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ChrisJC Joined: 13/10/2007 Location: Northants View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Parkes Level, Swinnergill
Posted: 19/05/2017 13:02:58 Reply | Quote I walked past Parkes Level the other day, and noted that although it could euphemistically be called 'damp', there is enough air-space to get in and go up the level. Before I commit myself to such an act of folly, I wondered if any other modern explorer has been up there, and whether it actually 'goes'? Chris. IP: 62.232.199.227 |
RJV Joined: 16/03/2008 Location: Cleveland View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Parkes Level, Swinnergill
Posted: 19/05/2017 19:18:15 Reply | Quote Chris, Chris T & I had a look in a few years ago. Doesn't do much now I think (unless we bottled it) but definitely a connoisseurs trip. Worth it purely for the wondrous effect it has on the waterfalls.... One of us might have photos - perhaps under Beldi Hilll. Rich Edit: memory coming back. Maybe a couple hundred yards crawl though water and silt to a point where the level was either completely silted up or slumped I think. IP: 82.16.130.164 Edited: 19/05/2017 19:24:37 by RJV |
christwigg Joined: 20/02/2008 Location: Cleveland / North Yorkshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Parkes Level, Swinnergill
Posted: 19/05/2017 20:25:17 Reply | Quote We got about 200m in perhaps, my memory of it was the mud getting deeper and deeper. I think it would be possible to continue further than we did, but it was far from pleasant. It turned the river a very funny colour |
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ChrisJC Joined: 13/10/2007 Location: Northants View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Parkes Level, Swinnergill
Posted: 20/05/2017 22:06:30 Reply | Quote Hmm, thanks. So really a trip in there is required still to be conclusive....... Chris. IP: 62.232.199.227 |
