Just Rob, Sam and I this evening for a potential SMMC trip. Pre beers were essential with the weather and the entrance was blowing a hooley! We quickly made our way down Cussey and along Vulgarious. I was at the sharp end and raced to the upstream sump anticipating it to be draughting with a little bit of airspace but as always this wasn’t meant to be and was greeted with a definite sump! The tiny hole at head height at the entrance to sump was draughting inwards massively which was nice to see as it means the sump's open beyond the airbell.
Plan B – Sam and Rob headed off to survey Rat Roof whilst I made a valiant attempt to remove the dam wall creating the sump. Before Sam and Rob returned I had capped 5-6 times and made very little progress due to the exceptionally hard bedrock which forms the floor of the passage. Rob arrived back and had a go for himself and made a smidge more damage – Ho Hum!
We retreated as we were due an early night (monthly meet). On the way out Rob surveyed Black Draught so we could tie in the BD – Rat Roof debate and headed to The Mechanic’s for refreshments and the Eldon's monthly meet..
