A weekend based at the TSG hut in Castleton with a 5 different trips in 3 cave systems, plus a bonus day caving on Friday for those that travelled up early.
A number of the team had travelled up early for a bonus day of sporting caving fun in the Peak Cavern system via the multi-pitch entrance of JH in two teams, one rigging and one de-rigging. We then went on to do the rather impressive Ride of the Valkyries round trip on opposite directions for a bit of extra SRT. Saturday saw a return to the Peak Cavern system, this time through the main entrance. Here we had a choice of trips with one team doing a scenic horizontal tour of the streamways, and two teams doing the SRT round trip to well-decorated White River Series. Sunday we again had a choice of trips with one group heading to P8 and the other to Eldon Hole, including an ascent of Damocles Rift. A very active weekend and a well-attended meet.
See CSS newsletter Vol. 64, Nos. 10-12 for reports from all trips undertaken on this meet.
Photos from the weekend
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The J.H. entrance
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Abseiling down from The Workshop, J.H.
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Leviathan pitch, JH
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Bottom of Ride of the Valkyries, JH/Peak
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Descending Calcite Aven, Ride of the Valkyries round trip
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Covered in mud on the way back out of J.H.
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The White River Series, Peak Cavern
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White River Series, Peak Cavern
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White River Series, Peak Cavern
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Rigging the Terminator pitch, White River Series
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The Terminator (2nd pitch down from White River)
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Terminator pitch, White River Series
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Colostomy Crawl, Peak Cavern
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Sump downstream from Surprise View, Peak Cavern
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The P8 team
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1st pitch, P8
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Avoiding the waterfall on 1st pitch, P8
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View to the sump, P8
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At the end of the cave, P8
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Exiting P8
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Jon in Eldon Hole