Through the round window ... a Cave Troll ? Biff in Cotepatiere
Paul in Cotepatiere
Ahoy there from Mick
Where has that Chadwick gone? Taking the photo perhaps? The Peyrejal stream bed.
Peyrejal resurgence
Near Peyrejal resurgence
Biff prudently retracing his steps out of the Courcalhere open shaft
Courcalhere
Biff and Simon setting up for the Grand Rappel of the Rocher d'Autridge
View down from Autridge
The gully scramble back up from the bottom of Autridge
The big rock
The Despeysse entrance - start of our through trip
Three views of the area around our Gite from the hill opposite. #1
Three views of the area around our Gite from the hill opposite. #2 - Vallons Pont d'Arc town
Three views of the area around our Gite from the hill opposite. #3
Karl on the ropes over Aven du Crapaud
Paul on the ropes over Aven du Crapaud
Inside the magnificent Aven de la Salamandre
Aven de la Salamandre - Mike by a fallen column.
Aven de la Salamandre - Biff by a slender column
Two of the Chezck cave rescue outside Aven de la Salamandre
Mick exiting Aven de la Salamandre
The wine bomb, dropped from the top of the entrance pitch by a slightly inebrieated Checzk. It survived the fall and missed the cavers below.
The bunkhouse at La Combe just minutes from the river and 15 mins walk from Vallons.
The bunkhouse from its own terraced land.
Town square Vallons
The walk down from the Chauvet cave entrance.
The Pont d'Arc from above.
Simon on the Pont d'Arc - where do I go next ? Mike, Patrick and Simon all crossed safely.