| 23/8/02 | Survey data entry now complete. Cave is definitely heading for upstream la Texa - hence to Cabeza Muxa streamway beyond the sump. |
| 19/8/02 |
New pictures from Hilary Greaves. Survey data via John Pybus |
| 16/8/02 | Email reports from Rob Garrett, Chris Densham and comment from Jonathon Cooper. |
| 14/8/02 | Chris Rogers by SMS: "After 26 hours last deep push is out. We leave the cave at about 800m in depth and several km in length. The lead is a large pool with rift continuing." |
| 7/8/02 | John Pybus: Email report |
| 6/8/02 |
John Pybus by SMS/email hybrid (?!): I got back from trip @ 7am
this morning. The trip was good: we descended 2 pitches 35, 15m; found
an OFD-like streamway in striking black limestone & surveyed 35 legs,
before handing over to Rob, Hil. Tonight people are going to Lagos, it's
Hils & Pete Jurd's last night. PS At Xitu walking down to bar. Rob & Hil made 6pm callout by 4min! Pushed another 300m horiz, 100m vert. Cave now ~-650m. |
| 5/8/02 | Steve Roberts / Chris Densham on prospects... |
| 4/8/02 | Jonathon Cooper (after return to UK): Email report |
| 2/8/02 | John Pybus by SMS/email hybrid (?!): "Got out of my first trip in Tormenta just in time for sunrise this morning. The 1st of the big pitches, 'Balrog' ~60m, is a classic -next to a falling stream in a huge open shaft. The 2nd, 'Saturday night fever' 95m, is muddy & loose, not so much fun. After some climbs in the streamway below 'Sat night' Hilary found a sump! Fortunately, a bolt climb up to a higher level route lead to a bypass. More storming streamway leads to a 30+m pitch. The surveyed depth of Torment is 460m with about 40m more found. A team has gone to drop the pitch at the limit today." |
| 1/8/02 | Dave Legg (after return to UK): Email report |
| 30/7/02 | Fleur Loveridge (after return to UK): Email report |
| 28/7/02 | Chris Rogers by SMS: "Big pitch rigged to a huge chamber at least 50 x 100 metres. Two leads so far - a climb down to a 60m pitch or a climb up to a 30m pitch. Hilary and Pete rig today. The big chamber is under the o of Lanos las Cuevas. To those coming out - bring lots of patching material." |
| 26/7/02 | Chris Rogers by SMS: "Pitch rigged to 50 metres. Team dropping last 50 odd today." |
| 23/7/02 | Chris Rogers: Email report. Streamway hits big pitch. Many high level leads and big chambers. |
| 21/7/02 | Chris Rogers by SMS: "At the moment we are short on manpower (only about seven people) so there will be plenty of opportunity for good pushing. A huge Xitu sized streamway in gorgeous marbled limestone only 150 metres from the surface begging to be explored... entrance the same altitude as the Xitu entrance but about half a km closer to Culiembro so massive potential for huge pitch series, very unlikely to sump. *Easy* pushing down to 1 km!!! If you want to come out, it's better to text me as I can get them more often 07974 406 163" |
| 19/7/02 | Pip Crosby by SMS: "Sitting on the ridge into area 4 on a balmy midsummer evening. It's 2 am and we have just come out from surveying the new stuff in Storm. Below last year's limit is a fine 40 metre pitch followed by climbs down into scruffy crawling to a short pitch and boulder choke. The end? A quick play reveals a route into a huge chamber strewn with house sized boulders. A short pitch and some climbs lead into gorgeous OFD like streamway which is yet to be explored. " |
| 18/7/02 | Paul Garver: Email Report. Tormenta is opening up big time! |
| 12/7/02 | Chris Rogers by SMS: "Rigging started yesterday [in Tormenta]. Pushing today. Rigging party confirmed cave is big." |
| 7/7/02 | Expedition vehicle leaves for Spain |
This is the final (23/8/2002) survey of Pozo la Tormenta; -721m
Survey as of 23/8/02
Includes survex data files!