Bull Pot, Kingsdale

Karen and I drove up to the Dales last night arriving at our accommodation for the weekend at the Old School House in Helwith Bridge. We met Boyd and Jenny Potts there as well as Pete Wagstaff and Jack and Jason.
At Bernies in the morning we also met Keith with Alice (who he gave a lift to), Brian Potts, Dave Phillips.
After breakfast, Boyd headed for Selside with Jack, Jason and Brian to have a trip in Alum Pot, Pete, Dave and Alice set off for Clapham to walk up to near Gaping Gill to have a trip in Marylin and then towards Far Country. Keith, Karen and I left for Kingsdale intending to have a trip in Aquamole Pot.
As we drove along the road in Kingsdale we could se the beck was flowing well after all the recent rain. Luckily it wasn't too cold (at around 6 degrees) and there was the odd light rain shower. We spotted three vehicles parked up in one of the laybys and I stopped to ask where the cavers (who had changed into their caving gear) where they were heading for? The reply: “Aquamole!”. And they were planning to spend the hole time “trying out their new 9mm rope only in the entrance series!”.
Rats.
In the meantime, Keith, who had got to Kingsdale before us, realised that Alice had gone off with Pete without collecting his spare SRT kit which she was going to borrow. So, he had to drive over to Clapham to deliver his SRT kit!
As it had started to rain, rather than start getting changed and having to wait for Keith's return, we sat in the car and waited.
Meanwhile, the other party of cavers were still standing around their vehicle.
So it was Plan B. We decided on a trip into Bull Pot, which wasn't ideal due to the wet ground and chance of rain. But it was nearby and the ropes we had with us would be suitable.
Eventually Keith returned and I suggested Plan B: Bull Pot. The rain had stopped so we started to get changed. The other cavers started walking up the valley side towards Aquamole Pot.
We got into our caving gear. Some of the other cavers still were making their way up the valley side.
We rearranged the ropes and tackle bags and then the other cavers had gone out of view.
We followed them up the valley side and saw most of them standing around the shaft entrance to Aquamole Pot!
As we were on the wrong side of a drystone wall, we found a suitable place to climb over without causing any damage and made our way along the Turbary Track in search of Bull Pot.
We soon found our cave and Keith dropped down the entrance pitch rigging as he went, followed by Karen then me.
In the chamber below the third pitch (we had used the “slot” variation to avoid any water should there be any rain.
Karen and Keith dropped down the fourth pitch and had a look at the top of the final pitch, which we weren't going to bother with as it only drops down to a sump and is rather tight and awkward.
I waited at the top of the fourth pitch as I would have problems getting back to the nearby chamber of there was any increase in water level, which was actually at normal levels while we were there, as the connection is quite narrow and I would have to crawl at the bottom where the water would be.
Soon we were busy de-rigging and re-ascending to the surface.
We walked back to the road via a more direct route and then along the road to where we had parked.
In the meantime, the cars belonging to the other group in Aquamole Pot entrance series were still there.
A quick change and then back to Bernies.
In the evening we met in the Helwith Bridge pub to eat at 19:00. They were having a darts, pool, etc event so wee only doing food until 19:30. Pete and Alice turned up after their trip in the Gaping Gill system (Dave was only up for the day and had gone home) looking food. It was 19:31 and they missed out!

Never mind , they managed to get a pizza and some chips in Settle later on.