Freya Bearn, Mike Kushy and James Vickery. We all headed to POT around 3pm with 2 bags of dust (left at connection to Boulder Rift) and a drill. MK went to the Tooth Dig end to clear, with FB on the rope in the awkward chamber and JV filling buckets. Once the dam was cleared we assessed the front and FB felt confident enough to go first. The whole ceiling looked to be shattered and needed crowbar work. FB managed some and then JV went to the front and removed even more. We cleared back to the dam and after a while MK went to the front. Huge boulders stacked randomly which we tried to move back and created another dam (supports) with. PF or capping work needed next to downsize some more boulders. Have no idea where all the spoil will go so maybe we keep the blocks larger and cement them into tactical places?! The view ahead is of a solid bedded ceiling with no fractures at all and a mud filled trench down the right with a nice hole which can't quite be got to safely yet. 3 hours. Mike.
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| Before clearing. Photo MK. |
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| Partially cleared. Photo MK. |
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| End of session. Photo MK. |
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| End of session. Photo MK. |
