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Eldon Hole 23rd June 23 Jun 2009 23:19 #1205

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For another stage in the SRT learning curve for James, went in Eldon Hole for a nice evening trip. Went in via the North wall as a few more obstacles on this route, once down the main pitch we made our way into the main chamber and did the pull through up into Damocles Rift for a look at the pretties before turning round and making our way back to the surface.
Trip time 2hrs30
James Finch, Keith Mason

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 24 Jun 2009 09:01 #1206

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Good trip Keith - cheers Fella

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 24 Jun 2009 13:51 #1207

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Which is the North side? Is that the one nearest the gate? Maybe I'm lazy but that's where I also went down. Probably because it was nearest the gate.

Ian B.

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 24 Jun 2009 14:33 #1208

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Ian, if memory serves me right North Wall is opposite South wall :P
But on a more serious note it is the one furthest from the gate and starts off with a muddy/grassy scramble down a gully.
Cheers Keith

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 25 Jun 2009 00:16 #1210

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North wall is the one without the exposure until you are halfway down:S

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 25 Jun 2009 13:05 #1211

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South wall it is that I went in then, with the rebelay in the middle of nowhere making it actually a bit of a sudden realisation that 100mm rope seems really thin.

Never have that problem in the dark!

Ian B.

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 25 Jun 2009 19:31 #1212

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iball wrote:

100mm rope seems really thin.


Blimey! No wonder you don't go caving much ... your tackle sacks much weigh a tonne!
The following user(s) said Thank You: iball

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 26 Jun 2009 14:43 #1214

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In Eldon there are a couple of in situ ropes for for climbing up inside the cave, these were 10.5mm and looked as thick as sausages after the 9mm we had come down on.

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 27 Jun 2009 13:58 #1215

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9mm is just not right. 11mm at least, espeically leaving it from the entrance.

I wouldn't like to carry 11mm for Juniper Gulf though.

Ian B.

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 09 Jul 2009 11:41 #1234

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All these caving trips! I'm felling incredibly out of the loop!!!! :(

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 09 Jul 2009 23:19 #1240

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There's not many cavers on these trips, just the hardened few who have nno friends so have to spend their evenings in holes. :ohmy:

Does anyone ever go climbing in YSS?

Ian B.

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 10 Jul 2009 06:34 #1241

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Yep....the tighter, the wetter, the better ;)

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Re:Eldon Hole 23rd June 10 Jul 2009 23:03 #1245

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Iv'e been climbing all afternoon at Birchens - except the part spent watching the bar getting higher n higher:P

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