Crewe Climbing and Potholing Club

In addition to his work/discoveries in N Wales Darren, ably assisted by Neil, has located a "new" pitch in Belgave Mine- looks as thought it's time for another visit to the area.

P8 The CORRECT route to/from P8 has been marked by Ralph

The rescue dump at Picnic Dig has been refurbished, mainly through the efforts of CCPC with a little help from MCG and TSG.
 

Water Icicle. On Mon 31 March a small team of members (plus Dave W from MCG/DCA) made an attempt to locate the supposed alternative entrance to Water Icicle. Results did not tie in with the survey so were inconclusive. The survey was compared to another survey (different author) and  the two surveys did not agree so it looks like another visit plus (maybe a re-survey) Watch this space.

Correction: The maillons in Knotlow (Meccano Passage) were placed by Alan Brentnall (altho Ralph did pay for them!!)

In August/September a team of CCPC members, plus associates, plan to travel to China to mountaineer in Sichuan province. This may well include the first ascent of an unclimbed peak, if all goes to plan. The trip is being organised through Matt and Apple's trekking, mountaineering and caving business Dragon Expeditions.

While I'm posting website content (rather than the work I'm supposed to be doing), does the following remind anyone else of Peak Cavern?

http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?collectionId=1291

If anyone fancies caving in China then give me a shout. 

I was recently asked to avertise this and, given that it's a similar project to our own Peak District Rigging Guide, feel fairly happy in doing so. It was a few years ago that the club were in Mallorca, but from what I remember this would certainly have helped somewhat.

Water Icicle.

In the next week or so we hope to complete the work on Owlet Hole then move onto Water Icicle. There have been several reports of "bad air" (CO2?). The plan is to locate (with Nigels' help) then open up a new entrance which should lie in the nearbye copse.

Radon.

For some time Ade has been assisting a student at Manchester Uni on a radon project. Results should be published soon.

Darren has been investigating various caving sites in the North Wales area for what seems ages. Many members will have accompanied him on numerous occasions and some have from time to time been persuaded to look at some hole or other.

In recent months he has been exploring Minera Mine and helped by others has replaced the crumbling "cap" (consisting of rotting corrugated sheets resting on rotten timbers supporting loads of earth,rocks etc).