Jan. to Mar. 05

Out and about with Dudley Caving Club

Some trips and events which took place in January, February and March 2005

OFD 2, Penwyllt, South Wales
Sunday 2nd January 2005

A trip to Northern Lights. We managed to get a little further than last time (March 2004), but there are still a few leads left to follow.

Colin Jennings in Peat's Playground

Present: JCa, KEd, CJe & BMa

Box Freestone Quarries, Box, Wiltshire
Sunday 16th January 2005

In and out via the Backdoor Entrance visiting Crane Country.

Present: MBa, RBr, MCl, JEd, KEd, EPo & CWe + other invited guests.

Brickworks Dig, Penwyllt, South Wales
Weekend 28th/30th January 2005

During the most successful digging weekend ever another ten feet of passage was added to the system. See the Club Dig page for details.

Pete removing a boulder

Present: PAn (Sun only), MBo (Sun only), MCa (Sun only), JDu (Sun only), KEd, BMa, MNo (Sun only), GSm, JSm, ASt & CWe

Cwm Dwr, Penwyllt, South Wales
Saturday 29th January 2005

After a day's digging new member Chris still wanted a caving trip so Brendan was pressed into taking him on an evening trip into Cwm Dwr. They were underground for over three and a half hours and covered most of the major routes in the system. Chris still managed another day's digging on the Sunday!

Present: BMa & CWe

Giants Hole, Derbyshire
Sunday 20th February 2005

A trip to Geology Pot and round the Round Trip to show Chris what Derbyshire caving is like (well minus most of the mud). The day started with some reluctance to get started probably due to the freezing temperatures and icy wind. Eventually we'd exhausted the joys of the Woodbine Cafe and 'Hitch and Hike' and had to get changed. A highly entertaining trip. The more senior members of the party took us to some of the more rarely visited sections of the cave. In return they got the opportunity to play with rope and a triaxion getting the more knackered member out, followed by a quick freeze on the surface.

Present: MCa, BMa, KEd & CWe

The Outer Circle, Agen Allwedd, Llangattock Escarpment
Sunday 13th March 2005

An event packed day out in which Brendan was late due to immobilising his car on a garage forecourt, Keith evacuated the CSS changing rooms by evacuating his ..... (too much information), Jason met his nemesis in Coal Cellar passage and Chris proved too rotund to negotiate a tight rift. After taking photos, doing more of the cave than was strictly necessary and backtracking we emerged onto the frost covered escarpment after 10 hours underground. Finally we were too late for a pint and a meal so ended up having an Indian meal in Abergavenny.