CLPE.

Newsletter 69.
March. 2001.

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Sunday 5 November saw the annual DCRO "do" at Whitehall Outdoor Activities Centre, Buxton. As
usual AG, Janet and Hugh had racked their brains to come up with new "problems" designed to tax the
minds and bodies of those taking part. We began by looking at a "Dave Webb/Alan Keen" video of
Jast years proceedings-it had already been pointed out that it would not help in any way with this years
problems but it certainly proved to be amusing and entertaining,

My group began by rescuing an “unconscious casualty" who by some strange mishap had marooned
himself on a tiny island in the middle of a fish pond which just happened to be surrounded by a high
voltage fence. Fortunately he had trussed himself up in a sked stretcher which was a blessing in view
of the lack of space on the island. As we approached someone commented that he bore a remarkable
likeness to John Major. (Apparently Tony Blair was "otherwise engaged" in discussions on thwarting
the possible disruption planned following the refusal to remove the excessive tax on calcium carbide!)
Inno time at all (actually within milliseconds of the allotted one hour deadline) my team had erected a
Tyrollean traverse along which two intrepid members of our group gained access to the casualty
enabling him to be hauled up to then along the line to comparative safety. Much to everyone's
disappointment no one ended up taking an early bath in the pond which was probably shark infested!
We found problem 2 in the indoor climbing wall which, due to the appalling weather, was about the
only "dry " activity of the day! Apparently the DCRO store had burned down overnight and we had to
produce a “shopping list" within a £5000 budget to restock it. In addition we had to build a tower
entirely out of newspaper and sticky tape which would be judged against the erections of the other
groups!

At this point an excellent lunch was prepared by the DCRO catering core (Chuck, Margaret and Len)
setting us all up for the afternoons activities.

Our next activity took place on the "kiddies" assault course. Unfortunately two of our team members
had been "struck blind” on route to the course and had to be manhandled around it without anyone
touching the ground. (Our" blind" team members seemed to perform better than their sighted
brethren!)

On to the "real assault course" which struck fear into the hearts of many of our saner members as they
flew through the air some considerable distance above the ground.

By now it was going dark, blowing a gale and chucking it down.. We were given an orienteering map
with no controls on it but we did have a radio. Out intrepid leader, who was ensconced in the caving
store (in the dry I might add’), had a map with controls and fortunately a second radio. Unfortunately

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AG was listening in so cheating was out if the question. Fastened together by cows tails we blundered
through the undergrowth in the pouring rain (which caused our map to dissolve!) and gathering gloom
getting thoroughly confused and lost but managing to collect all but one of the clues which enabled us
to launch our distress rocket. Despite the weather an entertaining day and the chance to meet cavers
from other clubs, in other words an excellent social occasion.
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On 19 October a group of “mid-week geriatric" cavers from Crewe and Masson cubs went into
Knotlow with the specific purpose of sampling the "slime" that had been observed growing on the
rocks at the bottom of the 210a couple of weeks previously. (A meeting with English Nature,
Limestone Research and the Environment agency had been planned later in the day.) It had been
raining heavily and all traces of the slime had disappeared from Waterfall Chamber but was evident in
the coffin level leading to "Fourways" A sample was taken and duly presented to the meeting by Dave
Webb when, much to everyone's surprise, it was seen to contain not only the grey slime but a large
number of evil looking leaches and some albino fresh water shrimps!! The jar was confiscated by
Limestone Research for further investigation

Exactly a week later a group from Crewe were down Knotlow again, once again it had been raining
heavily (The Masson pensioners were still recovering from their exertions and cleaning the mud off
their Zima frames!) One member complained of a "sulphurous" smell in the entrance shaft but this was
put down to either imagination or the after effects of last nights curry. By the time the group reached
the Waterfall pitch the odour had increased in strength to the point where no one was prepared to
descend the pitch (although one member did rig the traverse and set off down) The smell was
described as “cow shit” by one and "reminiscent of a farm yard" by another more eloquent member of
the party. The trip had to be aborted.

I think it prudent to continue to treat the lower reaches of Knotlow with respect and hopefully the
problem can be remedied although, having dragged on for several years now, there does seem to be no
immediate solution in sight. Having read the log book at the foot of the entrance shaft I suspect that
not all parities are completing it on every trip. It might help if people could be a little more
conscientious in filling it in in the hope that the more information we have the more likely we are to
bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion.-this applies just as much to parties NOT experiencing any
problems as to those who do.

