Tyning's Barrow Swallet - 23 Aug 2008

Saturday August 23rd 2008

Members present: Charlie Dixon,  Chuck Holder,  Gary Douthwaite,  Matt Ewles

A fairly easy and not too inspiring day out, but a nice cave to tick off your Mendip wish list. Entrance is locked concrete shaft in deep shakehole in farmers field, ask permission and for the key at the farm (very nice people). Entrance drops down a few easy short pitches and from there its more or less horizonal all the way, a combination of rift, trickling stream passage, a few climbs but nothing too spectacular or pretty. This is probably a good first leadership/routefinding trip, and a nice relaxing trip if you need a rest following something hard the previous day. Only around 3-4 hours underground.