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Little Hull pot via Little Hull pot

Alex Ritchie · Feb. 1, 2025, 7 a.m. 2 people · 4 hours and 27 minutes
Cavers Chris Scaife
Date/time entered Sat 1 Feb 25 — 07:00 2025-02-01 07:00
Date/time exited Sat 1 Feb 25 — 11:27 2025-02-01 11:27
Trip type Sport
Region North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Clubs BRCC
Rope descent 95m
Rope ascent 95m
Notes

Chris was the only one available for the annual club trip. We descended Little Hull pot, making quite good time. I rigged the first 2 pitch, on the second pitch avoiding the traverse in the ceiling as the water levels were low. Chris took over rigging and rigged the 3rd pitch which is an easy free-climb in low water (plenty of good handholds). We did not fancy the duck, so took our SRT kits off and did the bypass squeeze, which is easy on the way in if you just kind of sky dive it, but on the way out is quite awkward as it requires you to go at a funny angle. Chris rigged the last pitch and we found our way to the sump after only 2 hours underground.

On the way out the only thing of note was I forgot to clip the second bag to me at the bottom of the 1st so had to go down and up it again to retrive it. Out by 4:30 a little tiring as it was 3 bags between 2 people, but we now know unless it's wet we can skip the rope for the 3rd pitch, as it's climbable and not doing the ceiling traverse gives you enough rope for it anyway.