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HWCPC Cave Diving Logbook

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Braida Garth
Copyright Mick Melvin
HWCPC Cave Diving Logbook 1966/67Compiled by Dave Stewart

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David J Stewart, 511 Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9EB.

Log of all dives done since formed into a group in January 1966.

NORTHERN SECTION CAVE DIVING GROUP 1966/67

Sunday January 30th

Langstroth Cave

6 Divers passed both sumps and took 40ft of NPC scaling poles through. Poles were damaged and it was decided to return at a later date with more poles.

Divers: Jack Pickup, John Southworth, John Ogden, Keith Blackledge, Bill Frakes, Dave Stewart.

 

Sunday February 20th

Ireby Fell Cavern

Dive at Ireby Fell Cavern (cancelled)

Open Dive at Beezley Falls Ingleton

 

Saturday February 26th

Wookey Hole

Dive at Wookey Hole (cancelled)

Open dive at Bristol Lido

 

Sunday March 6th

Langstroth Cave

7 Divers passed the sumps with 4 more sections of NPC scaling poles. The damaged sections were replaced, but the pole was still too weak to scale the aven.

Divers: Jack Pickup, John Southworth, John Ogden, Keith Blackledge, Bill Frakes, Dave Stewart.

 

Sunday March 6th

Greenfield Beck Rising

3 divers investigated a 45ft bedding plane in the stream bed which issues a small amount of water.

Divers: Dave Stewart, Bill Frakes, John Ogden.

 

Sunday March 6th

Deepdale Rising

3 Divers passed the first sump into the air space a 30ft dive. It was decided to discontinue as two were short of air.

Divers: Bill Frakes, Dave Stewart, John Ogden.

 

Sunday March 13th

Lancaster Hole

West Montague upstream sump

4 Divers arrived at the sump to find a CDG line reel. Bill Frakes and Dave Stewart followed this separately for a total of 150ft. John Southworth followed the line for 400ft. John Ogden followed and dived for 300ft. It was decided to return at a later date with some more diving gear.

Divers:  Dave Stewart, Bill Frakes, John Southworth, John Ogden.