Cavers go missing in Monvash, (25 Nov 2000)

OK it was only a DCRO exercise but the idea was to make it as realistic as possible. Things were
planned to start at 0930 and any early arrivals were diverted to Ed's café on the village Green to
prevent them gleaning any information they might find useful! At around 0940 what appeared to be a
funeral cortege of vehicles made its way up the muddy track to meet the DCRO van, Janet Miller
(controller and tackle officer) and Ralph Johnson (controller and "brains!" behind the days activities),
Although it was predominantly a "Crewe" exercise they were joined by members from Masson
(including Dave Webb their world renowned video maker who was to film the event for training
purposes-assuming Channel 5 were not interested!) and Tim Webber from SUSS

The two controllers at the scene appointed Brian Edmonds as controller then promptly decided to "go
on strike" leaving the group to get on with it ! Ably assisted by Nigel Cooper, who tried to keep tabs
on what was happening and who went where, plans were laid. (not an easy task with at least 5
entrances to the interconnecting passages of Knotlow-Whalf and Hillocks')

Mat Ryan's car (not again some might add!) had been found parked on the grassy triangle near
Knotlow and two sets of clothing were in evidence. Apparently he had "gone caving in Monyash" the

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night before and had not returned. (Does this sound familiar?) A through trip (or was it an exchange
trip?) had been mentioned and he was known to have been digging quite recently in the area. He may
or may not have met up with friends.

Teams were sent to investigate the various possibilities and were to eventually report back that
Knotlow 210, Hillocks and Whalf Climbing shaft were rigged and that Knotlow climbing shaft had
been part-rigged. Both shafis into Knotlow were checked (as were several other short shafts in the
field) and the coffin level towards Four Ways and Meccano passage were checked, all proved to be
“negative”. Meanwhile teams were sent into Hillocks and Whalf Climbing Shaft and communications
were set up down Whalf Engine Shaft, (with the usual difficulties exacerbate by a certain member
who must remain nameless! snapping the jack plug off the telephone!)

The Whalf Climbing Shaft team were first to report back-the shaft was blocked by a rock fall
(resembling a large Darren drum labelled "go to jail-do not pass go ~do not ... -or something similar,
you no doubt get the gist!) but Mat could be heard beyond (or under?) the rock fall complaining of
pains in his leg. Further questioning proved fruitless as the casualty was muttering all sorts of useless
information and being generally unhelpful

‘At almost the same time the Hillocks team reported finding a second casualty who was almost as
confissed as Mat! He was suffering from exposure but was able to explain that his mate had gone up
the climbing shaft as he set off out via Hillocks. Having got thoroughly lost and having lost his SRT
kit (careless sod) he settled down in a bivvy bag to await the rescue team that would no doubt be
alerted by Mat! At this point he became totally and utterly confused even to the point where he gave
several false names confusing his nick name with his real name (talk about over-acting) Eventually we
settled for "Drew" and a Little Dragon, Hot Cans anda Bivvy tent were ordered

Meanwhile @ team was busy parcelling Mat into a sked stretcher with some difficulty in the confined
space at the foot of the Whalf climbing shaft-needless to say he was "facing the wrong way!" He then
had to be manhandled down the pitch and two climbs leading to the main chamber. Eventually a
“thoroughly warmed Drew" arrived at the foot of the engine shaft shortly followed by a thoroughly
uncooperative Mat who refused to help in any way claiming to be "too badly injured!"

For reasons best known to themselves and despite a heated argument between the surface and Ann ,
who was operating the underground molephone, the surface team refused to haul Drew up the shaft
insisting he was escorted out via the Hillocks route but they did agree to haul up Mat. Accompanied by
‘Tim Webber as jockey the haul went without a hitch much to the relief of Mark Lovatt who had been
perched on a ledge about 20m down the shaft for what seemed ages in order to get some good footage
(Spielberg would have been proud of his dedication as a camera operator!) At around 1530 the last
team members emerged from various holes in the ground festooned with kit which Janet is no doubt
washing as I type!

CCPC cast (in no particular order) Darren Conde, Neil Conde, Lance Conde, Andy Templeman,
Mark Kraus, Tim Campbell, Paul Nixon, Nigel Cooper, Brian Edmonds, Steve Evans, Rob Farmer,
Mark Lovatt, Matt Ryan, Andrew Wilson, Ralph Johnson.

