Homecoming - CUCC2018 DM07 (Homecoming Hole) - First push
Jon Toft
Headed off to drop DM07 followed by DM06. Started with DM07 as the closer of the two.
First pitch/handline 5m down from surface to large hole in ground.
Into hole in wall, 1m down and 2m traverse over a drop of 3m leads to top of
snow plug that can be followed down 8m to passage. Crawl for 10m leads to
first pitch, 5m, closely followed by longer pitch (10m?) into a rather large chamber.
The way leading back against the direction of progress quickly chokes.
Way on leads to large boulder. A hole on the left side yields a safe continuation
(the rope also leads this way) on to the next pitch of another 10m into yet another chamber.
From here, an impressive pitch was observed(8m diameter) which a 27m rope was insufficient to
descend. Probably 40m deep. Strong draft, predicted by the majority of
CUCC to be larger than Tunnocks [citation needed].
Surveyed out of cave, tag left on small shelf right under surface level. Lack of pencils led to
ditching of DM06, though this is an interesting cave. DM06 still unexplored.
Jon sprained ankle before cave entrance, the effects of which showed up shortly after arrival to
top camp, and which subsided by the next day. Strange stuff which unfortunately led to me being
unable to push further the next day. :-(