Euan Goodland, James Howarth, Lawrence Wilson, Peter Sanders, Seán Tidey, Will Puddy, Yvette Mayo

Josh Baker

Another grand turnout of eight set off down the laddered entrance shaft, leaving the rain above us but noticing with apprehension the large surface water drain pipe entering with us, complete with bags of ropes in anticipation of the pitches beyond Clitoris Crawl. We slithered down Fault Plane Passage in single file, turning off up to the left towards RAF Aven then down Hanwell's Hall to a ragged rift with plenty of footholds but little knee room to reach from one to the next. After more down (the Blasted Bastard) we reached a narrow keyhole passage (Barrel Passage? Don't recall seeing the start of the Virgin Series which apparently starts on the left before Barrel Passage) and stopped at the start of Clitoris Crawl. This resisted the attempts of a few intrepid cavers and, after struggling to pass each other to facilitate a few spectators, we abandoned hope and retraced our steps, managing to pass the unopened bags of ropes ahead up the unrelenting single file passage. At the base of the entrance there seemed to be more water than when we had entered, but the surface drain pipe was still dry and the rain had stopped when we exited. More of a recce than a trip, but interesting and fun nonetheless.

— Peter Sanders 28/02/2025