Photos of Upper Flood SwalletClick here to see Upper Flood Swallet photos "pinned" to the survey Neverland by Mark ShinwellNeverland is an extreemly well decorated passage, possibly one of the best in the UK. Only a handful of cavers have been into Neverland, and the passage is currently closed to preserve the formations. The following photos of Neverland and the passages leading to it, begining at the Departure Lounge (where the 2006 breakthrough was made) are by Mark Shinwell of CUCC To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Upper Flood Swallet by Rob EavisRob Eavis visited Upper Flood Swallet recently. Here is a selection of his photos (click to enlarge) To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Upper Flood Swallet photos by Julie Hesketh with Peat BennettThese photos were taken in October 2006 shortly after the breakthrough
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Neverland photos by Tim FrancisPhotos of the breakthrough trips
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Upper Flood Swallet photos by Bill ChadwickThese photos were taken shortly after the breakthrough
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Geology Photos of Upper Flood SwalletMark Tringham of the Grampian visited Upper Flood Swallet in December 2007 to study the geology. Here is a selection of his photos (click to enlarge) To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Wall Street, Tim Francis???date
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Trench Passage photos by Ben Cooper???date
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Upper Flood Swallet 23/06/07 photos by BurtSCC trip report: "This is a fantastic cave but if you think it's easy, don't be fooled by the lack of SRT etc. - It's a serious undertaking which took us 6 1/2 hours, with some tortuous squeezes (if you're over 42" chest forget it) and some prolonged crawling over sharp rock. It destroyed my wetsuit and even with extra thick kneepads I have very sore knees! there's also some very loose stuff in places."
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Upper Flood audiovisual
back to top back to photo index Golden Chamber, Upper Flood SwalletDiscovered in the year of MCG's Golden Anniversary in 2004, Golden Chamber has some fine formations. Photos by Ben Cooper (click to enlarge)
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index Streamway Regained, photos by Tim FrancisExploration of Upper Flood Swallet was stalled at the Red Room until the streamway was regained in 2006. Soon after these photos were taken the breakthrough to The Departure Lounge was made. (click to enlarge)
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index 1986 Upper Flood extensions, photos by Pete Glanvill (BEC)The images presented here were made in 1986 just after Midnight Chamber was first entered. Writing in 1986, Pete said: "lying at the head of the Velvet Bottom catchment area near the limestone/shale boundary with a potential 700 feet of vertical range, it became clear that siege tactics were required. The once roomy ancient stream passage was choked with fill, stal obstructions and lead tailings. It has taken nearly 17 years (to 1986) of digging, blasting, wall construction and back filling to gain access to the present cave. It has paid off for the MCG who now have in their grasp potentially one of the deepest caves on Mendip, if not the country, and despite the length of the known cave the depth potential still remains. ... A low excavated crawl leads to the current terminus - a tube filled with stal false flooring and mud. It is possible to gaze into the promised land beyond and feel the hint of a draught. At the end of the cave one is less than 30 metres below the entrance with most of the depth potential of the system unrealised. God knows what will happen to the pretty bits if the system gets really massive". (click images or go to his website)
To enlarge, click any photo. back to top back to photo index 2006 Upper Flood extensions, photos by Julie Hesketh and Phillipa GlanvillDespite an heroic effort, Pete Glanvill couldn't fit through the easySqueeze in 2007 so Julie Hesketh and Pete's daughter Phillipa had to make the photographic record for him. (click images or go to his website and scroll down to the 2007 photos) |
