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Cramp Cave - Birkwith 18 Nov 2013 18:24 #11824

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As most of us have done calf holes more than once has anyone ever done Cramp Cave?

I'm wondering where about in the calf holes entrance the traverse is?

Don't personally fancy it with sections called Organ Grinder and Mud Squeeze but I am tempted with a look next time

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Cramp Cave - Birkwith 19 Nov 2013 17:29 #11841

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Cramp Cave - Birkwith 19 Nov 2013 21:26 #11845

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Entrance is 90m W of Calf Holes, on other side of small hillock, covered in boulders. Low muddy crawl leads to a series of squeezes in calcite, beyond which is hands and knees crawling to a small chamber, Salle Verna. A squeeze under fallen blocks, the Organgrinder enters 60m of crawling which becomes flat out to a junction. Left chokes and straight ahead is visual connection with high level passage above dry shaft of Calf Holes. This excavated bedding is 3m long at present and is gained by a slippery and exposed traverse. Use lifeline. ;)
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Cramp Cave - Birkwith 19 Nov 2013 22:22 #11846

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Thanks Alan, Excellent answer!

I'll have a sneaky peak next time I'm up

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There are many club organised caving weekends, with a mixture of easy and difficult caving.  Over the past few years we have given lots of people the opportunity to experience caving with our "Try Caving" events.  These are quite popular and quite a few people have subsequently joined the club. We have YSS members caving most weekends so it is easy for new cavers to tag onto the easier caving trips and find people to help with more training.

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