Saturday 25th May 2024

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Kate Lawrence, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Single mix of cement taken in. Half used by Pete at the bottom and the rest by John in Father Duckmas Shaft. Started by hauling rocks out from the bottom and dumping them at the bottom of Father Duckmas Shaft. Then clatch removed from the bottom and stashed in various holes in Pensioners’ Pot. Some of the rocks stashed at the bottom of Father Duckmas used by John a few meters higher up. 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 18th May 2024

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Single mix of cement and capping kit taken in. Wetter than last week so where Pete was going to cement changed to higher up in Pensioners’ Pot. John used up the other half getting rid of rocks near the bottom of Father Duckmas shaft. Adrian capped the pointy rock in the rift on the way out. 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 11th May 2024

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Double mix of cement taken in. Some gravel removed from the bottom stashed in various alcoves in Pensioners’ Pot and some rocks brought up to the top of it and then on to the bottom of Father Duckmas. Two thirds of the cement used by Pete building walls at the bottom and the remaining third by John doing remedial work above the rift. Probably time for capping again. The Postcrete appears to have been successful. 2 hours. John.

Saturday 4th May 2024

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. Took in capping kit, single mix of cement and one bag of Postcrete. Started with Adrian capping at the bottom. Then Pete cemented in some of the rocks and some gravel was stashed in alcoves. Once capping ended and all the cement was used up the Postcrete was tipped out in the floor of the rift. 3 hours. John.