Bagshawe Cavern

Upstream Sump 1 Dig
For information contact Sam Townsend.

Introduction by Jules Barrett - 10/05/2007
Time continues to be put in by a number of Eldon members at the EPC's Sump 1 dig in Bagshawe Cavern. The dig is located in the upstream sumps between the old Sump 1 (which is no longer a sump in the summer season) and Sump 2. A very slippery, muddy passage leads uphill and eventually breaks into a small aven where a large amount of stabilisation work has been done over the last three years. See photo on left. The far end of the aven is currently a boulder choke with some sizeable boulders. See photo on right. The only possible route on would seem to be through this boulder choke.

Glory Hole Underwater Dig
For information contact John Taylor.

Introduction by John Taylor - May 2007
John Taylor (EPC), Simon Brookes (OCC) and Simon Cornhill (CDG) are pushing the upstream end of the Glory Hole in Bagshawe Cavern. Three dives were made during March 2007 to strengthen the scaffold frame that had been built by Simon Brookes some years ago. Visibility is particularly bad here and work will continue during the summer.