After protracted campaigns elsewhere in the system, Dead Ahead Dig in the Full Moon Series has finally received 18 months of long overdue attention.
The highly scalloped, wide bedding passage shares characteristics with other significant parts of the system, and may be a continuation of the Aven series.
It is however heading into a blank space on the survey – toward no known passage.
The initial difficult effort won 2m of progress through heavily calcited fill, which yielded to many techniques, ranging from brute force to bottle jack.
A solid roof was met and has been followed for 3m, before rising for a further 4m to the present limit.
In exceptionally wet weather the low section fills with water and pumping becomes essential. Work continues…