142 - Attempt at Voice Connection between 143 and 142
Phil Wigglesworth
(1) Four of us made an attempt at connecting these two caves. Me and Andy Wadders (his first caving trip for some time) went to 143 and Bill and Wiggy went down 142 to the aven mentioned by the party last week. Me and Andy got to the top of the Nipple and spent about ½ an hour before we found 143. We descended about an hour after the others should have set off down 142. The pitches were rigged in a very strange manner, obviously the bolts had been put in by someone with a sense of humour - it was a case of acrobatics at some of the changeovers. Got to the bottom with no hassle and started to chip away at the impossible rift. Blew whistles, shouted, for ~1½-2 hours but with no success. We both had a go at the squeeze at floor level, but to no avail. Made a leisurely retreat.
John Parrington.
Sat in this bloody cold aven for 2 hours listening to team 143 chipping. Made lots of noise. Climbed up the aven and pushed ~50+ft up an inlet towards (?) chipping noise. Wiggy. ~4 hours
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