Derbyshire Weekend 20-22nd March

[Tim Watts]

Remember we won two nights in the TSG hut for up to 15 people for our stand at hidden earth. It has to be used before September 2015.

20/21/22 march.

This is the suggested route details up to now but w're still working on this.....


Saturday:

Harder Option Trip (SRT): JH-WHITERIVER-PEAK Exchange Trip

Exchange trip. With half the group going in each direction.
NB: plan that Tom will lead in from JH, Andy from Peak. The team will do an exchange trip but the leaders will stay on their respective 'sides' i.e. Tom will go back out of JH again, Andy will go out via Peak again. We must ensure we have at least 4 going back up via JH to help carry rope bags back out again on the de-rig.
Leader on the JH 'half' (in and out): Tom
Leader on the Peak 'half' (in and out): Andy


Easier Option Trip (SRT Optional) PEAK - PEAK Trip
Leader - Andy F - basically the same trip as above entering peak, but at the 'exchange' point people who don't want to do JH can exit with Andy the same way they came in.

Easiest Option (Definitely no srt and no crawling!) Peak main stream via Surprise View to the sump
Leader - Les W

Sunday:

Harder Option Trip (SRT): OXLOW - MASKHILL Exchange Trip

Another exchange trip but more straightforward in that the 'leaders' also exchange.

OXLOW->MASKHILL Leader: Tom
MASKHILL->OXLOW Leader: Andy/Tim

Easier Option Trip (SRT Optional): Bagshawe Caverns
This is a nice easy trip with the option of a bit of SRT if people want it. A perfect option if you want to take it easy after a tiring day before, or if you need to be back on the road earlier on Sunday afternoon. I intend asking Les to lead it - but in reality i think its easy enough to find your own way around without any problem. There is just a single (optional) pitch to rig if anyone wants to.
Leader - Les W

Breakfasts

Most important meal of the day!
I suggest that I go out before hand and buy enough breakfast stuff (full cooked) for 22 people for the two mornings. Enough Bread and also Tea, Coffee, Milk and Sugar. Brown sauce and red sauce.
Based on 22 people wanting this and (based on current Tesco online prices) it works out at about 2 per day £4 for the weekend.

Thats, 1 egg, 2 rashers bacon, 2 sausages, 2 slices of toast and 1/3 of a tin of beans each day plus as much tea and coffee as you can drink!

I REALLY need to know (by a reply on this forum preferably) if you want breakfast.

If i don't know you want one, I won't buy for you! I will have a list of who owes for what so it'll be tough shit if you have to sit there watching us tuck into freshly cooked bacon while you can do nothing but smell the delights you're missing - at that price i will be buying EXACTLY the right quantity so there won't be spare. Spread the word to confirm who wants breakfasts :-)

Upto now, those wanting breakfast are:


Tim
Iestyn
Tony
Sweetie
Doug
Les W
Mike L
Tom
Lauren
Purdie
Joel
'Bekka
Andy F
Lee
Boydy
Jay



Stuff to Bring

In addition to Caving gear (Don't forget SRT kits and spare batteries!)

You definitely also need, Sleeping Bag, Pillow and Towel.


You need to bring Food/drink to take underground with you

In the evenings I suggest we eat at the Chippy or Pub.

Personal Drink - Bring your own Drink but don't go mad because normally we end up taking 3 tonnes of booze and bringing back 2 tonnes. I've got heavy duty springs on the landy but even so i'll be doing well to get 15mpg with all the gear/people/trailer on board as it is!

I'd prefer NOT to stop at a supermarket on route - its tends to add ages to the travel and theres beer to be drunk when we get there!

Suggested Cost Breakdown:

Obviously you just pay for what you have....
£3 Peak access (£2 for some people if they've already paid the £1 annual fee)
£4 For breakfasts (£2 per day!)
£2.50 to cover the extra beds we need to pay for
£7.50 fuel for landrover passengers. (7 per landy x 7.50 = £52.50 to each driver)

Thats a MAXIMUM of £17 in total

(if theres any excess money left it'll either go to a donation to TSG for letting us have the free beds or club funds or something).

Think that'll be about right fuel wise - if we use less obviously the excess will go into the pub slush fund or something!


Accommodation

(we have been granted 15 free beds for the two nights as follows - additional beds are charged at £5 per person per night).

