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4 July | |
Red van leaves England
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6 July | |
We arrive at Los Lagos
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7-11 July | | Carrying equipment to Top Camp
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11 July | Vasco | Entrance located from photograph and first 3 pitches
rigged. | AH, MP |
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12 July | Vasco | First wave: cave rigged down to 8th pitch. | AK, MP,
PAR |
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| E12 | Rift at bottom investigated, but boulders fall into it and it is now blocked. | AH,
NJM |
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| Vasco | Second wave: rest of Spanish cave rigged. The
impenetrable meander at the bottom was examined
and found to be just that, but a way on was found
through Anita's hole. | TCG, AM, JJP |
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13 July | Vasco | Hammering reveals the way on down The Big
Sleep. Alex leaves his prussiking gear behind and
misses his callout because prussik knots are much
slower. | AH, OJH |
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| shaft bashing | Area D | AM, MP |
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| C4 | All rope pitches in the old cave rigged.
The way on found by moving rocks from the rift,
to a small pitch. | AK, PAR |
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| surface work | GPS readings taken on C3, C4 and Gustuteru. | TCG |
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14 July | C4 | Watershed rigged, Fizzy Willy and As Advertised
pitches discovered. | AK, TCG, PAR |
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| Vasco | Alcatraz discovered. | AM, NJM, JJP |
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| surface survey | Area F | AH, OJH |
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15 July | C4 | Yesterdays discoveries surveyed. Cave extended to
The Monster, Part I. | TCG, OJH, MP,
PAR |
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| surface survey | from E12 to El Regallón | AM, JPNP |
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16 July | C4 | Survey continued to top of The Monster. The
Monster, Part II rigged and Olly's Perched Sump
passed. | AH, NJM, JJP |
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| shaft bashing | D9, D10 and D11 found. |
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17 July | C4 | Survey continued. The next pitch Growing Up
rigged and descended. | OJH, AM, MP |
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| E12 | Derigged. | AK, NJM |
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18 July | C4 | Squeeze at in rift below Growing Up passed, but
easier alternative route then rigged through
Cruciform pitches. | TCG, AK, PAR |
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| Vasco | Resurvey first 5 pitches. | AK, MP |
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19 July | C4 | Old cave resurveyed. | AH, NJM, PAR |
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20 July | Vasco | Resurvey of rest of Spanish cave. | AH, OJH, JJP |
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| C4 | Epic photography trip. | AK, TCG, MP, PAR, JW |
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21 July | C4 | Jason spends 3 hours retrieving his generator from a
hole. | OJH, MP, JJP |
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| Vasco | The Marge Tub and Bolt Farming discovered | AH, AK |
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| surface survey | from snow pole to Vasco | AM, JPNP |
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22 July | Vasco | Survey continued. Another Girl and Another
Planet discovered. MS is hit on head by falling
rocks. | NJM, GN, JPNP,
MS |
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23-24 July | C4 | Hash Brown, Cat o Nine Tails discovered. | TBB, NJM,
PAR |
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| Vasco | Survey continued. | GC, AH, AM, JJP |
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23 July | shaft bashing | Area D | OJH, RK |
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24-25 July | C4 | Survey continued. Next 3 pitches rigged, but rift
and bottom not passable. | AK, RK, GN |
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| Vasco | Rerigging to eradicate pitch gremlins. | AH, MS, JW |
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25 July | digging
in area 8 | 13/8 discovered | TBB, GC, PAR |
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27-28 July | C4 | Traverse rigged to bypass too tight section and
Hope Street descended. | GC, OJH, NJM,
MS |
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28-29 July | C4 | Survey continued, then the next 2 pitches rigged.
The way on eventually found from ledge 5m
above floor. | TBB, AK, PAR |
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| Vasco | Survey continued and hand lines put on climbs. 2
small pitches rigged. No way on at bottom, but a
ledge seen part way up pitch ... | AH, AM, JPNP |
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28 July | C4 | The Monster rerigged. | RK, JW |
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29 July | Vasco | Photo trip | RK, MS, JW |
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30-31 July | C4 | Marie Celeste descended and connection made to
Underground Overdrive. | TBB, RK, GN,
PAR, MS |
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| Vasco | Smegadrive discovered. | AH, OJH, AK |
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30 July | surface survey | Area F | AM, JPNP |
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31 July | surface survey | to Verdelluenga peak | AM, JPNP |
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1-2 August | C4 | Connect survey to 95. Cave extended and
surveyed upstream of C4 inlet. MS takes photos. | AH, GN, MS |
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2 August | C4 | Rope brought out from The Monster. | NJM, RM, AS,
JW |
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3-4 August | C4 1st wave | Cave derigged to Cat o' Nine Tails. | AH, AK,
NJM,
MS |
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5-6 August | C4 2nd wave | Cave derigged to Alvaro's Leap. | GN, JPNP, MS
AK, NJM, JW |
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7-8 August | C4 | Derigging completed. | NB, AH, AK,
NJM |
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10 August | Vasco | Small Spanish Boys discovered. | NB, AK,
PMM |
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11-12 August | Vasco | | AK, NJM, WAN |
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13-14 August | Vasco | PMM takes photos. | AH, PMM |
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14-15 August | Vasco | Moon Lizard route explored to twin sumps. | NB,
AK, NJM |
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16-17 August | Vasco | Final survey trip and start of derigging. | AH,
PMM |
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17-18 August | Vasco | Cave derigged. | NB, AK, NJM |
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19-20 August | |
All remaining equipment carried down from top
camp to base camp. | |
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21 August | | Van leaves Los Lagos | | |
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22 August | | Van arrives back in England |
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