I want to kick off a Titan Trip through to peak.
Who's up for it and who wants to lead it? - i've not done it before!

If theres no-one keen to lead it i can get in touch with some mates up that way to try to get assistance.

www.peakspeedwell.info/index.php?option=...=blog&id=13&Itemid=5

(Note have been in discussion with Robbie Shone today - who can organise local help).

should be able to sort you out with thar one tim , done it a couple of times . much prefer going back up .in fact some one or two would be better prussicking out to de-rig the place

yer sounds ok to me - well lets get a team together then and take it from there - date(s) ok for you? Could go up and camp for a night.

Is it suitable for novices - may be a stupid question but I don't know?

No such thing as stupid question in the caving world

I haven't done the trip myself so I can't answer it But I am sure Tim and many others can !

Ian

first pitch approx 50 metres
second pitch approx 70 metres
third pitch aprox 80 metres with a re-belay under a overhang .(can be quite a challenge for a noobie). if we can get you trained up on time you should be ok. it's a long way down and you should at least go up aund down north henblas (aka pepie's) a few times to put you in the mood

I wouldn't put a novice any where near it...

One caver I know is banned from the cave for taking novices in, twice! Two major rescues later...

It's not really a place to get "hung up" nor is it my ideal location for trying to "talk" somebody out of trouble.

Les W wrote:
quite agree old boy.
that caver is'nt one of your's by any chance is she!!!!

Mike, I'm intrigued that you assumed it was a she...

as it happenes it was, and no, nothing to do with me or any of the clubs I belong to.

I won't name names on a public forum but everybody really ought to know who as they are likely to get dragged into something they dont want to be involved in if they aren't aware. I guess by your assumption of gender that you might already have an inkling of who...

Les W wrote:
!!!!!!!!!maybe!!!!!!!
i would'nt be so stupid as to take any noobies anywhere near titan. i know it's only a long ab but the last re-belay even had some of my lads going and it's a git to rig

Sorry Vicki - not really suitable for novices.

I will put my name down for this trip please Tim

Will the trip be going out of Speedwell? I've always wanted to see Speedwell and I really really don't fancy going up and out of Titan

yer, my original intent was to go out via speedwell - basically its whatever people wanna do.

I'll edit the post a the start of this thread with a names list.

i quite like prussiking out of titan

mike leahy wrote:
Just one of a large number of dubious activities you like!

I've been in touch with Robbie and he's looking into a local guide for us who'll be able to show us round a bit more of the three counties system

Robbie himself will have emigrated by then or he said he'd have guided us himself - (innsbruck)

TimWatts wrote:
Titan to the Three Counties System, truely a world class cave...

sorry - read "Peak Speedwell System"! Heads up my arse this morning!

Titan – Peak (via The White River Series) sounds like a good one - circa 8 hours i believe and is my personal favorite choice as i understand it includes the 'best' of the system.

Or if Mikes really keep to go UP Titan then what about the James Hall to Titan trip - 5/6 hours.

Southsea Spelaeological Society are in there that weekend so we may be able to come to some arrangement regarding rigging/derigging.

if I had to move the dates to either the

27/28th Aug (next weekend)
or
3/4th Sept (weeekend after)

Would people still be able to make it?

You'll possibly notice that i've changed the date of the trip to the 27th August. I've had an offer from Robbie Shone to lead the trip for us which should be awesome as he's got bag of experience in there and will be able to tell/show us so much more. I know its a bit late notice for many people but its the only weekend that fits before he emigrates to Innesbruck! If need be we'll try to put another trip on at a later date for those who aren't able to make it.

If you CAN make it next weekend (sat 27th) then please get in touch to confirm on here ASAP.

Proposal is to do Titan through to Peak, but we could Look at doing James Hall/Titan options (which are shorter if anyone wants to).

I cant do next weekend - cornwall!! can do 3rd and 4th. Can we go again soon?????