Having read One Thousand Metres Down, Claudine's Cascade was one of the pitches I was looking forward to. The original pipe from the 1954 expedition was still in place. It was fun balancing along it :)
We then descended Topographer's Cascade into the Grand Canyon. Route finding in this huge hall proved tricky, although once we found the dirty handline we were able to find our way to Camp II. En route we met various members of the SWCC on their way to the surface.
After another short break at Camp II, we descended into the final third of the cave. This part of the cave was even more intimidating. At the final pitch (Hurricane - my favourite!) my headlamp failed to pierce the black abyss of mist and foam. Abseiling down the final and longest pitch took us to a bizarre sandy hall, then we set off in search of the sump...
We then descended Topographer's Cascade into the Grand Canyon. Route finding in this huge hall proved tricky, although once we found the dirty handline we were able to find our way to Camp II. En route we met various members of the SWCC on their way to the surface.
After another short break at Camp II, we descended into the final third of the cave. This part of the cave was even more intimidating. At the final pitch (Hurricane - my favourite!) my headlamp failed to pierce the black abyss of mist and foam. Abseiling down the final and longest pitch took us to a bizarre sandy hall, then we set off in search of the sump...
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