Stuck for ideas the surprisingly rather vast cave system in upper Valley entrance was chosen for a good mooch around.
Up the first rope climb and through a slot over an easy traverse brings you out into a rather large chamber which is after reading the survey the Toyland we were looking for. From there we went up a calcite slope then a few climbs and a short pitch lead us to another very tall rift chamber. We explored beyond here via a stooping crawlway, through a quick duck which broke out surprisingly into more large passage, which however was short lived. Up another few climbs the passage degenerates and after an aven which I half climbed it degenerated further into very tortuousness rift passage, which I did not push (now solo) all the way.
Back tracking we went down the climbs below toyland and headed to carrot passage down a very strongly drafting hole, still no idea where all that wind was coming from, perhaps it was the beans with breakfast? After 100m of crawling (some flat out) a chamber with three ways on was met (Tri Chamber?) Mike explored one and I explored two others (one sumped, one continued) I came back (almost) and asked Mike to come down my passage but his legs had, had enough. I then spent an hour exploring this passage which was infact carrot passage, the formation that gave it, its name is alive and well.
I finally reached the end after 500m of crawling though the canal on the survey at the end appears to be no longer there, the slope just ends in solid dirt. I met Mike in the roof tunnel who had done some exploring of his own elsewhere.
My knees certainly felt that 1km (round trip) of crawling, all I can say is oww as I stand up lol.
