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The shouting moved the bag did it not lol. Sorry like you said we were both jammed in the rift and it was not moving it was the only way to move the thing that must have been the size of a small child and weighed the same.

P.s. To be fair to Daz he made it about half way to the second pitch (around the first corner and his feet were about 6 inches from the rope).

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Not very

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Not very big, just standing height, not really an aven I guess but the start of a walking sized passage which is unfortunately blocked by boulders and mud.

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Good report, glad you wrote something, I was planning to just copy Andy’s Facebook post.

By the way if the rope was not so taught it would have crashed onto one hapless but two handsome cavers, as I would not have been at the far end (away from the rocks) discussing adjusting the rope with Andy. The rock fall went on for about 5 to 10 seconds it was a proper movie style cave-in with some big bloody rocks.

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Not the summer expo, but this is what happened in Spring. I completely forgot I gave this un-rehersed interview! Still its better than my interview with Amanda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXeUA4Bbx44&feature=youtu.be

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So 190 miles + (including journey to cave) that must be an expensive fuel bill. Its 60 – 70 mile round trip normally for me I guess, if just going back to my house.

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Probably won’t be going back there any time soon, the road going to the M6 was closed and I had to go north towards Kendal. The good thing was there was no traffic but in total it was a lot of miles from the cave to Bolton (110 miles). I feel sorry for you Don doing a long journey to get down to Inglesport or the like.

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Yeh the one with the sticky out rock at the top.

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Yes that was rather tight, I don’t think I got through last time. I was not stuck until you encouraged me to try again lol (I had managed to back out) But still it was worth it to say I had done it, and surprisingly I was not really bruised from that. I am however bruised from that vertical squeeze in Fossdale where I was suspended by my chest in mid-air.

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If only you told me beforehand you were there. I was staying over in the bunk barn near Foxup with my caving gear in my boot. Was doing walking but went for a quick trip down Sleets gill, would have blown off walking altogether if I knew you guys were there.

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Some our surveying work appears to be on-line:

http://matienzocaves.org.uk/surveys/4117.pdf Not changed much but there is a note for the pitches we dropped.
http://matienzocaves.org.uk/surveys/2889-v2-21-2015s.pdf Is showing the lot together.

http://matienzocaves.org.uk/surveys/0048-resurvey-s2015.pdf Our section is the blue lines on the bottom left, left of the stuffed monk. I see we did not name anything, though!

http://matienzocaves.org.uk/surveys/4043-2015s.pdf See if you can spot our very small new bit the P5 just below the red line. I drew that bit up last week, notes had got lost it seems.

There appears to be nothing on line for the work you guys have done on 415, not drawn up? – There is a 3D file though for those of you with the right software: http://matienzocaves.org.uk/surveys/0415.3d

Video of them mole-phoning while we were shivering underground (that bit is not filmed). Site 81.

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Okay, done.

Chris/Don do you want to write something about your trip down Maskhill?

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Corrected

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We’ll have to go back to survey those 20 m.

And carry on exploring it doesnt end where I got to.

Saturday 1st of August
Mustaco – Traveled to the far end. While others dug an easier connection, lots of traverses and quite difficult passage (prob hardest so far in Mat). Got to the end, heard hammering but a connection was not made. Me, Adam, sohail, Rahoal

2nd – 5th
See chris’s report.

Thursday 6th of August
0081 – Resurvey with Ali, found drafting dig in boulder choke I spent about an hour or so digging it not expecting it go but it did into large calcite chambers reaching the highest point so far surveyed in the cave. 70m of passage. Me Shaman & Ali

Friday 7th of August
0081 – Push of extensions found last time as well as a long time spent shivering locating a mole phone for potential drainage route to stop the vally flooding. About 40m of extra passage found (check survey). Me, Shaman & James

Saturday 8th of August
Fresnedo – Trip through the duck to get to the far end and look at a stream not pushed last time due to remoteness. A long set of dry passages eventually took us there. The stream turned out to be too tight despite our best efforts. We exited as Shamans light was failing we did not get chance to look at any extensions. We surveyed about 30m of passage. Me, Shaman & James

That was the last day of caving for me.

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I will fill in some of the missing bits when I get home, to save repeating your text. I just realised there was not one day when all 4 BRCC members where on the same trip. I guess I should have come on that 415 trip on the last day.

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