Ralph J. Nov 2000

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Santas Grotto! Thanks to those involved with this DCRO fund raising
Event especially Santa (Mark Lovatt) Ruddolph (John Martin)
Tinkerbell (Brian Edmonds) anonymous Shepherd -minus sheep

(Jim Shallcross) the National Elf Service (Ralph and Ben-ie. Jim jnr)
and to the Parkinson family who got dragged in to help. The event took
place in Poles Caver and raised just over £860.00.

Comment of the day came when a nubile young (female) guide from
Pooles Cavern sat on Santas knee and asked him "Wher's my present?"
Santas reply was "You just sat on it!"

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Caving Abroad-2001. If you are interested in caving abroad now is the time to speak up! The
proposed 2001 trip to NE India fell through due to many people who were interested not speaking up
leaving the organisers assuming that there were no takers. This resulted in me having to take Darren to
‘Nepal instead!!! A trip to India could be arranged for Spring 2002 BUT I DO NEED TO KNOW IN
ADVANCE!

itwell Hill Mine, River Wye Catchment Area.

Caves of the Peak District (1991): NGR 179 718, Grade II (Mine). Length: ¢.300ft. / c.90m.

Classic Caves of the Peak District (1997):NGR 179 718, Grade II-. Length: 170m., Depth: 30m.

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Paul Nixon and I had already planned to visit this site at the weekend, when Ralph, Darren and I found
we had a couple of hours spare at the end of another job (‘Bull Hay’ Mine) for a quick look before
heading home. I parked opposite the cottages at Upperdale and got kitted up while Ralph and Darren
parked further up the lane by the Monsal Trail. As we set off along the trail to the entrance I was
surprised to see that neither Ralph nor Darren had brought any rope or SRT gear with them. They
seemed convinced that the entrance was a twenty-foot climb down!

There is a completely blocked rift in the rock at the side of the railway cutting (P.D.M.H.S. sealed this

about 1974), but climbing the slope above leads to a rectangle of fencing around an obvious depression
surrounded by brambles and overhanging trees. Once over the fence, I carefully approached the edge

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and found myself looking into the open top of a huge rift, a bit like Eldon Hole, with a floor visible
about fifty feet below There was definitely no way of free-climbing down the overhanging walls, Plan
B: Ralph and Darren went back for rope and SRT kit

Despite trying various alternatives, we eventually decided that we didn’t have enough rope with us to
make a safe descent, and anyway it was getting late in the day so instead, we set off to look for the
upper entrance. Following the line of the workings up the hillside, I discovered one unlikely looking
crawl at the base of the right hand wall of a mini-ravine, and Darren dived in to investigate. There was
a passage inside with stacked ‘deads’, which led to the top of a shaft, but that was as far as he went
Meanwhile I had slogged up to the top of the hill, finding plenty of blocked workings, but no other
‘open entrances. Clearly it was time to head for home.

Saturday, 16" December 2000.

Paul and I parked at Upperdale again, and after some problems with a local resident (see below) we set
off for the open rift entrance. Paul was suitably impressed by his first sight of the hole, but less so by
the slippery, heavily vegetated slope, which we had to work on to rig the descent rope. We settled on a
tree outside the fence at the upper edge of the rift as our main belay, with a sling for a second belay
round a tree much closer to the edge. A tree on the slope near the lower edge was used for a deviation
to keep the rope off the wall below. Just as we completed the rigging, Darren, Matthew and Gareth
arrived intending to install spits for a different descent route down the overhanging wall.

Leaving them to get kitted up, Paul and I went up to the passage Darren had investigated on the
previous Thursday, as we were now sure it was the upper entrance, Paul led off, flat-out at first, then
crawling, along a narrow passage with stacked “deads’ lining the left-hand wall. In places the stacks
had collapsed into the passage, but there was plenty of room to pass, although some remaining piles
looked very unsafe. After about fifteen metres we reached the top of a shaft (about 1 metre diameter),
partly lined with more stacked ‘deads’, with some workings continuing beyond. There was a large,
rusty hanger bolted to the wall over the shaft, with one protruding ‘spit’ and another hanger close by.
Paul rigged the pitch using all three anchors, backed up to a dubious boulder protruding from the wall
of the passage, and then he carefully descended. The pitch was only about six or seven metres deep,
but had another pile of ‘deads’ stacked on a ledge part-way down. I followed, and found Paul
exploring a large, forked passage, with plenty of collapse-debris around, and lots more, apparently
defying gravity in the roof above !! This is not an area to sit around in for long

