Inner Flap - Tunnocks

Wed 15 Aug 2012
Holly



Antony has already written a short piece regarding this trip, but going to add some additional detail regarding the Inner Flap push. After Antony had a peak at the lead, he declared that this was a two-man survey job & headed off to the 39 steps to rig the pitch there. After ~3-4 hours of surveying winding narrow rift - we eventually reached what I was hoping would happen ~> the rift opens out and a void below can be seen. Sending Rob ahead with his bright light, he lit up the pitch below - where we could see a puddle at the bottom. Rob also thought he could see a window part way down the pitch. Lowering the tape measure down, the bottom of the pitch was not reached after 20m! Poop !

Now what letter lead is this ? If it was me I would label this as a QMA! I believe there's a faint draft, although Rob wasn't convinced (maybe it was wishful thinking on my part). However, having seen some piccies of the Razor Dance pitches, it seems quite likely that there will be another rift at the bottom - so lets go for a QMB lead (and don't forget the potential window!)

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/293/293
    caves-1623/2012-ns-05/2012-ns-05
    caves-1623/2012-ns-06/2012-ns-06
    caves-1623/2012-ns-07/2012-ns-07
    caves-1623/2012-ns-08/2012-ns-08
    caves-1623/2012-ns-09/2012-ns-09
    caves-1623/204/midlevel/BoulderChamber
    caves-1623/204/midlevel/BoulderChamber_upper
    caves-1623/258/innerflapcontinuation
Wallets on this date:
    2012#18 birth control chamber ['notes1', 'notes2']
    2012#21 ['BolderChamber-plan', 'BolderChamber-elev', 'BolderChamber', 'BolderChamber']
    2012#26 ['BolderChamber_upper', 'BolderChamber_upper-plan', 'BolderChamber_upper', 'Bol…
    2012#31 ['notes3', 'plan1', 'notes1', 'notes2']
    2012#40 "293|Blocklufthöhle", "2012-ns-09 ['elevation1', 'plan1', 'plan2', 'notes1', 'elevation2', 'notes2']
Logbook trips on this date:
    Schönbergsystem - Glitzerdom -> Conference excursion
    204a
    Pushing leads in the north of Tunnocks
    83 - derig and survey
    148 rig
    Inner Flap - Tunnocks