Bull Pot Kingsdale

Tom, Maz, Will, Pete & Dave

A true Wednesday evening classic, we met up in the usual place with dusk starting to settle in, counted heads and came up with one short, which after a wait we proceeded without up to the cave. 

The trudge up to the entrance got everyone warmed up and Dave got it rigged up and we started filing down. We proceeded to the next traverse and pitch, the plan being that Dave rig the slot and Tom rig the alternative for a bit of exchange fun given the recent weather and the stream in the valley being in full flow. Dave seemed to get unnaturally wet setting up the rebelay in the slot, bloomin weather.  

On everyone reaching the bottom of the third pitches, we decided this wasn’t enough. Especially as it wasn’t quite half 7. So Tom derigged his alternative route, finding Pete coming down the 2nd. 

Will lead the rigging of the 4th pitch, getting a nice pendulum going to make the deviation. Tom, Pete and Dave followed, with the pitch being much drier than expected. A short breather at the bottom before we all started filing out, only Tom managed our planned exchange with Dave derigging and everyone back on the surface in the pitch black nice and early. 

Photos by Will.