161 - France

1995 calendar page     full logbook     logbook report

place: 161

Sat 22 Jul 1995    Sat 22 Jul 1995

CaverT/UPrevNext
Duncan Collis Fri 21 Jul 1995 Wed 26 Jul 1995
Julian Haines Tue 18 Jul 1995 Sun 23 Jul 1995
Kate Janossy Fri 21 Jul 1995 Wed 26 Jul 1995
Steve Bellhouse Tue 18 Jul 1995 Thu 27 Jul 1995
Sat 22 Jul 1995
Julian Haines

Plan was to push, survey, derig Sultan's of Swing (on the assumption that we'd get to the bottom) [me and Steve] whilst Kate and Duncan pushed hole in Hob Nob which Scout and Dave had comprehensively failed to do the previous day. No fuck-ups this time - Steve and I descended with drill, big battery and drill bit that I'd returned to base camp for the previous day.

For those who are not aware, drill bolting is the dogs bollocks. I placed 6 bolts (including an awkward ledge traverse over an awful lot of not alot) in around 3 hours. Then the shaft ran out. Why is it that a shaft of 50m+ depth and about 6-7m diameter just stops in a pile of rubble with two poxy sumps about 1/2m in diameter? So as predicted we surveyed and derigged.

Met Duncan in Algeria who said Kate had already left because we were an hour or so overdue. Not sure what Kate + Duncan actually did, but Duncan's light was by now pathetic, so it seemed like a good time for a hasty exit.

Previous trip / Next trip / Piss Pot trip (same day. also see below)

Edit this entry.

No survex files found for this date.
No wallets files found for this date.
Logbook trips on this date:
    Main entrance, pushing hole off Stomping
    161 - France
    161 - Hole in floor in Hob Nob Passage (Piss Pot)