204 - 204 tourist trip
Becka Lawson
Tourist trip, courtesy of Earl, to show Julian the highlights of
204. Walked over to 204D + rigged in - q. lot of snow. Julian did
the climb up - we should leave the 8m rope on this. Down
into Swings + Roundabouts. Took 2 tacklesacks of rope to head of
Gaffered to the Walls for rigging. Up Treeumphant Passage, poking
around various holes. Looked at bottom of 204E then Earl + I went
to bottom of Helter Skelter. Earl reckoned the climb up would lik
to the climb he did at the far N end of Swings + Roundabouts. I
moved some boulders from the bottom of Helter Skelter, I reckon I
could get through the gap (especially given a lump hammer) with a
nice draught through it + tube (q. big) beyond - should be pushed
through. Back + looked at 01-10A - rope still on the up-climb (C4)
+ 2 hangers left from pitch down but our rope not long enough.
Since so easy to access this from 204E this should be looked at
again. Through short cut (v. easy, recommended) back into
Treeumphant + up to Cave Tree Chamber. Found a
tacklesack crabbed to the bottom of
(still-rigged) traverse, complete with short rope + 4 slings.
Presumably been there 2 years, oops. Took it out with us. Back +
out via No Pain No Gain (looking into Pleasure Dome from start) +
then down to Millennium Dome (looking in from top) + to initial
part of Merry Fucking Christmas until climb down. Then saw Mark +
Anthony coming up + offering a lift down the hill, sorted.
Everybody out 204A. Fun trip.
T/U 7hrs