THRUPE LITE ~ PICTURES-1

(Entrance to the bottom of Advent)

Photographs by Paul Stillman (PS); Clive North (CN); Tony Audsley (TA)


Thrupe Swallet, the diggers at the surface
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WARNING ! - not a pretty sight

Simon, Bob, Richard and Colin on the surface.

(PS)





Thrupe Swallet - the entrance shaft
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Gary Sandys (MNRC) in the upper entrance shaft.

(PS)





Thrupe Swallet - the lower entrance shaft
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Tony, sitting in Salami Passage, at the bottom of the (lower) shaft.

(CN)





Thrupe Swallet - entrance shaft from below
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Looking up the entrance shaft.

(CN)





Thrupe Swallet - Salami Passage with Richard
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Richard, in Salami Passage, heading out of the cave, approaching the bottom of the shaft.

(PS)





Thrupe Swallet - the entrance to Calf Chamber
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The squeeze and right angle bend between Salami Passage and Calf Chamber.

(PS)





Thrupe Swallet - Calf Chamber
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Calf Chamber, a composite of four photographs showing the entrance (Salami Passage), the dog leg squeeze and the lower passage (Bridge Passage) which leads to Advent Chamber.

(CN)





Thrupe Swallet - Bridge Passage
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Tav making his way out of Bridge Passage, coming into Calf Chamber.

(PS)





Thrupe Swallet - the entrance to Advent Chamber
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Looking along Bridge Passage from Calf Chamber towards the breakthrough point into Advent Chamber. Richard is beyond the squeeze, on the climb down into Advent Chamber.

(PS)





Thrupe Swallet - the entrance to advent Chamber, looking out
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Tony, stuck (again!) in the entrance to Advent Chamber.

(CN)





Thrupe Swallet - Stal in the entrance to Advent Chamber
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Stal, in the entrance to Advent Chamber.

(PS)





Thrupe Swallet - drilling in Advent Chamber
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Clive, attacking the way on at the lower end of Advent Chamber.

(TA)





Thrupe Swallet - Advent Pot
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Bob, descending Advent Pot, at the lower end of Advent Chamber.

(PS)





Thrupe Swallet - Advent Pot, looking up
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Looking up the drop at the lower end of Advent Chamber, Tony at the top.

(CN)




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Last modified:   23-Jun-2007