Day 159 Thursday 08/04/10

Armed with drill, rope and bolting kit we parked up on the side of the road below our new discovery. Two days ago we had walked in t-shirts, today the cloud was hugging the hillside and the rain was mixed with sleat!

After sitting in the car, hoping that the weather would improve, we decided to walk up to the hole now that the cloud had lifted a little. With bags of kit weighing us down we slogged up to the hole. When setting up to start bolting the top of the pitch - the drill would not work! Looking around we found some natural belays, so with rope protector and a few bags we protected the rope from the rock and managed to get down the pitch. The pitch was 9m and landed on a rocky floor. Down the slope there was a small chamber blocked by rocks but after MC had moved some rocks we could sqeeze in. This chamber was blocked by rocks, so here ended the cave.

In the evening we drove to the SCL caving club meeting and were presented with gifts as a thank you for arranging the rescue practice. Fadi gave a presentation on first aid for cavers as a follow-on to the rescue practice the previous weekend.