhaps more reliable in the dark or poor visibility. The cave itself was easy enough and quite dry despite heavy rain the... read more
Joshua wrote...
Our team of 6 rocked up at Horton somewhere around midday, and after some problems finding parking we started getting ready. It was the first hot day in a while, so naturally every man woman and child in the north of England was out and about, making for some not-so-private changing. We had big plans for a trip down Juniper Gulf, and as it was Sam's birthday we were going to have a party at the bottom with some chocolate... read more
Joshua wrote...
Down the Nave, up to Top Waterfall, returned up Maypole inlet. Enjoyable, splashy trip in the streamway. The waterfall had a hell of a lot of force behind it, thanks to the heavy rain at the weekend. There was a ladder visible behind the water, leading to the top. We decided not to investigate as there appeared to be a reasonably high chance of drowning. Wayne was a very helpful leader, falling neck deep into all the pots so that... read more
Joshua wrote...
A trip of 3 chapters. Chapter 1: Liv learning the route down to the confluence. Fairly straightforward and successful. Chapter 2: Investigating various weird bits on the survey I saw Mark Burkey pointing to on Saturday. First was a bimble up the inlet to the confluence. Some nice streamway and traversing, before we found a climb up into the Smithy. Secondly, ventured upstream from the Maypole at top of Piccadilly. This ends at a showery waterfall. With a number of... read more
Joshua wrote...
Photo trip mainly. Me and Matt went for a jolly over some spicy traverses, exploring weird bits on the survey that noone goes to, around and above Bhowani junction and the top of Chasm Passage. Met back up with Gary and Ade and went for more adventures into the unknown. Many round trips were almost completed, but we ended up having to join up the rest of the loops by going around the other way, thanks to some committing climbs.
