surface - Wombling around tidying up the mess

Mon 24 Jul 2023
Luke

After Becka was finally ready we set off to FF, underground before 11am. Got to camp in 1hr making note of all the equipment abandoned in the cave. 2x ropes, 1xbrew kit, 2x tackle bags. Went to de-rig morning the moths it was dry, no water insight, con-try to previous explorers reports. Both derigged removing the nuts (take note for returning explorers no nuts. After much discussion we decided to go to coconut shy to rejig our memory on the way and jokingly sent Botch down a rat hole, Unfortunately it went and he disappeared for too long and I realised I would have to regrettably follow him to survey it. We started to survey as the passage got progressively smaller and muddier before a final letter box which shot you out into a rift. Well Botch and Becka surveyed. I desperately looked for a way to get back to known passage without going back through the letter box, I succeeded by climbing up through the rift but would need bolting if people return. Went back to see that Botch and Becka had survey to a point that would need rope. I sent them back through the letter box (gerbialhole.sux) and did the dodgy climb one more time. Little scuttle around coconut shy. Then it was time to go home. Fettled the cave link, went out of the cage removing excess and dirty rope above ground before sunset.

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/290/gerbil_hole
    caves-1623/2023-ft-01/2023-ft-01
    caves-1623/317/2023-ft-02-part1
Wallets on this date:
    2023#50 gerbil_hole ['notes50_survey01', 'notes50_page02', 'notes50_page03', 'notes50_page04', 'not…
    2023#51 Mendip Man cave sheet ['new_cave_sheet']
    2023#52 Mahlstrom ['notes52_elevation03', '2023-ft-02', 'notes52_cave_notes01', 'notes52_survey01…
Logbook trips on this date:
    Fishface - Tourist Trip to Pisspot
    Surface - surveying/prospecting small leads found yesterday by Luke, Becca and Max
    Homecoming - Rigging fixing
    surface - Wombling around tidying up the mess