With Jake, Tav, Nick, Matt, Brockers and Jonathon. A good team today, me and Tav went to the dig-face, Brockers on top of the slope, Jonathon and Nick on the haul and shuttle, Jake and Matt on the surface, hauling-out and wall building. ...
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The summer expeditions might be over, but the club is still as busy as ever. We have evening trips starting back up, new Provisional Members who started caving at the June beginners' weekend coming back to SWCC to expand their caving skills, cave photo ...
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Solo. Another 7no. holes to continue with the connection into the 'lower series'. The holes were drilled a little shorter than usual, c.350-400mm, only used-up two batteries. Peering down into the Tuck Shop, there are a lot of rocks that require capp ...
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I was on a digging trip to the Gower this weekend, but a team did go to HR and Tav supplied the following report: "HR – 09.09.2017 Tav, Jon, Matt, Jake Jake texted that he would meet us at the dig so t’other three made their way up to the Tuck Shop, which was a scene of devastation. There was big pile of rocks on the floor with a couple of alarming lumps hanging out of the roof. With just three diggers we 'ummed and ahhed' a bit about the wisdom of carrying on and had just about decided to knock the session on the head when Jake arrived, which swung the pendulum back in favour of digging. We set about removing the spoil – Jake loading, Jon on the slope, Tav on haul and shuttle and Matt on the surface. 45 loads of rock and gravel were duly removed – a mere fraction of the stuff that remains in the Tuck Shop. Loads still to clear but the face (according to Jake) is ready for another bang. Raining on the surface so we applied the 'old' adage ... When rain clouds form round Pen Hill mast, It’s quick lads, to the Hunters’ fast" ...
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A visitor (m,65) collapsed with chest pains, just over half-way along the show cave. After monitoring and treatment by paramedics from Yorkshire Ambulance Service and North West Air Ambulance, he was packaged by CRO members, then carried, by stretcher ...
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A Three Peaks walker’s knees were reported to have ‘given way, on Ingleborough, 7 miles from Horton’. After some delay, while a more accurate location was identified, a small group of CRO members met the party (f, 37, 30, 40) and assisted them down to a team Land Rover. They were driven down to CRO Base, in Clapham, then collected by another member of their bigger sponsored walk group. Volunteer… ...
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A walker (f, 66) slipped, while descending the stone -pitched path from Ingleborough to Humphrey Bottom, falling and rolling about 30m. She sustained head, hand and leg injuries. After assessment, first aid and ‘packaging’, CRO members stretchered her about 100m to where an air ambulance could land. This flew her, initally, down to a road ambulance, but after re-assessment by paramedics, it flew her on to hospital. Volunteer hours: 60 ...
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Solo. A technical problem meant I was unable to collect the necessary supplies on Tuesday, so a Friday evening trip to loosen some rock. The cows in the field were a bit excitable this evening! At the top of the slope, in the north-east corner, dri ...
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Anxious parents reported two Three Peaks walkers (both f, 27) overdue from the walk they had begun at 07.30. The Police checked local roads, while the CRO duty controller tried to contact the missing pair by voice, text and SARLoc messages. The parents were supported by two Army instructors, who were camping in Horton and it was they who, just as the first CRO member arrived at the finish of… ...
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With Jake, Jonathon and Tav. Jake in the Tuck Shop, I was on top of the slope, Jonathon on the haul and shuttle, Tav opted for surface duty. Last weeks bags were cleared from the entrance, followed by the rocks left in the Tuck Shop ...
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A walker (m, 57) was reported to have chest pains ‘on the mountain’ near Malham Cove. Later information showed this to be three-quarters of the way up the steps to the top of the Cove. After assessment by, and treatment from an air ambulance doctor and paramedic, the patient was transferred to CRO’s Bell stretcher, then carried and ‘sledged’ down to the waiting air ambulance for the flight to hospital.… ...
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A caver reported that a sheep was stranded down Fluted Hole (which turned out to be Rosebay Pot), on Newby Moss. A small team attended and recovered the sheep, releasing it, unharmed, onto the fell. Volunteer hours: 11 ...
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A walker (m,68) felt unwell, approaching the summit of Pen y ghent, but continued to the top. Very soon after beginning the descent, he collapsed and lost consciousness. By coincidence, the next people to come along were all medical professionals, so when it was necessary they attempted CPR and kept it up, until relieved. A road ambulance, an air ambulance and CRO were all dispatched ...
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Trip date: 26th August 2017 Team: Tarquin Wilton-Jones, Morgan Specht, Dave Coulson. Warden: Mike Kushy Another of those caves on my wishlist, Reservoir Hole had traditionally had access problems, but access is now possible with a formal warden system ...
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A walker (f,58) fell on rocks, below the lower waterfall at Gordale Scar, sustaining deep lacerations to a lower leg. She was treated by a YAS paramedic, then stretchered to a road ambulance by team members, who then stood down. Volunteer hours: 29 ...
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A walker (f,56) slipped on the path, sustaining an ankle / foot injury. After giving pain relief and applying a vacuum splint, team members carried her, by stretcher, up to Beezleys, where YAS paramedics assessed her injury. ...
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With Brockers, Matt and Tav. Brockers and Matt did the digging, stashing bags and rock in the Tuck Shop, Tav and me went surveying. Carried-out a line survey from the top of the pot through Merlin's, and then went into the lower series to survey ...
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A climber (f,29) took a fall of about ten metres from one of the more serious routes on Malham Cove. Although her rope and belay held, she sustained a head injury from hitting the rock face (without helmet), during the fall. After attention from YAS/YAA paramedics, she was put into a vacuum mattress and onto a mountain rescue stretcher for lowering from ‘the cat walk’ by team members. She was… ...
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