Thursday, 19 June 2025

Thursday 19th June 2025

Mike Kushy and David Morrison. DM fresh off the plane and straight back to digging plans. We had a little clear up and forumlated a final plan for the site. We also measured for the final gate. This will be bolted and hinged to the concrete sleeper, lifting upwards to a catch. A turret is the landowners preferred style for the cave entrance itself. 2 hours. Mike.

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Wednesday 18th June 2025

Mike Kushy, Mike Wise, Mike Waterworth and Ed Ford. MK at the sharp end to begin with, filling buckets of slop, with MWi at the 1st haul, then MWa at the corner and EF top hauling. Works okay with 4, with a bit of fettling it might be possible to clear with 3 even. 4/5 people preferred though. MK and MWi swapped places after a couple of dozen buckets, then another couple of dozen cleared. Still more loose to come out but we think it's best to open the ledge up at the bottom to create more clearing space. Draught picked up around 7.30pm. 2 hours. Mike K.