This trip is dependent on having enough people willing to do it.
trip requires ideally 6 people with a minimum of 2 experienced riggers.
Trip is SRT with various abseils, deviations and re-belays.
trip will be 2 teams entering a system in different places, and each team will exit via the route the other team came in. all pretty easy.
if there is interest but not enough to do the exchange trip, we could just to alum pot, lets just see what the numbers say first..
Mad-Dan
Captin Mike.
Cavefrog
Tim, Nice but...
Vikki
Tom
Tony
Jay (maybe)
Andy (probably only on the alum side)
alum put !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im in for alum/diccan cross over :) :) :)
i would,nt take mike on this trip he had big problems crossing over the mersey to get into wales,12 hrs i understand he problably stopped off at neston to see mad dan and welsh sossy,well that dose,nt take much thinking about,now does it
I'll come. Am playing gig at the crown the night before. Everyones got to come and party the sat night and camp over at the crown and then i'll drive everyone over to yorkshire in my landy the next day.
I'm happy to help rigging but haven't done the trip before so would be relying on the rigging guide.
I've got a christening :(
dan you shit - don't forget i have the power!
Dylan. postpone it! Simples!
I may be camping in Anglesey that weekend, but it's not confirmed yet, so if that goes tit's up, I'd be up for this.
I'm in - been wanting to do this for a while :-)
I may join you on this :-)
I'm ok for this if there's still places. Camping trip has been changed to an all dayer in filthy scouseville the following week.
If everyone who has said they are comming comes, we have enough people..
are you all still comming?
could Tom bum a lift off someone please?
I'm confirmed as coming - and can offer to drive the landy from crown.
Anyone thinking/wanting to camp at the crown saturday night after the gig? can go straight from there to yorkshire the next day :-)
mike will speak for himself but i know that as of yesterday he was a bit unsure if he'd make it with things at home etc.
I don't mine rigging but haven't done this trip before so will be relying on the guide or someone else giving instructions.
Nice one tim..
with you rigging and carrying the rope, we should be good to go..
meeting in inglesport at 10am?
despite the fact that my shoulder isn't making the progress I desire - I will be there too - I have grave doubts I will do the diccan side - but can offer useless advice and assist on the alum pot leg
brekkie in inglesport is a obligatory [ should be a club rule ] - but 10am is taking the piss - get out of bed you lazy cnuts
Tim is playing the night before, i'm guessing he will be pissed, thought i would give him a lie in..
I'm working on Sat so would be a bit late to get to Crown to pitch tent etc. I don't mind driving if anyone wants a lift though.
Tim, I would like to take you up on lift please. I am happy with rigging alum but can't remember diccan as I didn't rig. May come to crown on Sat night but if you could provide a time just incase I can't make it... :-) excited.
10am at ingleton sounds ok.
08:00:00 from my house (Carriag, CH7 5EL) and then 08:00:30 from outside the Crown!
All that said - if its only Me Tom and Tony then it'll work out cheaper to just go in Tonys car i guess?
Vikki - are you coming too....? why don't we sort out a rendezvous somewhere sensible like Cheshire oaks and dump unused cars there?
I have....
3 x 50m ropes (2x 10.5's and 1x 9.5)
1 x 70m (9.5)
1 x 30m (9.5)
What are the proposed routes we're doing? Ok, Diccun is just one option (with a 68m, 35m, 60m) but Alum appears to have a bit more choice.
Do i need to go to Mikes and grab some club ropes?
Gonna be rushing about like a blue arsed fly tomorrow getting marquees up and collecting band gear etc.
Tom as far as i'm concerned i've not rigged either. SO if you want to have a crack at Alum as you've done it before then thats fine (what route though so we can plan ropes), i'll have a bash at diccan. :-)
ohh and by the way - if i'm rigging i'm not bringing my camera - so danny old bean, bring yours coz i'd love a photo or two :-)
Yep, fine to go in my car.
I'm nipping to pub here in Rhyl Saturday night as a mate and his missus are having some leaving drinks before they depart to Austrailia for 6-12 months, but I may only have a few shandies, but then I may not either.
If I do shandy option (doubtful) then I'll come down to Crown later on and just kip in the car, otherwise I'll be at the Crown for 8.00 in the morning.
I'll take my camera too but my tripod got killed last weekend so I'm just gonna stick it on my little gorilla tripod so can get it all in bag.
without a word of a lie, me and sean made it through the churns as far as the bottom of the slab with just a 20m rope, some slings and the laces out of my boots, there are pictures on the interwebs somewhere to prove this too.
I'll bring a couple of bed sheets and an old extension lead this time though, so the alum side wont be a problem.
have i just posted that in a public area of the forum??
oooppss..
Somebody needs to take some pictures.. I'm happy to rig stuff given that I'm crap with the camera underground (Although most of it is in daylight to be fair). I have 2x 35m, 1x 20m, and a 50m at the moment. My 70 and 40 are being loaned out, but if you need any more will bring along.
See you at 8 on Sunday :)
is that the same *cough cough* 50m we took to dinorwic?
