Mike Kushy, solo trip. Took in 3 batteries. Cleared the build up of spoil at the corner back to the little chamber, then set to work on the corner boulder some more and making space. There's now enough for a comfortable seating area, lots of rock to clear in the little chamber before the corner. After using up just over 2 batteries I went to have a look at the end. Managed to split and move a very large rock right in the middle of the floor and another one behind that has been moved further back. These will need breaking down even more but the last battery gave up. There's now an impressive space forming in the tunnel and it was possible to turn round where the junction is. A little draught test proved that straight ahead and the undercut were draughting outwards (towards the corner) with the undercut draught seeming to be the stronger. I then cleared some mud back and had a little poke at the mud just under the white vertical calcite line into the undercut where the solutional pocket is. The bedding here is undercutting yet again and a noticeable change in draught happened whilst prodding, also things became a lot colder. There was slimy red mud ahead and a couple of earthworms. All very exciting stuff. A team of 5 will be needed to dig and clear right back, although it could be staged with even 2 people, but hard work. 5 hours, Mike.
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| Before the corner |
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| At the corner |
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| Onwards |
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| Onwards some more |
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| Onwards even more (these boulders are the ones from out of the tunnel, there's alot more) |
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