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Cave and Mine Exploring => Trips and Events => Topic started by: Andrew Farrow on Jul 22, 2014, 07:45 PM

Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Andrew Farrow on Jul 22, 2014, 07:45 PM
hey - by " popular request "

a Derbyshire cave trip - a suggestion is giants hole simple round trip - but other options are being investigated

sign up :

1 - andyj
2 -
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Tony Salusbury on Jul 23, 2014, 08:22 PM
Count me and Vikki in Mr Sparrow ;)
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Joel Colk on Jul 24, 2014, 01:09 AM
I'm in Spain, otherwise would have been up for it, giants is a great system. Take them through the windpipe! :)
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Dylan Roberts on Jul 24, 2014, 05:29 PM
A maybe as I've got a stag do the night before.
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Richard Timms on Jul 24, 2014, 09:40 PM
Can't say definately yet but I should be OK  :unsure:
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Andrew Farrow on Aug 03, 2014, 10:13 PM
ok - firming up plans - I have cross posted an invite to the DCC and further to a bit of research I have a mind to set the venue @ knotlow // hillocks system - a collection of combined mines and intersected cave passages

there are 4 entrances - with SRT of between 3 pitches max 15m and a single 65m shaft with a 30m shat of 3 rebelays as an alternate

this is just a suggestion - if anyone insists on the original giants hole idea - we will revert to that
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Andrew Farrow on Aug 07, 2014, 02:06 PM
ok - its " the monment of truth " :P

time to commit - I know its the scott j trip Saturday [ I am going ] - but as I have committed my self to an essential errand - and booked accommodation - I HAVE TO go to Derbyshire once I leve the Saturday wales trip

the official sunday meat is :

the knotlow hillock system - 4 connected shafts of various SRT challenge . meet 10:00 at the " bull I` t` thorn " carpark adgacent to the A515 , 2 km from the villiage of monyash

map : http://binged.it/1u0VH8c

now I need to know - who if anyone is coming - theres no pressure

but as I will be there anyway - I need to know before 6:00 Saturday morning if I need the rigging gear and stuff to do the trip - or I will pack my DSLR and bicycle and have a mooch around the darkpeak

that's all - either commit or decline - so I can pack correctly :)
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Richard Timms on Aug 07, 2014, 11:21 PM
I'm on for the hillock.
Should be there for 10am but I'm hoping to do the CRTT on Saturday so will try not to be late.
We will be on Derbyshire time though :lol:
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Tony Salusbury on Aug 08, 2014, 01:18 PM
[strike]Afraid I'll have to drop out of this one.[/strike]
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Tony Salusbury on Aug 08, 2014, 09:29 PM
Scratch that. I'm coming now.
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: mike leahy on Aug 08, 2014, 09:31 PM
me, guy, mick tony are coming to do hillock/knotlow on sun . let me know  the rope lengths andy
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Tony Salusbury on Aug 08, 2014, 09:41 PM
Is this place caked in crap or wet? May bring the camera.
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: Tony Salusbury on Aug 08, 2014, 09:42 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1EUmsIHJWo
Title: derbyshire caving trip 10th AUGUST 2014 - vuenue TBC
Post by: mick murphy on Aug 08, 2014, 11:39 PM
will be bringing spare ropes, mike is picking me up at the shell garage just of the motorway at 8.45/9.0 am.
if tim or any one else comes mike can drop them of with me and I will take the van and extra kit on to hillocks.
              mick