258 - South Tunnocks (Pantin Sales Pitch)
Ollie Stevens
Another trip involving ping-ponging to and fro from the North & South
of Tunnocks. Went North to derig traverse past scree slope & commandeer
rope. Returned through Sauerkraut, surveyed 06-31A which turned out to
be an exceptionally smooth p30 duly named the Pantin Sales Pitch.
Checked out little horizontal passage to left which didn't go, and then
dropped the next pitch, yet unnamed, which surveyed to about 45m.
Exciting to find that we had been standing on a wedged pile of boulders
suspended above an airy rift. Single hang & backup got us to bottom
where it choked. Very likely way on (marked QMB) by traversing around to
right into spacious rift ~15m down the p45. Ollie suffered a bout of the
keenness so we went back north to meet Becka and Martin who were on
their way out and survey continuation of Flying High. Didn't manage very
much (~30m) before Aaron had had about enough. Avoiding stals / pretties
while maintaining our precarious position high in the rift while
surveying involved a form of Vedic Levitation. Rift got smoother &
wider; looks like next trip will need to drop down to (easily walkable)
rift floor & climb up again shortly. Blows a gale in there though.