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Jack Pickup - The Far Country incident and Mike Wooding's "Great Escape"

Jack Pickup is best known for his long-standing association with the Cave Rescue Organisation which he joined in 1967, but his caving started with the Accrington Caving Club in the early 1960s. After he joined the Happy Wanderers Cave and Pothole Club in 1964, he was involved in the early explorations of Kingsdale Master Cave, Pippikin Pot, and Dalehead Pot, and he was also a keen cave diver. At the time of this recording he was Chief Controller of the CRO, and he tells of two further incidents in Gaping Gill, the first involving several well known cavers and the second involving a remarkable near incident involving the Craven Pothole Club. This is one of a series of recordings made in 1983 by Geoff Yeadon and Lindsay Dodd who were researching a book about Gaping Gill, which was to be a follow-up to the link up with Ingleborough Cave. The book was never written, but these valuable records remain.

Interviewee: Jack Pickup
Interviewer: Geoff Yeadon
Title: Part 4 - The Far Country incident and Mike Wooding's "Great Escape"
Date of recording: 1983   (published 19 May 2009)
Sound recordist: Lindsay Dodd
Copyright details: Geoff Yeadon & Lindsay Dodd
Duration of recording: 1 minutes 32 seconds
Recording details: Sampling frequency: 44,100 Hz;  Channel mode: joint stereo
MP3 file details: File size: 1,470 kB;  Bit rate: 128 kbit/s constant;  Compression: 91%
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Contributor: Ian Ball Date: 24 October 2014 13:16

Is this the pitch into Bridge Hall or the Big Pitch and Mike Wooding climbed up the Wildcat Rift?

Contributor: John Gardner Date: 24 October 2014 13:24

Ian - Jack is referring to the Bar Pot 15 metre entrance pitch.