Borehole Entrance Series

From Ease Gill

The Borehole Entrance Series[edit | edit source]

A descending passage soon reaches the top of a 3m climb. This drops into a canal passage. [Upstream, the passage is small.] Downstream, to the left, a couple of minutes crawling leads to a T-junction. The way on is to the left, a crawl in a canal.

After a few minutes, the roof lowers, and the water goes through a slot to the left; the way on is ahead, through a slightly tight slot over boulders, into a 4m-high passage. [A passage to the left brings in the water, and continues beyond.] Ahead, between boulders, leads to a continuing crawl over cobbles.

After a couple of minutes, the passage enlarges to a mix of walking and stopping, with one short crawl, and becomes well decorated. Several side passages on the left are passed. After about five minutes, the passage lowers to a crawl, passing another side passage to the left. The crawl soon reaches the pitch (15m).

  • 18m rope; backup bolt; bolt for main hang; bolt for rebelay or deviation (short sling) 0.5m down; alternatively, the pitch can be rigged from a scaffold bar in the roof. A 35m rope can be used for a pull-through.

Ahead leads towards the Lower Borehole Passages, with connections to Pool Sink and Spiral Staircase in Wretched Rabbit.