John Cooper, Ali Moody and Wayne Starsmore (watchers on surface were Colin Shapter, Barry Wilkinson and Marion Wilkinson). Put ladder and lifeline down for Ali. After she and Wayne had done a look round Wayne went to surface, Ali moved spoil along bottom crawl and John did plug and feather work on the large boulder that Geoff had started. Still requires more work. 2 hours. John.
John Cooper and Geoff Newton. Initially Geoff to the “next space” where he removed small rocks and clatch making entry into the space easier. Whilst this was happening John was reducing a boulder in the floor of the approach to “Pocket Watch” using plug and feathers, There did not seen to be a viable way on from the “next space”. So we agreed to start the removal of a large fluted coffin sized boulder blocking the way on in the descending left hand side of “Pocket Watch”. We both had a go at this with plug and feathers – it remains work in progtress. The spaces below the boulder ate plug and feathers. The we removed all the boulder parts to the surface 3 hours. Geoff.
John Cooper and Geoff Newton. Both at bottom. First John did a bit
of work on the floor of the crawl through into the first chamber. Then both had
a look at the ways on. Some rocks passed back to the pit. Decided not to attack
Mike’s favourite spot below the second chamber but to try and get to the same
spot via a safer route further left in the first chamber. Geoff did some plug
and feather work starting to demolish a rather large boulder that’s not holding
anything up. John went and got the hauling bucket and filled the 2 x 5L tubs
with mud and took them to the pit. Finally we cleared the pit of all the mud
and debris. 3 hours. John.
