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Coniston copper mines

Alex Ritchie · May 11, 2024, 9 a.m. 4 people · 3 hours and 30 minutes
Cavers Byron, Jason Rodgers, Rob C
Date/time entered Sat 11 May 24 — 09:00 2024-05-11 09:00
Date/time exited Sat 11 May 24 — 12:30 2024-05-11 12:30
Trip type Sport
Region Lake district
Country England
Clubs OUT ON ROCK
Rope descent 90m
Notes

The day started with me teaching Jason various SRT techniques on the tree next to the cottage. Eventually Rob and Byron came up having walked from the other side of coniston. We got to the first big pitch before Byron was too petrified to descend, Rob left with him. Me and Jason had a look at the side bit below the first big pitch and this time ascended the rope at the end, Jason's first time going up. Was not much we could explore up there except for a steep slope with a big drop if we slipped. We then continued with the normal through trip. Jason had no trouble with the SRT given it was hist first time using it.