P8

On last night's trip, we went back to an old favourite - P8, aka Jackpot, although that name gets very little use these days. There were nine of us in total: Alan, Brendan, Pete, Julian, Jess, Alex, Steve, Jenny and myself. The weather had been pretty summery, and we didn't expect too much water in the system.

A wild and windy day with scattered showers turned into a less windy evening with more persistent rain. Five of us met at the Cavers' Car Park at Perryfoot and thought about the possibilities. Our meet coincided with a group of SUSS folk supporting a dive by Rob Middleton in Gautries, so one of our options was immediately cancelled. In the end, we opted for P8, which was bound to be wet but should be do-able in the conditions.