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Only ever been out of Diss but found the portcullis easy, going through on my back. Remember getting a bit of a nasal rinse at the other duck though lol

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Give that man a coconut!!!

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Fine here too

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Twas a good trip and my timings were impeccable – after a steady exit and walk off the fell, I arrived home at 15:45, a full 15mins before my ETA.
I found Black Rift awesome (but bl**dy cold) and was glad I made the descent – only took me 10mins to get back up too – a damn sight quicker than some of you judging by the sounds of your escapades – forgotten jammers – must have been a classic “Oh F**k” moment LOL

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Sumps ffs – bloody prescriptive wording on tablets grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

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Good report Don – I’m sure she’ll manage it next time.

If you carried straight on at the master junction following the water into the low crawl, you pop out just near the wetness leading to the dumps.

Philosophers crawl is left at the master junction, past the low arch (where you emerge from swinsto) to the next passage on the left. Brings you out at the side of the waterfall on swinsto final pitch.

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Good write up Don – just a few points to clarify:

The fell runner ran up from the bottom – the car was still there when we left so I reckon it must have been one of the other group (had a long wait too by my reckoning lol).

The route to the Mousehole was up through some scaffolding but Chris Sharman and I couldn’t be arsed with crawling through a muddy pool LOL)

Chris K (minus a bag . . . ) was almost at the top of the 2nd pitch before you and I had got out of Thornton Hall.

Chris Sharman took a rope up to the Y hang on the 2nd, hauled 2 bags up and clipped them into one of the anchors – then, for reasons unknown, (probably viral induced lethargy and concerns re the pitch head LOL) decided to leave the hauling rope with the bags. Thats when I decided to use the other rope and derig our to use as the hauling rope – a good idea if those exiting ahead had derigged the top of the pitch as requested – it certainly became a comedy of errors towards the end LOL.

Apologies to anyone if I was in “rant” mode – frustration with the spaghetti of ropes and no malicious intend directed at anyone LOL

Alex – the intent is to return to the new extensions in the summer (if we get one this year) probably going in via Low Douk – should make a nice long trip!!!

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Kerry, Kerry, who the fuck is Kerry?

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Are you unfit Mr Jones?

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Good report Alex – and a bloody good trip too.

Maybe do the Swinsto/Simpsons exchange next year, if we can muster a few more bodies???

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