After five days of hut improvements at Whitewalls, it was time for some caving and a veritable feast of barbecue food.
If you’ve ever wondered what lies above the mighty cairn in North Wing, beyond the Cliffs of Dover in Agen Allwedd, you are not alone. This was the objective for a Friday evening trip and the passage that’s clearly visible but unreachable by climbing alone was explored with the aid of an extendable loft ladder brought in for the purpose.
A number of trips took place on Saturday including a round trip in OFD 1, with a journey along the impressive streamway to the staple climb up to Lowe’s Passage and back via the fixed wire traverses of the Upper Series. Also a round trip in Little Neath River Cave, making the most of the low water-levels by taking The Canal route in and returning via the Canal Bypass. Plus, a short working trip also took place in Dan yr Ogof replacing a water depth sensor. Meanwhile, closer to home, others headed to Agen Allwedd to make use of the temporary climbing aid in North Wing, while some progress was made at the dig face in Pwll Estrys.
After caving, it was back to Whitewalls for barbecue food with all the trimmings in the garden and croquet on the newly manicured lawn (see Whitewalls Working Week). Various walking and caving trips took place on Sunday, including further clearing work at Dead Dog Hole.
