204 - Razordance
Fri 25 Jul 2003
Mark Shinwell
Mark Shinwell
Mark + Dave went to the bottom of Steady Now to start surveying
the passage drom the previous trip. Dour followed, to bolt The Mash
Tun - an 8m pitch after the God Loves A Drunk chamber. Took Dour a
while to bolt it, so the surveyors caught up with him. Descended
Mash Tun to land in a pool, leading to a much wider (2-3m) canyon.
Very soon the head of the next pitch, Copper Pitch, is reached -
looks like a fine shaft of 20-30m. [Footnote: Actually 17m
60cm - Mark.] Rift bends around to the left after the pitch, still
looks 3m or more wide. Distinct change in the character of the
cave. Drill battery failed afer 1 1/2 holes on the Y-hang so we
went home. Took about 4 hours to get out.
T/U 10-12hrs approx