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Odin Mine (1 June 2025) 02 Jun 2025 19:17 #21893
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Having not been in Odin Mine since 2008, Ros was keen to visit again. The last visit was prior to the collapse near the entrance. The collapse has created a couple of new pitches and a traverse and hence a requirement for more rope.
With just the two of us doing the cave we decided to re-use the 16m rope for the two traverses and Chipendale rift. This worked fine with me rigging the rope across each traverse and Ros derigging it as she came across. But having been used for three different "pitches", that rope ended up very dirty.
Having done the new pitches & traverse, the rest of the mine had not changed much.
The highlights were the stone stemples and the amazing brick wall curving over the passage.
We completed our trip with a descent into Bell Chamber before heading out, derigging the now slimey ropes on the way.
Washing the kit back at the YSS took nearly as long as the trip.
Team: Dave & Ros
Time: About 3h
With just the two of us doing the cave we decided to re-use the 16m rope for the two traverses and Chipendale rift. This worked fine with me rigging the rope across each traverse and Ros derigging it as she came across. But having been used for three different "pitches", that rope ended up very dirty.
Having done the new pitches & traverse, the rest of the mine had not changed much.
The highlights were the stone stemples and the amazing brick wall curving over the passage.
We completed our trip with a descent into Bell Chamber before heading out, derigging the now slimey ropes on the way.
Washing the kit back at the YSS took nearly as long as the trip.
Team: Dave & Ros
Time: About 3h
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