Just Chris and I this week for some more rock removal fun! It had pissed it down with rain up until the event which left us cowering in the van until the very last second!
After a hasty pre beer we donned oversuits and walked down into the shake hole. The water was backed up as expected. As long as it wasn't flowing into the entrance, we would be ok.
Chris sorted gear above WW's whilst I took a look at the end and removed the rocks from the previous week. Chris made for the first shift, working at the face for about an hour before I took over. I started by removing a constriction slightly further back in the crawl to make dragging a bit easier. By this point the capping bar had zero extensions and the whole procedure was getting a little scary as I was becoming more and more deaf! After some time, I made work on the face and could visibly see the connection to the otherside.
Chris had another quick go but my little kitten arms had just about given up the goose with all the smashing, so we retreated to the Mechanics for posties after a quick swim under the waterfall.
Note to team: there may be a few larger rocks in WW's. (Thanks Chris!)