Hmmm.. fair point, Ok I have 2x 35m (cut from an 80m), 1x 20m (Bought 25m - Bit generous on shrink there I think), and a 50m which has actually been remarked to 45.6m when remeasured after *cough cough* dinorwic... ;) As for the 70 and 40 god only know what they may be now.. :P
i just remember the words "you'll have to swing for that ledge and climb down"
many lolz were had.
Yes I'm still coming :-)
I'm going to drive too though cos I'll need to get going as soon as we're done as I've got plans Sunday night.
i'll bring a 60 metre with me
OH.. your coming uncle mike.. awesome.
you can help me rob tim's wellies.
[quote="Mad-Dan" post=19488]OH.. your coming uncle mike.. awesome.
you can help me rob tim's wellies.[/quote]
sounds like your he's going to need a hand with the rigging by the sounds of it :S :S :S :S :S :S
he may need a hand walking when i've stolen his wellies..
Do you want picking up Mike on my way to the Crown?
[quote="WelshSossy" post=19491]Do you want picking up Mike on my way to the Crown?[/quote]
WHAT TIME YOU GOING TO THE CROWN LUV
ok - all packed and ready [ ish ] for the morning - I do pitty the poor cnut who will have to carry all that rope up the fell :)
self pitty is a terrible thing
we are doing diccan so we only have 3 ropes :huh: :huh: :huh: . god know's what route your doing , probably ALL the short route's. in which case you 'll need a gazillion small ropes :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Personally I think me and Dan carried enough at last weekends rave party.
[quote="WelshSossy" post=19496]Personally I think me and Dan carried enough at last weekends rave party.[/quote]
Lightweights :-)
So then, who's in your car Tony? Or have travel plans changed?
Doesn't call for exemption.. ;)
[quote="cavefrog" post=19497][quote="WelshSossy" post=19496]Personally I think me and Dan carried enough at last weekends rave party.[/quote]
Lightweights :-)
So then, who's in your car Tony? Or have travel plans changed?[/quote]
Me, Timbuktoo, Tombola, and Michaela Strachan. :-)
Okay, well I'll see you all at inglesports at 10am
[quote="WelshSossy" post=19499]Me, Timbuktoo, Tombola, and Michaela Strachan. :-)[/quote]
you owe me a can of redbull, and possibly a new monitor if it doesnt clean off.
Lmfao
Are you still driving Vikki? We'll have room for a little one if you don't need to rush back.
i have just managed to brake a nail so I unfortunately will be unable to carry anything. Vikki's like a machine though, she'll be fine.
I've got enough weight to carry anyway without a frigging bag.
[quote="WelshSossy" post=19503]Are you still driving Vikki? We'll have room for a little one if you don't need to rush back.[/quote]
I was going to yeah, but don't need to rush back now.
I'm not convinced we'll all fit in but I'll meet you all at Tims and we'll see from there
just texted ya Vikki :-)
VIKKI WONT BE AT THE CROWN.
we're going to meet and arm wrestle to see whos driving. seemed pointless her driving 20 miles in the wrong direction to you lot and us 2 going in a car each.
love, huggs and belly button fluff
Dan
xxx
Sorted then. See you all at 10 :-)
What a TOP day out, been trying to tick this trip off for ages.
big thanks to all that came, Mike and Tim for rigging (even if it was comedy rigging, through waterfalls and no loops on the rebelays (or knots on the traverse lines))
Andy for providing ropes
Vikki for driving YET AGAIN..
and Tony for becoming acting camera man, it was great not lugging mine about.
And the barman for serving us with beer :)
all in all a great day out.
I'm properly distroyed after bringing that bag up diccan, but it was worth it.
Done some cracking trips this year with the club, even when the trips turn to sh!t, the company is spot on, not laughed so much for ages..
Thanks all..
An absolutely amazing day. Thoroughly enjoyed this trip indeed. Here's a few pics, will add more tomorrow.
Thanks to everyone for making it such a cracking trip.
some more
more (won't let me post 10 at a time for some reason)
Last few for tonight.
few more from other camera. Will sort the video's out during the week.
you should do the trip report
You are the king of trip reports Dan.
but i dont have any pictures..
yer, come on tony - you might be a bit more accurate about the bags that dan lugged up Diccan that he is likely to be. Yes, i know you carried a bag up the first pitch dan, but what was in it???
top day - good laugh and crackin pics tony.
Even if i was half asleep all day! :-)
[quote="timwatts" post=19531]yer, come on tony - you might be a bit more accurate about the bags that dan lugged up Diccan that he is likely to be. Yes, i know you carried a bag up the first pitch dan, but what was in it???[/quote]
well obviously nothing, you han't bothered to de-rig it at that point, i got fed up with waiting for the bag.
a proper caver wouldn't keep moaning, they'd just get on with it like i do.
:whistle: :whistle: :kiss:
[quote="Mad-Dan" post=19534]a proper caver wouldn't keep moaning, they'd just get on with it like i do.
:whistle: :whistle: :kiss:[/quote]
ye and me . did you see how many bags i had ( check out the photo's) and you don't hear me going on and on and on about it . man up rig monkey :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: have a nice time with mickey mouse
Wow!!
I'm in - been wanting to do this for a while
Thanks
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