Mountbatten Pot: Denis Bushel (1st June 2016). Last trip down Mountbatten Pot before unknown at time livery transplant. Tackle: 60m rope, minimum gear, wind-proof matches. Objective: to test for inward draught in narrow fracture at termination of shaft dig which I failed to notice last visit. Expecting outward draught which I did not feel on …
Mountbatten Pot by Denis Bushell
Mountbatten Pot, Derbyshire: Denis Bushell (2 April 2015). Mountbatten is a narrow rift shaft 46 metres deep and is rarely visited due to its reputation of being tight in the lower sections. Gear for the day: a 30m rope and a 20m rope which I tied before descent knowing it would be awkward in the …