The way on was down the other fork of the passage, to an awkward climb-down between fallen
boulders, which led to the top of an impressive slope between the vertical walls of the main rift (the
principal feature of the mine). This reminded me of the slope above the fourth pitch in Oxlow, except
this one was made almost entirely of loose ‘tailings’, which had settled at the maximum slope possible.
We rigged our remaining rope to a section of railway line in the boulders, and to a ‘thread’ between
boulders, and I carefully descended the slope, sending showers of loose material to the bottom ahead
of me. The slope reaches the lip of the Second Pitch, which immediately cuts back underneath making
a free-hang. Even with no re-belays above me, the rope didn’t reach the floor, and in any case it
needed a Y-hang on the wall to avoid cutting the rope on the lip of the pitch, so I climbed back up to
Paul. On his trip down and back, Paul spotted a couple of ‘spits’ in the left wall (looking down) but we
still don’t know if there are any actually at the pitch head.

Back at the top of the slope, as we de-rigged we could hear the voices of the others through a low,
gritty crawl under the wall. I squirmed through and met Darren, Matt and Gareth just reaching the top
of another steep slope, a sort of mirror image of the one we had just left. We decided to make the visit
into two exchange trips, chatted about the route out, then headed our separate ways.

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The slope led steeply down into the largest section of the rift we had yet seen, with the walls soaring
up above us on either side, and far ahead the dim glow of daylight. There were several short climbs
down where parts of false floors remained and we had to reach a lower level, and at one point we
passed around the base of a large-diameter shaft, which disappeared into the darkness above. The base
of the shaft is now an empty chamber, but it once contained a Worthington-Simpson Duplex steam
engine and a Pulsometer steam engine, found buried under rubble and removed from the mine for
preservation by P.D.MHS. in the early seventies. (Following their recovery work, P.D.MHS. closed
the easy rift entrance, and re-capped the main shaft to the surface with concrete)

At the base of one short climb down were the remains of a broken wood and iron ladder. Passing a
large hole in the floor, we plodded up a steep muddy slope to a high point where we could pause and
look out into the daylight section of the rift, with the SRT rope hanging down the moss-covered wall
ahead. I stayed at the top to take photos, while Paul slithered down to the bottom and clambered over
the slimy tree trunks and deep, decaying leafy-ooze to the foot of the pitch.

There is a short underground section beyond the pitch, where the original workings were truncated by
the building of the railway (now the Monsal Trail), and you can inspect the five metre high dry-stone
wall, which sealed off the mine from the railway. (Above the wall was the original easy rift route in to
the ‘twenty foot climb down’ listed in Caves of the Peak District, but now sealed.) Climbing out was
straightforward, but quite impressive, and we had just de-rigged when the others arrived from the
upper entrance. Altogether an excellent day out.

Tackle Needed:
Open rift entran 25m. SRT rope, plus 5m, rope to rig a long deviation
Upper entrance pitch 15m. SRT rope (to allow back-up to boulder), one 8mm. bolt and hanger

Second pitch (estimate only): 30 / 35m. rope (to rig from top of slope), six (?) 8mm, bolts and hangers.

Access:

Tain Barker’s Book states: ‘There are no known access restrictions’.
However: On our Thursday visit I was closely watched by a resident from the cottages plus one other
man, then later a passing farmer with cattle and a different ‘local’ with dogs stopped to chat in a
friendly way. On Saturday the same two men watched from the side of the cottages, then one came
over the bridge and demanded to know what we were doing. He was quite aggressive and clearly
wanted us to leave, saying that he used to work for Chatsworth and that the mine was Chatsworth
Estate property, He insisted that we had no right going in, and that we should ‘phone the estate Office
‘on Monday. We continued getting our kit ready while trying to placate him, but he stayed for at least
fifteen minutes, the whole time going on about cavers trespassing, and about not wanting mobs of
cowboys tuming up ‘if the mine gets publicised’. He also said that a group of cavers had been there
two years before, and after he spoke to them they got their own back by breaking his T.V. aerial off the
side of his cottage when they were leaving, costing him £80. Once again we saw the dog walker who
was friendly and very interested in what was underground.
Later Ralph told me that Dave Webb was there with a group from Masson C.G. about five years ago,
and they were so verbally abused by a local ‘gamekeeper-type’ as they were changing to go in, that
they packed up and left, and haven't been back since

Clearly the access situation is delicate, and I contacted Jeruy Potts (D.C.A. Sec.) and Tony Gibbs
(DCA. Conservation and Access Officer) to find ov* what is known about restrictions, rather than
approaching Chatsworth Estates direct. Jenny rep" .u that the site is part of Chatsworth Estate, and that
permission is required. Details appear in the c.srent D.C.A. Handbook. No reply from Tony.

