- Lost John's Cave
Infobox Cave
name = Lost John's Cave
photo = Lost johns stream entrance.jpg
caption = Flowing stream leading into entrance cut
location =Leck Fell ,North Yorkshire ,England
depth = convert|355|m|ft|0|lk=oncite book
title=Selected Caves of Britain and Ireland
author=Des Marshal, Donald Rust
id = ISBN 1-871-89043-8
year=1997]
length = convert|4800|m|mi|1|lk=on
coordinates = gbmapping|SD670786
discovery = 1928
geology = Limestone
difficulty = Grade 4
number of entrances = 1
access = [http://www.cncc.org.uk/leck_fell.html CNCC Permit]
survey = [http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/easegill/Surveys/Notts_LJ.jpgsurvex plot]Lost John's Cave is the most extensive cave system onLeck Fell ,North Yorkshire ,England . With its four major vertical routes ("Old Roof Traverse", "New Roof Traverse", "Dome Route", and "Centipede Route") it is a popular place to practice SRT because of the opportunity for exchange trips. Also it can be safely visited on wet days because many of the pitches can be rigged out of the water.All routes on Battleaxe Streamway. From here the usual route is to shuffle along "Battleaxe Traverse" at a high level, protected by rope, until the canyon becomes too wide, and descend a safe distance from the water. From here a short passage leads to "Groundsheet Junction" where the "Leck Fell Master Cave" is entered.
Upstream leads to Lost Pot, Lyle Caverns and a second entrance from
Boxhead Pot .Downstream leads through several neck deep pools past several inlets, including one from
Rumbling Hole to a sump which after 800m connects toPippikin Pot .References
ee also
*
Rumbling Hole
*Ireby Fell Cavern
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