Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club - Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 5 - October  1969

The Sage of Falcon Pot.       15th October, 1969.

Party:- Dave; Fred, Copper.

It was decided to rest our overworked souls by a quiet afternoon’s caving in LittondaleA slight shortage of petrol en-route resulted in a change of timetable. So light was fading as we set off to find the hole We intended to examine Boreham Cave but the one we red did not resemble the description offered  by Pennine Underground. Although not a long cave it was very interesting. Such features as waterfalls to climb, a flat out crawl in water and a right angle bend in a narrow passage made life more interesting.

The end of the cave is amply bestowed with curtains and flowstone barring further progress. A draught can be felt and another waterfall heard in the distance. There appeared to be lichens growing on parts of the wall which caused some puzzlement to us.  We emerged into the still, clear evening air after a pleasant three hour trip.  Copper showed  his appreciation of the expedition by throwing off his wet suit and running up and down the road in a state of total undress.

D. Creedy.

 

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