Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Wednesday 5th February 2025

 Mike Wise, Mike Kushy and Sam Hill. MW filling buckets with stone and mud from the dam, MK hauling and SH on the Tooth Dig side taking buckets and rocks further away. It's now possible to get to the hauling spot from 3 different ways, again. After an hour or so the dam was cleared, apart from 2 large rocks. MW set to work with pfs whilst SH came back round to the dig face, where MK joined him. Bigger rocks were sent up to MW to make the most of bringing the drill in, meanwhile SH filled buckets of slop from the pool and sent them to MK in the dodgy pocket above the dig. MW then requested more rock to break up, so SH set to work on this whilst MK dismantled his walls to find more big rock. There's not actually a great deal of mud left in/around the pool anymore. Compulsory prod around at the end, still no drainage but far in to the right you can get some real good glug sounds. The dam is filled up with small bucket sized rock and there about 4 big rocks that need breaking down more. We really need to cement up around the sharp end! 2 1/2 hours. Mike.

No photo's today, but check out White Rabbit Cave in Canada:

White Rabbit Cave - Youtube

Monday, 3 February 2025

Monday 3rd February 2025

Mike Kushy, solo. Took in drill and made rocks smaller, these got tossed into the dam. Lost some mud in a crack to one side and tipped several buckets into the dam. Went to the sharp end and the air was very frosty. Worked on some temporary walls some more, which were backfilled with mud from the bottom of the puddle. Some decent rocks retrieved from the pool and sent further back, all the buckets are filled and further back too. Once again some stirring with the crowbar ahead. There's a very large block in the floor under the puddle which moves. 2 hours. Mike.
Didn't take any photos, so here's a Lidar image with the cave entrance marked in green.