This was a real novelty for half of team average, a cave outside Bradwell .
Jon P started the evening off with technical difficulties at the pre caving beer phase, having to drink the can quickly, when it punctured falling out of his van .
Jon shot off ahead to continue with his dig, leaving Jim to give me a leisurely descent through the various squeezes.
However, I do have a few little complaints to raise on trip advisor!
Firstly, where is the handrail at the entrance? Team Average usually have one for when we are tired at the end of a trip. Rob. your stemples were great on the way down, but need moving down slightly in my opinion to accommodate my longer legs. The place could do with a good clean up too, terribly muddy.
Many thanks to Jon and Jim for their patience on the way out though. I turned around at the bottom of the second pitch knowing the squeezes on the way back up might be a bit awkward. The first, just above the second pitch were more than snug for a person of my stature, and had Jon wondering if we would have to exit via the sough? Soundly wedged with my chest stuck in the tight spot. Jim's advice, “was not to panic”! Talk about putting ideas into someone's head.
Needless to say what a fantastic cave Awesome have opened up, probably one of the best trips I have done in many years.
I don't think that I will be joining Team Awesome any time soon on last nights performance, but I can't recommend the place enough.
