Tunnocks - Usual suspects to Trident chamber, Phreas Interruptus

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Sun 08 Aug 2010    Tue 10 Aug 2010

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Becka Lawson Sun 08 Aug 2010 Tue 10 Aug 2010
Chris Densham Sun 08 Aug 2010 Tue 10 Aug 2010
Mon 09 Aug 2010
Chris Densham

Continuing on from trip of 06/08. On way in Becka noticed final rebelay bolt on String Theory had cracks erradiating from it so I gingerly prusiked back up to replace bolt. A few smart blows with a hammer were sufficient to remove previous bolt and rock surrounding it. Becka rigged pitch (P15m) into rift near Northerly limit of lower level Tunnocks/ Usual Suspects. At base of pitch a small rift headed East but 2m ramp up West entered walking sized phreas which was interrupted after c.20m by a pitch formed by a recent capture of three separate inlets (trident chamber). While I rigged down Becka solo-surveyed. From bottom of pitch one inlet appeared to drip past past phreas continuation at N. end of chamber, at same level as entry phreas. While Becka sketched Trident chamber I prepared rig for abseil/ traverse across (2Nat). 14m rope and 2 bolts just sufficient to reach pheratic tube (20m needed). Walking sized passage left as open lead. Connected up survey on exit.

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/2010-06/2010-06
    caves-1623/143/brauner
    caves-1623/258/konigsberg2
    caves-1623/258/trident
Wallets on this date:
    2010#08 ['elev0001', 'notes0001', 'notes0002', 'plan0001', 'plan0003', 'plan0002']
    2010#10 ['elev0001', 'notes0001', 'notes0002', 'plan0001', 'elev0002']
    2010#18 ['notes0001', 'notes0002']
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    Tunnocks - Usual suspects to Trident chamber, Phreas Interruptus