Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Data: Porth yr Ogof. 26/04/2016. Maxwell Fisher. Dived.

Your name: Max Observation date: 26/04/2016
Site Visited Porth yr Ogof

Church Sinks Observations
The river water was Flowing under the bridge
Church sinks flora:
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General Church Sinks observations: Small flow down river

Top Entrance Observations
Accessible by walking up the riverbed?: Yes
Top Entrance Flora:
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Dives done into Top Entrance?: No

Top Entrance Dive Log
Top Underwater Visibility:
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Tope entrance underwater fauna:
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Tradesman's Entrance Observations
Tradesman's flora: The usual
Tradesman's fauna:
Tradesman's water temperature: 8 c
Tradesman's water level: fin lengthbelow
Did you dive at Tradesman's Entrance?: Yes


Tradesman's underwater visibility: 5m
Tradesman's water flow: low for Porth
Tradesman's underwater fauna: Some fish seen, white ones with spots. Two mating frogs/ toads seen near exit on way out
Tradesman's general observations: Line repaired in first pot and bottom belay moved from rock at base of pot to flake which holds line away from the wall, tube used to protect line running over lip of pot. Not noticed before but is actually a small air bell above the pot. A plastic tub (sofonlime??) could be brought in flooded then filled/ sealed and used as a float belay above pot if further problems occur as an option instead of drilling a bolt. Second dive attempted to sort out Esser's line, descended pot and continued along passage, line was intact past lead weight belay to thread belay on right hand wall, then had been quite cold and I had a large amount of rope to deal with so tidied it and exited shivering all the way out.


Main Entrance Observations
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Resurgence Observations
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Little Neath River Cave Observations
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Final Observations
General Observations: Hail stones/ snow in April !