2/5/17

Estelle Sandford, James Begley, Mike Moxon, Jonathan Riley

2hrs

Mike checked out a couple more bits of precarious looking rock on the hedge side and a couple of bits came down with no effort, but the worst bit visually is actually quite solid thankfully. We then set to work digging the ladder out. Initially we assumed that we’d buried just the one rung, but it appears that the spoil has slowly crept up around it and we had actually managed to bury 4 rungs. Once uncovered, which took most of the evening, we were able to raise it. 2 of us exited to the top so we could hold the ladder up with rope while Mike and Jon filled the hole back in and topped it off with large rocks to sit the ladder on for now. The bottom run and the feet are buckled and not looking good having been buried for some time, so replacing the ladder is now a matter of urgency. It is now tied off to 3 fixings at the top as it’s a bit unstable! James and Estelle agreed to pop back over Wednesday with tape measure and distoX to measure what we need to get to put the steel ladder in place.