A1-C1 by Dave Cooke;
C2-G2 by Paul "Footleg" Fretwell
with Lank Mills , e.g. A1, Charlie Chambers, e.g. D2,
Dave Cooke C2, Nigel Ohlson, e.g. E1,
Jon Whiteley, e.g. D1 and meta menardi e.g. G1
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2418 Trackside Cave
Riaño 30T 0452098 4800242 Altitude 177m Length 86m Depth
18m
Updated 16th January 2010
The cave is entered through a small, strongly draughting muddy hole in the
bank of the track, dropping down into a chamber with some stal in the roof.
An immediate climb up over boulders enters a crawl with sharp crystals and
broken calcite on the floor, and following this enters a cross rift. Straight
across at this junction is a window with two bolt placements in the passage
on the left, one in the roof and the other in the wall high up. These give
a "Y" hang from where you can pass through the window and on to a sloping
floor with and bolt placement on the left hand wall. A sloping traverse out
to the pitch head is now possible on sharp crystal walls.
At the pitch head a single bolt gives a reasonable hang. If this route becomes
well used then a second bolt placement to the right of the pitch head bolt
will give a quality free hang. The pitch swings around a corner to the left
(when looking back at the traverse) and a re-belay is required. (A sling
was placed around a flake of rock, 6 metres above the base of the pitch).
The bottom of the pot was found to be blind. On closer inspection there are
two possible leads, both needing digging. The base of the pot is on an east
/ west heading. At the eastern end a small draught comes through a small,
5cm diameter hole in the soft mud floor; the western end is under an overhang
with straws in the roof and also has a soft mud floor. A return visit when
the air temperature is much higher may confirm the leads.
Reference: anon., 2006b (Easter logbook); Corrin Juan, 2007
Entrance picture : yes
Underground picture(s):
| Digital photos, Easter 2006. A1-C1 by Dave Cooke; C2-G2 by Paul "Footleg" Fretwell with Lank Mills , e.g. A1, Charlie Chambers, e.g. D2, Dave Cooke C2, Nigel Ohlson, e.g. E1, Jon Whiteley, e.g. D1 and meta menardi e.g. G1 |
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Video :
Detailed Survey : png file
On Paul Fretwell's latest version of the Fours Valleys survey
Line Survey :
On area survey :
Survex file : 3d file
