Mike Kushy. Solo. Got into the cave just before 11. Took in lots of batteries and 10x pf sets. Continued chiselling the Hookah Pipe (phreatic tunnel) some more. When all batteries were spent MK then used a combination of head first with long crowbar to loosen calcited blocks in the floor and swapping position to go feet first to push the loose through. Finally made it through although a heck of a shoulder jamming move at the end. Got through feet first and used the small crowbar/hammer to remove what could from the far side. Needs more battery power to open right up. The chamber on the far side is fairly well decorated and 2m wide by 2m height, there's also a very nice 2ft column. The chamber goes around a slight corner and the way on is obvious, draughting like a bugger and all liquid mud floor. A 2 inch void can be seen over the mud but the whole of the Hookah will need opening up to drag the mud back into TPC. Spent the rest of my time moving smaller rocks around TPC to level out the floor. Caught Mike Waterworth on surface heading in to do more scanning. 4 hours. Mike K.
