Sunday, 28 October 2012

Whalf Pipe Mine

Roy Rogers had contacted the Club Secretary, Chris, as he was interested in joining the Orpheus Caving Club so Karen and I arranged to accompany him on a caving trip.
We had agreed on Whalf Pipe Mine at Knotlow.
After meeting up at the café in Monyash for breakfast, we drove to Knotlow Triangle to find several cars already parked there but they were starting to leave as we arrived. Roy asked them what they were planning to do and they said they had camped in Hillocks mine overnight and were leaving to have breakfast and then a few would return and clean any mess they had made.
We got changed in the light rain or drizzle and then dropped down Whalf Pipe Climbing Shaft with myself rigging the pitch and Roy following next with Karen taking up the rear.
We had a look around various parts of the old mine and cave and then returned to the surface to get changed and have a mug of tea again in the café.
Afterwards we drove back to the OCC cottages to clean ropes and also show Roy around.

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