Memories
from an older member
Thank you Linda Johnson for these memory logs from your earlier
caving days. Now - A plea to present
members, yes you can do this also. As editor I am always looking for trip
reports, it don't need it to be long, just factual - with a little bit of
humour if it happened. So, in the next edition I can look forward to some 2019
trip memories? ... Yes???
11/12/82. Craig a Finnon: Derek, Sharn, Stu, Me, Chris, Charlie and Mousse. .
Beautiful cave - Nearly as
nice as Otter - "for long walking passages" - a lot of crawling -
nothing technically difficult. Went to the end but not up all the extensions. Sharn and I went in Helictite
Passage (didn't tell others)
beautiful.
23/1/83. Large Pot: RRCPC
trip - Hugh, Peter, Andy, Frank, Stu, Chris and Me. .
Charlie went in but came
out after entrance pitch. Had difficulty with crawl + head of 2nd. Pitch - he
went in head first. Wondered what was happening - only came along 'cos I'd told Jim N. I was doing it! - so pleased. Good
trip, felt fresh - slowish. Not well organised R.R.
sat waiting for tackle in longish stooping passage way instead of getting on.
Bad belay on one of the pitches - shortish. Awkward
life lining some of the pitches coming out.
Frank got stuck on 2nd. pitch (from
top). Helped tackle but didn't rig
Pleased!
Mon. 3th. May: Penyghent
Pot: Simon, Body, Andy Smith,
Chris, Charlie, Stu, Me.
Took 4 ladders and one rope (I think!) - rigged first pitch, free climbed to big pitch -
abseiled down pitch before that - waste of time, much easier if free climbed.
Laddered big 80' and free climbed most of rest. Bottomed. Coming out more difficult
- manage except for one after big pitch, had life line and free climbed it but
had difficulty for last 15' - light fading! Andy helped me up it. Crawl at
beginning not very pleasant nor the stooping passage. Lovely cave - changes a
lot on the way down, interesting, challenging.
Linda Johnson