Thursday 16th January

Mike Kushy, solo. Pool at the bottom pretty much dry on arrival. Cleared left over mud and rocks, then moved a very large rock in the floor. This was downsized and stacked to one side. Spent the rest of the session looking for a drainage hole. The 2ft crowbar goes right into silt and mud on the floor without hitting anything solid. Draught seems to be coming from out of the floor. 2 hours. MK.

Before clearing. Photo MK.

After clearing. Photo MK.

Sunday 5th January 2025

Mike Kushy and Sam Hill. Got in for 11, took in 2 drills. Bloody wet couple of days, drippy throughout and nice stream coming in at the top Boulder Rift Chamber connection. SH went to the front and sent rocks back, some too large for buckets (will need breaking down). Lots of buckets tipped into the dam, which is now over full and needs clearing next. After rocks had been cleared the water had been found. After clearing as much mud and grit out as possible, it's now over knee deep. The pool is a 1mx1m. Unable to find a plug to drain the pool but there was easily enough water coming in today, that it should have flooded. MK had a go at the front for a bit, until stacking got desperate. We decided it was too wet to get drills out. 2 hours. Mike.

MK's YouTube Video from today

Before clearing. Photo SH.

After clearing. Photo MK.

SH in photo at the wet end. Photo MK.