Boundary Pot to Nagasaki

From Ease Gill

Boundary Pot Entrance Series[edit | edit source]

A low crawl leads to a 2m climb down into a chamber, with daylight entering from a shaft to the left. A continuing crawl leads to a 2m climb down into another chamber, where a trickle of water enters from the left. An outlet runs to the right, as a hands and knees crawl. After a few metres, a junction is reached with the way on being to the right; [straight ahead eventually chokes.]

The continuing crawl passes a small side passage on the left, to reach a small chamber with a hole in the floor and dribbly inlets. A 4m broken climb descends the hole, with a dribble of water. Below, a continuing crawl, on bedrock, enlarges to walking in a rift. A pool is reached; warning: the water here can back up in wet conditions.

The passage lowers again to a crawl. A pool marks a junction.

  • To the left is Bar Steward's Passage, which takes the stream in wet conditions.

Savage's Bypass[edit | edit source]

Savage's Bypass follows a small inlet, leading to a crawl over cobbles. The passage soon meets a larger inlet entering from boulders. Following the water downstream leads round a double bend to a 2m climb onto a ledge overlooking a large chamber. Another, larger, inlet enters from the right, and drops down a chasm. The way down is to step across the chasm, round a prow (away from the water), and then climb down about 5m to the floor.

A few metres downstream, another inlet enters from the right; [the combined waters flow down the chamber.] The way on is opposite the inlet, a 1.5m step up into Crossover Passage. This descends steeply, and soon meets the impressive Fusion Cavern, where the route via Bar Steward's Passage enters via a 17m pitch. Downstream, to the right, leads towards Hiroshima.

Fusion Cavern to Hiroshima[edit | edit source]

Downstream in Fusion cavern, the passage splits; the two branches soon rejoin, and choke. Taking the left-hand branch, and carrying straight on where it swings right, enters a bedding plane crawl, which bypasses the choke.

Beyond the choke, the stream is regained. Easier walking passage passes Boxing Day Aven, and soon reaches Hiroshima. Warning: some of the boulders in Hiroshima are rather unstable. A route to the right leads to Nagasaki.

Hiroshima to Nagasaki[edit | edit source]

From the middle of Hiroshima, heading slightly right leads to a scramble and step up into a large bedding plane. Going slightly left leads to a descent into an antechamber. In the corner, a dig with scaffolding and meshing descends into the roof of Far East Passage. The easiest descent route is to traverse upstream, staying high at first, until the floor rises to meet the traverse.

Continuing upstream leads, after a couple of minutes, to an area of breakdown. A well trodden route leads up to the left, between boulders, into Nagasaki Cavern.

  • Doubling back (south-west) leads towards The Assembly Hall and the Easegill streamway.