References: The Bulletins of The Peak District Mines Historical Society:

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Vol. 4, pt 6, December 1971, pp 413 ~ 416 : an account of the discovery and removal of the smaller
Worthington engine.

Vol. 5, pt 1, April 1971, pp $4 — 60 : a description of the surface remains, and the underground
workings as known at that time. Includes survey and photographs.

Vol. 5, pt 6, October 1974, pp 335 — 340 : an account of the recovery of the removal of the second

(huge) steam engine. Includes photographs.
Vol. 7, pt 6, 1980, pp 342~ 344 : not seen by me, but contains a survey.

Steve Knox 18-12-2000

by bli % Cumbri

On New Years a group of CCPC cavers who must remain anonymous (and should Know better)
decided to abandon Ingleton for "a day in the Lakes". Forced down by a blizzard on the wrong side of
the mountain they were unable to return to their car due to the state of the roads and weather.
Fortunately a local resident took pity on them, housed them for the night in palatial surroundings with
a New Year celebration thrown in to boot! Certainly beats stopping in a caravan with Kev!!

Put on weight over Christmas? Can't get into your oversuit or
harness? Had some new kit and want to dispose of the old stuff?
Why not sell it (and any other surplus gear) either direct to the
club or to deserving members by advertising in the Newsletter
FREE OF CHARGE!

PART 2_Putwell Hill Mine, River Wye Catchment Area: Postscript !
Sunday, 8" January 2001,
This was definitely our last trip down Putwell Hill Mine for the foreseeable future.
Paul Nixon, John Preston and I rigged the open rift (lower entrance), then walked up the hill and
entered via the upper entrance. Plans to install new spits for the first pitch were quickly abandoned and
we used the existing rusty hangers to rig. In the passage below Paul was almost speechless with
pleasure at the sight of his first roosting bat, practically at nose level. From then on, every comment
about passages was greeted by, “Yes, but are there any bats ?”

At the climb down between boulders, we went up instead, to check out a passage not noticed on
previous visits. It was walking size for about twenty metres, to a working face, with the skeletal
remains of a hawk on the floor at the end. This is a long way from daylight ! Down below Paul rigged
the long slope: thread between boulders, plus railway line for a Y-hang, then across the slope to a spit
about halfway down, then on to a spit at the lip of the free hang. The final spit was poor, so Paul spent
a while hanging out over the pitch installing a new spit by hand, to make a good Y-hang. We
descended and explored yet another section of the huge rift, clambering over rubble piles until we
reached the inevitable collapse which blocked further progress. Back up the pitch, then a steady plod
out to the daylight rift, with John poking his head down every likely looking hole. Outside I sat in the
sun while John and Paul went back in the top entrance to de-rig the first pitch

This mine is well worth a visit, but it is not a place for novices or for those of @ nervous disposition.
There are lots of anti-gravity boulders in the roof, and some of the stacked deads and slopes of tailings

or waste rock are unstable. Take care.
Steve Knox. 9-1-2001

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Carnival
On a bitterly cold Thursday in January Darren accompanied by Ralph placed new stainless bolts on
the traverse to and up Camival Aven. The pitch back down into the streamway near Far Curtain (Caves.
of Derbyshire) seems to be fictitious! Neither of the intrepid explorers will be revisiting the place in
the near future since it has little prospect of being pushed, is squalid in the extreme and the return is
"interesting". While the above bolting was taking place Matt decided to do a second trip up and back
down Crab Walk to collect his abandoned kit (He's not having a good week-see Devonshire!) and to
investigate Corkscrew Aven which was then measured for the next Rigging Guide. For some strange
reason Brian (Griffiths)-who should know better at his age, decided on a long distance, solo swim
along East Canal as far as the Filthy Five and back! A fairly lengthy but informative trip.

