The Well, Tutbury Castle, Staffordhsire
Sunday 11th July 2004

A trip to check out the well for archaeological remains.  According to the guide book the well is 120ft deep, but we measured it to be about 90ft.
 

Bill about to descend the well.

Looking up from the bottom.

Present:  JDu, KEd & BMa + Bill Griffiths (WMCEG)

Dan Yr Ogof, Swansea Valley, South Wales
Sunday 18th July 2004

A trip to explore the August Series, Wigmore Hall, Straw and Corbel's Chambers.
As you can see below the water in the Lakes was quite high.

Present:  PAn, SBa, JDu, KEd & BMa

The Fault Aven Series, OFD, South Wales
Sunday 1st August 2004

The intention was to visit the famous Pom Pom formation, but Keith forgot the tackle and the survey!  All was not lost, however, and tackle was borrowed from SWCC, including a sky-hook and the Fault Aven Series was fully explored.  Unfortunately we walked straight past the Pom Pom and never saw it - Doh!  Still now we know where to look for it, it should be easy to find next time.

Present:  CJe, KEd & BMa

Brickworks Dig, Penwyllt, South Wales
Weekend 14th/15th August 2004

During the weekend we proved that the way on is to the right at the dig face with solid walls and roof!  We have added another 6 feet to the length of the cave.
A more detailed report is available on the dig page.

Adrian examining the scaffolding.
The way-on is behind the shored-up boulder on the right

Present:  JDu (Sun only), KEd, BMa, GSm, JSm & ASt

Gaping Gill Winch Meet, Yorkshire
Sunday 29th August 2004

We (JCa, MCl, KEd & BMa) descended Disappointment Pot as far as the bedding plane where Brendan's helmet and lamp floated through but Brendan was too large to follow!  After frantically kicking through the silt with his feet a very wet and very cold Brendan managed to retrieve his helmet.

We then attempted (JCa, MCl, KEd, BMa & EPo + Cara) Bar Pot but after waiting for a long time to descend the second pitch Keith decided he had had enough and exited with Jason and Brendan.

Mike was last seen descending Gaping Gill on the winch with a party of 15 'cavers' in tow.

Jason in the entrance to Bar Pot

Present:  JCa, MCa, MCl, KEd, BMa & EPo + Emma's friend Cara

GB Cavern, Charterhouse, Mendips
Saturday 4th September 2004

A photographic trip to the big chamber.

Mike and Emma in the big chamber

Present:  MCl, BMa & EPo

Hunter's Lodge Inn Sink, Priddy, Mendips
Sunday 5th September 2004

A photographic trip in the upper chambers.

Present:  BMa & EPo

Miss Grace's Lane Swallet, Near Chepstow
Sunday 12th September 2004

A five and a half hour trip in this relatively new Forest discovery consisting of a 30 metre dug out entrance shaft, a maze of interconnected domed chambers, dog-tooth crystals and a complex labyrinth of  tall vertical rifts.  Amazing!

Keith negotiating the rifts

Present:  MCl, KEd, BMa & EPo + Paul Taylor and Gareth Jones

Agen Allwedd, Llangattock Escarpment, South Wales
Sunday 19th September 2004

A five and a half hour trip taking in the Music Hall, the Cliffs of Dover and the top end of Southern Stream Passage.  Some time was spent taking photographs in the main passage.

Mike Noble in the entrance duck
The impressive main passage	Another view of the main passage

Present:  PAn, JEd, KEd, AGr, BMa & MNo

Brickworks Dig, Penwyllt, South Wales
Weekend 25th/26th September 2004

One of the most successful dig weekends ever.  Much of the weekend was spent scaffolding and stabilising the area before the final right turn, but we still managed to remove 105 buckets of in-fill and add another six feet to the length of the system.

Present:  MBo, KEd, BMa, JSm & ASt