Oxford University Cave Club

1995 Expedition: Boca del Joon

Picos de Europa, Spain

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Expedition Diary

  When                       What                             Who           

  28/6    Van leaves Oxford and boards ferry. It's                          
          begun !!                                                          

  29/6    Van arrives at Los Lagos                                          

  30/6    Enormous amount of carrying done                                  
  -5/7                                                                      

   4/7    Shaft bashing in area C                    WS, WGJ                

   5/7    C13 bottomed                               WS, WGJ                

   5/7    Derigging Optimisto                        WJS, OJH               

   6/7    F64 - rigging                              JPNP, IC, AM           

   7/7    C3 - rigging                               MC, WS, RBG            

   7/7    F64 - rigging and pushing. Bargain         WGJ, IC, OJH, JPNP     
Basement found.                                                   

   7/7    C3 - rigging to 65p streamway              JNH, AH, AM            

   8/7    F64 - rigging and surveying Bargain        WGJ, PAR, MC           
          Basement                                                          

   8/7    Shaft bashing between C13 and C3           WJS, WS                

   8/7    Surface survey work in areas F, E, C & 9   AH                     

   8/7    F64 - pushing Bargain Basement             JPNP, AM               

   9/7    C3 - rigging to Night Games                JNH, OJH, RBG          

   9/7    Shaft bashing in area 9                    PAR, WGJ               

   9/7    C7 - pushing                               WJS, WS                

   9/7    E9, E10, F70                               JPNP, AM, AH           

  10/7    C3 - rigging to Meat Cleaver               WJS, WS                

  10/7    D2 and shaft bashing                       PAR, JNH               

  10/7    F64 - rigging to Bad Habits                WGJ, AH                

  11/7    D2 - derigging                             PAR, IC                

  12/7    C3 - portering / setting up rescue dump    WGJ, OJH               

  12/7    F64 - rigging to Eton Rifles               AH, PAR, IC, RBG       

  12/7    C3 - rigging Entertainer and portering     JNH, JPNP              

  13/7    C3 - rigging to No More Heroes             WS, MC                 

  13/7    F20, F2, F7, 1/6, 2/6                      JNH, WJS               

  13/7    D3                                         PAR, AH, OJH           

  13/7    F41, F57, F80                              RBG                    

  14/7    C3 - jolly                                 PAR, AM                

  14/7    C3 - portering                             WGJ, RBG               

  14/7    F64 - rigging Zodiac Rift                  WJS, JPNP, AH          

  15/7    C3 - portering and stabilising Meat        WS, JNH                
          Cleaver                                                           

  15/7    D3 - surveying and pushing                 AH, PAR, AM, MC        

  15/7    Shaft bashing in Vega Aliseda              ML, LL, WJS            

  16/7    F64 - rigging to end of Zodiac Rift        AH, WGJ                

  16/7    Digging in Vega Aliseda                    ML, LL, IC             

  17/7    C7, C19, C20                               WS, IC, ML, LL         

  17/7    Finding C22 - C30                          WGJ, PAR               

  17/7    F64 - jolly (?) to Fierce Ladies           JPNP, AM               

  18/7    C3 - pushing and surveying end. Well, Jim  WJS, JNH               
discovered                                                        

  18/7    F64 - Rigging Myxamatosis                  PAR, OJH               

  18/7    Surface surveying                          WS, WGJ                

  18/7    D3 - surveying                             AH, IC, AM             

  18/7    Walking                                    ML, LL                 

  19/7    F64 -push climb by Old Bore's Hill. M6     AH, MC                 
bypass discovered                                                 

  20/7    F64 - rigging M6 bypass                    AH, MC                 

  21/7    F64 - derigging Fierce Ladies and          WGJ                    
          finishing rig of M6                                               

  21/7    C3 - abortive camp                         PAR, OJH, TSG          

  21/7    C21                                        WS                     

  22/7    F64 - rigging bottom of Zodiac Rift and    JPNP, AM, HMDS         
          surveying                                                         

  22/7    C3 - pushing camp. Walter's not coming     PAR, OJH, TSG          
discovered                                                        

  22/7    D7                                         WS, ML, JNH            

  22/7    C3 - portering to 65p streamway            RBG, AH, IC            

  22/7    C3 - photography camp. Thunderbolt and     PMM, WGJ, JNH          
Lightning discovered                                              

  23/7    shaft bashing between C20 and 2/7          AH, IC, RBG            

  23/7    surface survey from El Regallon to         WS, ML, LL             
          Gustuteru                                                         

  24/7    F64 - pushing                              AH, IC, RBG            

  24/7    C3 - rerigging Incoming                    JPNP, AM               

  26/7    F64 - rerigging and pushing                CJD, BN, JPNP, AM      

  26/7    C3 - pushing camp. Alex suffers mishap     AH, RBG, MC            

  27/7    C3 - pushing camp. Camp moved to No More   PMN, AB,               
          Heroes                                     WS (briefly)           

  28/7    C3 - rescue 1st wave                       PMM, DEL               

  29/7    Dowsing C3 area                            JW                     

  29/7    tagging FU56                               JNH, PAR               

  29/7    D7 - pushing                               WS, HMDS               

  30/7    D3, La Jayada - photos                     PMM, AB, BN, HMDS      

  30/7    C3 - pushing camp. Three Men in a Boat     PAR, DEL, WGJ, CJD     
discovered.                                                       

  30/7    F64 - pushing boulder choke                JPNP, AM, IB           

  30/7    Dowsing F64 area                           JW                     

  31/7    C3 - pushing camp. Underground Overdrive   JNH, WS                
discovered.                                                       

  31/7    Shaft bashing between snow pole and        BN, JPNP, TK           
          Gusterteru                                                        

  31/7    F64 - photos                               PMM, PG, LS            

  31/7    Surface survey                             AH, RBG, MC            

  31/7    F85 - pushing                              BN, TK                 

   1/8    F85 - pushing                              BN, TK                 

   3/8    D8 - pushing                               BN, TK                 

   4/8    Culiembro - placing dye detectors          IB                     

   4/8    C3 - camping, placing dye detectors        DEL, AB, HMDS, PG      

   4/8    F84                                        AH                     

   4/8    C3 - pushing and surveying                 PMN, TK                

   5/8    F64 - pushing boulder choke, derigging     CJD, WGJ. AH, BN       

   7/8    C3 - pushing Special Agent Sea. Sump       RBG, JNH               
discovered.                                                       

   7/8    F84                                        AH                     

   8/8    E8, E11, E12                               AH, MB                 

   9/8    F64 - derigging                            AH, CJD, TK, WGJ       

  11/8    C3 - camp, removing dye detectors,         DEL, AH, BN, WGJ       
          derigging                                                         

  12/8    F64 - derigging                            JNH, TK, JPNP          

  14/8    C3 - derigging                             JNH, TK, RBG, IC, AH,  
DEL, WGJ, JPNP         

  15/8    F85 - derigging                            AH, BN                 

 15/8 -   Unbelievable amount of carrying done.                             
  18/8                                                                      

  18/8    Van leaves Los Lagos                                              

  21/8    Van boards ferry                                                  

  21/8    Van reaches Oxford and it's all over !!