White Rabbit's Hole: Saturday 30th August 2025.

Saturday, 30 August 2025

Saturday 30th August 2025.

Mike Kushy and Mike Waterworth. Got to the dig around 11am. Took in 3 drums of sand, drill with extra batteries (thanks Trevor H) and scanning gear belonging to MW. The Wednesday crew had done a great job opening up the vertical squeeze to a much better size and around the head of the light connection. This allowed MK to fish out rocks from the floor and bar a good amount of mud away which was pushed down the slide. MW slid through to the Tea Party Chamber side easily enough and MK followed him. We started piling up large rocks under the climb down then we assesed what rock could be crowbarred from the floor of the light connection from this side. MK went back up to the 'safety zone' whilst MW worked on some huge slabs. 2 particulary stubborn ones took both of us from above and below to shift. With both in TPC we moved the freshly dropped slabs into safer positions. MW then started scanning TPC whilst MK made use of the batteries downsizing some of the larger boulders blocking the pit. MW had a go at pf work, then had a look down the pit and a look around the corner. About 5m of awkard passage ahead but thin bedding gaps, the floor looks interesting here though. A trial dig was also made into the waterworn ceiling straight ahead of you as you come into TPC. This revealed a very pretty and draughty little grotto with a view of a man sized phreatic tube heading off to the left. We would be best to dig into this 2m over so as to preserve the formations I believe, easy to bypass them anyway. Had another little clear of mud on the way out. Still a lot more that can be done and even some more rock from TPC that could be shifted, but we'll see what everyone thinks. We've put a handline down through the light connection, hold it. Puddle Dig had a small constant flow into it today, no water anywhere else. 5 1//2 hours. Mike K.

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