29th June | Base camp is set up at Los Lagos and portering
of equipment to Ario begins. |
1st July | First rigging
trip down 2/7 |
2nd July. | 2/7 rigged as far as
Graham's Todger pitch |
3rd July | Rigging of the
rift series completed; the first 200m rope is carried through the rifts and
rigged down Pessimist's Pot. |
4th July | Second 200m
rope carried to the end of the rifts; GSP passage discovered and explored as
far as the top of the first pitch down. |
5th July |
Shaft series rigged (with the powerdrill) to the bottom of Armageddon. |
9th July | Party one carries camping gear for party two and completes
rigging the shaft series. Party three pushes down the first pitch in GSP. |
9th-12thJuly | Party two sets up camp in Mr. Jones and explores
the streamway as far as Primula Point. |
11th July | Main streamway explored upstream from the big ledge
in Just Awesome for 100m to a boulder choke. The alternative route from the
end of Gusamo Grovel meets at the same point but a possible way on is noticed. |
12th-15th July | Three person camp: streamway explored as far as
Choke Egbert and surveyed completely except for Choke Drusilla. |
15th-18th July | Six person camp: Choke Drusilla partially
surveyed and a climb above the stream discovers Postman Pat chamber. |
17th July | GSP rigged to part way down Tumbling Dice pitch. |
18th July
| GSP rigged to the limit (That Tuesday Afternoon Feeling) and completely
surveyed. |
18th-21st July | Four person camp: cave
(still) photography started. |
21st-24th July | Six
person camp: video team complete their underground filming, and discover the
London Underground. They explore and survey 1.5km of passage. The other team
discover the bypass to Drusilla. |
24th July | GSP
series derigged. |
26th-29th July | Three person camp: London Underground connected
toMr. Jones; connection surveyed. The streamway is derigged. |
29th-31st July | Four person camp: underground still photography
completed. |
29th-2nd August |
Three person camp: London Underground connected to Choke Cuthbert, further
routes in the Drusilla Bypass explored and climbs at the end of London
Underground attempted. |
31st-4th August | Nine person
camp: climbs attempted at the end of the London Underground and in the
Drusilla Bypass to try to bypass Choke Egbert - no success. Egbert pushed at
stream level, also with no success. Lost Paul's Rift explored and surveyed. |
6th August | Detackling begins. |
13th August |
Detackling in 2/7 is completed and the equipment is back at Ario. |
14th-16th August | Portering of equipment to Base at Los Lagos. |
17th August
| The Yellow Van boards the ferry for England. |