Vandali fomegt!?
‘OK so he's been found guilty without a fair trial but he was caught "red-handed" (literally) -he was
aided and abetted by the club equipment officer. It all took place on a "quick" bolting trip down
Devonshire (for PICA/DCA) when the intrepid pair accompanied by various other reprobates (Dave

Webb, Neil Wood and Mark ) were installing bolts to be used for beginners on
instructed trips. Matt began by pulling the connector off the battery, an "accident" he
tried to blame on Ralph's soldering-or rather the lack off With an assistant holding the
bare wires into the connector and moaning about slipping clutches in drills Matt
continued to swing about in his harness while complaining about an unusual smell, At
this point the drill, which was attached to Matt, burst into flames!! Fortunately
(depending on ones point of view) Matt was undamaged but the same cannot be said of
the drilll From memory the drill was bought when Liam was secretary (ie. a good

while ago) and has probably put in more 18mm holes than most. Both it and the NCA
drill are getting long in the tooth and Nigel is looking out for a replacement.

‘Sorry! I must apologies for getting ALL the credit for the clear up in Hillocks! I have tried to put the
matter right. Apologies once again to all those involved. Grovel, grovel! Ralph

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CCPC are now the proud owners of a generator and submersible pump. We also have a hand (bilge)
pump. If you can make use of these on an underground project you only have to ask.

Giants Hole

On a recent trip into Giants where we had planned to do a little work towards the next edition of the
Rigging Guide, a group of us decided to "have a look" up Boss Aven. The route starts with an
“interesting free" climb out of the streamway, which Steve led, followed by a pitch of around 15m split
by a large ledge-the bottom section is free climbable. Steve shot off up the rope which was badly wom
to say the least, it had no sheath whatsoever in two places!! He then proceeded to climb the next
section up a sloping ramp through a tight squeeze into a large chamber with a roped climb leading to
the top of the aven. It is well decorated and definitely well worth a look. The old rope has been
replaced and the spits replaced with 10mm SS expansion bolts so you will not need to change your
underwear during the trip!

‘News in Brief,

Devonshire Mine has been bolted and now has a couple of pitches suitable for beginners. Funded by
PICA

Bull Haye Mine has been bolted and is an excellent training venue. Funded mainly by Dave Edwards
and Associates.

The lock on the escape route in Holme Bank Chert Mine was vandalised and CCPC were asked if they
could deal with it as a matter of urgency. Nigel has sorted this.

Jim and Brian E. have started work on the entrance slope in Oxlow

Matt is fantasising about digging (yes digging!) at the far end of Hypothermia Craw!!! This could have
Jess volunteers than "Rob's Dig"!

‘Matt is organising (assuming he's not still down Hypothermia!) trips to Scotland (May 2001), Majorca
(Aug 2001) and India (Feb 2002) Give him a ring

june 2001,
5 March CCPC meeting. 11 March Juniper plus something for beginners.
24 March Clatterway emiader
2 April CCPC meeting 7 April DCRO AGM Please
8 April Diccan/Alum 22 April White Scar Wash kit
24 April Tues DCRO training before
6 May Long Rake 7 May CCPC meeting. Tes
19 May Birks Fell *
26-28 May Stackstead Farm
3 June Milwr Tunnel 4 June CCPC meeting
10 June Knotlow -Hillocks 16 June Gaping Ghyll-S Passage.
1 JulyRowten ete. 2 July CCPC meeting
14 July Agen Allwed 22 July Outsleets Beck
4 Aug Pillar Hole LKW 19 Nicker Grove.
8 Sept Ogof Hesp Alyn 15 Echo
22Sept Tearsall Breeches Brightgate Oct 7JH
Oct 13 Magnetometer. Oct 28 Water Icicle

P.S. The usual advice to new members. Only the “official” trips (about 2 a month) are listed here.
There are normally trips every weekend plus mid-week evenings and full days, Contact John about
official trips and Matt or Ralph about mid week ones. Interested in the weekly Pooles Cavern dig?
Ring Brian or Jim. If you want an up to date list of phone numbers contact Matt.

[Marguerite would like to thank members for the flowers,

Need a new headtorch ? Ralph has located a source of headtorches suitable as an "emergency back up"
underground or on the surface for biking, camping , orienteering, hill walking etc. They fit into a small
BDH, are elasticated (similar to a Petzl) waterproof (sort of) include 2 AA cells and a spare bulb. At
under a fiver that cant be bad-but hurry.

Plus-if you are desperate for somewhere to go!!!

Eldon Stomp, 7 April, Bull I Thorn , £3.50, Free camping.

‘Sun, sea, sand, stal(!) That well known international film maker Dave Webb is showing a “Caving in
Majorca" film. The Bell Inn, Cromford, Tuesday 27 March. 7.30. Ring Matt for details

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