Of the 19 on the main list below that means we'll need to split the cost of 4 extra beds for two nights which equates to £40.

The charge for peak access is £3 per day per person (we intend only using it for just one day).
Rather than squabble unfairly over who has the free beds and who has the non free beds I suggest we collect £2.50 off everyone which will pay for the additional full rate beds and 3 additional cheap rate beds - this makes it fair on everyone.

The accommodation list is as follows:


1. Tim
2. Marcelle
3. Joel
4. Tom
5. Iestyn
6. Tony
7. Richard
8. Sweetie
9. Budgie
10. Doug
11. Boydy
12. Jay
13. Rebekah
14. Mike
15. Purdie
16. Lee
17. Ken
18. Lauren



Others who already have their own beds there (and aren't in the 'calculation for Bed Mondey above!):
a) Andy F
b) Les W
c) Wendy W

(Nb: obviously you just pay for your own reduced bed fee's and Peak fee's as normal).

Total 21



Transport

TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED FOR TRAVELLING ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT. I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST 6PM to be at BOYDYS & MIKES PLACES (i.e. miss the worst of the friday night traffic but still have time to get there early enough for a few beers/food etc).

If 6pm is too early for anyone finishing work? Please let me know below!

Iestyn and I are both taking Landrovers. I will also take my Trailer if need be for additional gear.

Using the landys (as well as being more sociable) means that we have less cars to try to park and also means that the logistics of car placement for the exchange trips is easier.

Tims seats 9
Iestyn can take 7

Toms making his own way.
I assume Richard/Joel and Rebekka will share a lift from down south.
I assume Wendy and Les will be in their own car anyway.
I assume Andy will meet us there in his own car.
I assume Purdie and Lauren will be in their own car.

So that leaves 14 people for the landys, 7 in each.

Therefore I would suggest the following:

Tims Landy - meeting mikes 6pm
1) Tim
2) Doug
3) Lee (Lees House)
4) Tony (Mikes House)
5) sweetie (Mikes House)
6) Mike (Mikes House - with club ropes)
7) ken



Iestyns Landy - meeting boydys at 6pm
1) Iestyn
2) jay (Boydys house)
3) Marcelle (Boydys house)
4) Budgie (Boydys house)
5) Boydy (Boydys house)


Iestyn will then come to Mikes house (very close to boydys) and we'll drive together in convoy (transferring some gear between landy as required.



Any objections then let me know!

As a rough estimate (carrying that amount of gear) its going to cost at least £50-60 per landy in diesel from Boydys/Mikes. Possibly even slightly more with the trailer on.

[Joel Colk]

Tim,

That weekend is good for me! Just stick that as a date and we can crack on?

Don't forget that anyone who isn't up for Titan can go into Peak cavern, which is a non-SRT trip and could meet the others down from Titan.... I'm told white river is fantastic!

[Iestyn Rhys Pritchard]

I'll book the weekend off once the dates are confirmed

[mick murphy]

book me in I will do white river and have some time to do a video

[Tony Salusbury]

I think I'm gonna struggle that weekend. I'm off the following weekend though if peeps could do that one.

If not then I'll have to try and wangle something.

[Richard Timms]

Sounds good.
I should be ok for a weekend in March  B)

[Tim Watts]

those who have already replied with the affirmative... could you still come if it was moved back a week to friday 20th March to suit tony???

Please reply asap r.e. the 20th 21st 22nd march and we'll set it in stone asap so people can book holidays etc as required.

[Tim Watts]

just heard from Joel and Tom - they can both do 20th march.

20th March  <----- The Proposed Date - i want to book the HUT ASAP before it gets booked up. Also there are 15 UCET beds 'free' for both nights. If they don't get used i will extend the offer to DCC members (and possibly NWCC etc members).

Would be good to get a good turnout!

PLEASE CONFIRM ASAP IF YOU ARE COMING 20TH MARCH UNTIL 22ND MARCH.

[Iestyn Rhys Pritchard]

20-22nd sounds good to me

[Robin Jones]

Sounds good to me.  Please add my name to the list.

[Andrew Farrow]

i am good with that

[Doug Thompson]

Go on then me too :woohoo:

[mick murphy]

count me in

[Tony Salusbury]

Woohoo. Gonna be a cracker!

[mick murphy]

right guys I take it Titan will be out