Mixed emotions on this trip. Been excited all day about going in the big one - the River Sheaf. I packed the Peli case with the SLR and the new bright lights and headed off down the big one.
Wanted to experience the trip from start to finish - so I entered the the upstream entrance. Very quicky you are into chest deep water. But its only for a short while, and this time I was wearing my wetsuit, so I didn’t feel a thing. If only I could say the same for the Canon. Got out the camera and the Peli case was FULL OF WATER!! WTF? I just looked in disbelief. I mean this on the night before I head off to Mexico as well, and the bloody camera is F****d.
After thinking it over for several months, I finally bit the bullet and went looking for some underground rivers in Sheffield. I had intended to go to Megatron, but in the end I went and checked out another tunnel which I believe will ultimately link up with Megatron. I have a new bright light on order and thought I’d save that biggy for when I can get good piccies of it.
Was given a tip off about this Crypt up in the North West Sunderland area. It was quite the amazing thing. Underneath a building in an industrial backstreet.
On the South Bank of the river Thames, Battersea Power Station stands proud over London. Over a city that it once powered. From the houses of parliament to the south western suburbs. Four huge white chimneys set against a dark clear night. A beckoning climb…
We went stumberling around in the dark looking for an elusive spiral staircase. Stepping Lightly led us through brambles and braken, up and down slippery slopes. It looks like its encased in a stone building. There are other options open to us though.
I’d seen this chimney and estimated it to be between 35 and 40m high. I’d also already been chucked off the site previously by security. But I was gung ho and I wanted to climb the chimney
Travelled up to the North East to climb this icon - with Stepping Lightly. Sine.Cura also travelled up to record the climb photographically.[Read more →]
After Snappel and I climbed the towers, Stepping Lightly and Scott went and had a go, they used an alpine style ascent. After that Scott, Oxygen Thief, Snappel and Dweeb all went and climbed it. A mass climb if you like. The reports of these other ascents are all on 28dayslater.co.uk to be read. Each ascent was made with saftey at the top of the priority list. These thoughts make no difference to local press though. After Oxygen Thief published his trip report this article materialised:
