Tunnocks - 07-62A and 07-61A
Becka Lawson
Got the final spits into the two traverses and back to 07-62A. Ollie
rigged a pretty 5 or 6 spit traverse over to 07-61A whilst I
hand-bolted spits for the next pitch down 07-62A which is a
spectacular pitch - huge, curtain-like walls of rock in a massive
canyon. Pete, Edvin and Steve turned up just as Ollie finished the
traverse. Surveyed across and Ollie had a quick look ahead and
whooped that it was the biggest chamber he had seen. It looked more
like a series of pitches with a dodgey ledge along the left to me but
we managed to get across and spotted Pete, Edvin and Steve's light
from by the start of the traverse beyond Ykeykey Beach confirming the
connection (maybe could close the loop with a disto?). Tried to
survey the mess of aven and pitches. Ollie insisted on freeclimbing
down to one section. He came straight back up, "OK, I know I can
reverse it now." "Ah, jolly good..." After we had exhausted all the
leads I was willing to climb to we went back down the 07-62A pitch and
Ollie tried to rig down the next pitch but the rock was crap and his
spit cratered and he got fed up so we gave up and came home. Left the
drill at starfish junction and met Frank, Serena and Olly Madge
ticking QMCs in the upper levels.
Tunnocks rigging - extra info from 2008
A. Entrance 1) 28m? 2) 28m 3) 80m? (NB needs 2 slings for long Y hang so can clip in).
B. First traverse, 15m? Two spits at start, two spits mid traverse
and two spits at end. All in roof/top R wall.
C. Small pitch - spit + 50-50 natural block and sling
D. Big traverse above Caramel Catharsis - 70m? Probably better to take
shorter ropes so can get length correct. Mostly now rigged on spits
but needs 3 slings. Starts natural-spit-spit-spit then start of
traverse proper then ?spit+natural(sling) and spit + natural (sling)
low where stone monkey goes off then spit + ?spit? + 2 slings around
natural then 2 spits (last one a clown for pitch).
E. Delicious leak - natural then 2 spits then spit over pitch down the
roomy ledge with 2 spits on ledge then spit at top and spit 2m down.
35m rope gets to roomy ledge.
F. Delicious leak traverse - 20m? About 8 spits.