P8

Karen and myself had originally planned to meet Keith in Ingleton this morning for a weekend's caving in the Yorkshire Dales but there had been weather warnings for heavy rain last night and today was forecast to be wet. The weather at home wasn't supposed to be anywhere near as bad, so we decided to stay at home.

Karen and I had an enjoyable trip down P8 near Castleton. There were a small group of cavers already in the car park when we arrived who were planning a trip into Gautries Hole.

We met three cavers from Crewe Potholing and Climbing Club as we were about to descend the second pitch as well.

The Upstream sump was dry but there was water flowing further downstream. The Downstream sump was much higher than usual with water backing up quite a way back towards T'Owd Man's Rift.