Plateau - Prospecting north of deep Balkon

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Plateau

Sat 27 Jul 2024    Sun 28 Jul 2024

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Becka Thu 25 Jul 2024 Sun 28 Jul 2024
Chris Mon 29 Jul 2024
Ellie Mon 29 Jul 2024
Nat Thu 25 Jul 2024 Sun 28 Jul 2024
Sam Mon 29 Jul 2024
Sat 27 Jul 2024
Becka

We waited until the rain mostly cleared then headed off in low visibility. The day gradually cleared. See Becka's GPS for locations. Our only significant find was a 15m deep rift that Ellie bolted and said there was no way on ... only for Christopher to find a nearby horizontal entrance that connected in to it ... and then a further horizontal entrance. Our 3 entrance cave was, though, only ~45m long. This was 33T 411543 5284219 Elev ~1888m. Finished and can be katastered, photos on Becka's phone.

In addition we checked out a blocked shaft, 33T 411490 5284140 Alt ~1892. Rubble slope to a choke - finished, not worth katastering. Becka photo.

Also Gemse Graveyard, 33T 411542 5284276 Alt ~1920. This was a small choked chamber 8m x 2m. Nat has a photo. Finished, not worth katastering.

Finally there were a series of snow plugged shafts in the area of 33T 411482 5284210, elev ~1882m. We didn't have time to look at any of these.

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Survex files on this date:
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/tamponturnaround
    caves-1623/264/lower_balkon/pitstop_5
    caves-1626/359/cawodydd_cachlyd
    caves-1626/359/belowradagast2
Wallets on this date:
    2024#21 cawodydd_cachlyd|Cawodydd Cachlyd ['notes7-cawodydd-cachlyd', 'notes5-cawodydd-cachlyd', 'notes2-cawodydd-cachlyd…
    2024#23 topos Welsh Engineering ['Welsh Engineering Rigging Topo 2-2', 'Saruman Topo & Sketch-2', 'Saruman Topo…
    2024#24 Below Radagast 2 ['notes1-belowradogast2']
    2024#26 Welsh Engineering ['WelshEngineering26Notes-1', 'WelshEngineering26Notes-2']
    2024#29 pitstop_5 ['notes3-pitstop5', 'notes4-pitstop5', 'notes2-pitstop5', 'notes1-pitstop5', 'p…
    2024#30 Tampon Turnaround ['TamponTurnaround.metadata[1]', 'TamponTurnaround.ext-elevation[1]', 'TamponTu…
Logbook trips on this date:
    Homecoming - Bolting and descending pitch
    Homecoming - Watershed Murder Camp
    Homecoming - Sauruman Pot
    plateau - Prospecting to Stone Arch
    Plateau - Prospecting north of deep Balkon