Platypus Junction to Dismal Bypass

Platypus Junction to Dismal Bypass

Two minutes up Razor Passage from Platypus Junction, a shelf leads off on the right (true left). This leads to a step up into a passage running roughly parallel to the downstream passage.

Crawling soon leads to an awkward constricted crawl between boulders. Continuing crawling leads past boulders, and, after a few minutes, a puddle is passed. Soon beyond, the passage ascends over boulders into an irregular boulder chamber, roughly 4m in diameter, with a pointed rock in the right-hand corner.

• Ascending the pointed rock leads to a rift climb up into a larger passage: continuing to the left leads to Dismal Bypass, while doubling back to the right is the Gallery Extension.

• Continuing ahead leads towards Hall Hall and Iraq-naphobia.