Gripper Pt.2

After planned visits to big drains were rained off, Dan Helsing, nckt and myself spent most of the afternoon looking for new drains in Manchester.

Stood in the rain, getting piss-wet through lifting manholes on scrubland. Not glamourous, and not successful.

We had new torches and were getting desperate. Off to an old favourite then!

Arachnophobia

Arachnaphobia is a culverted section of Gore Brook that runs underground from Platt Fields Park for about 1km before re-appearing at the Fallowfield Loop.

Gone and Urban Soldier at the Crystal Maze infall...

Impressive ironwork beneath Hart Road and Wilbraham Road...

Further downstream, Fallowfield Brook joins...

My first explore since breaking my wrist, drastic action was taken to protect my cast from subterranean water...

Image courtesy of Gone.

Gripper

Following on from yesterday's post, here's what the drain looks like on the inside. Except it looks nothing like this. It's pitch black.

Gone gets the best view...

Visited with Rookie and Gone.

Cave Clan

This morning, as I made my way down to a culvert I had yet to explore, I spotted graffiti left there by the Cave Clan.

You will struggle to read about the history of Urban Exploration and not come across the Cave Clan. This Australian group of are renowned worldwide in the UrbEx community for their exploration of underground spaces. Imagine my surprise when I saw their tags right here in Manchester.

These pictures were taken with a long exposure. It was pitch black in there. Expect a return visit with some torches. Watch this space...

In the meantime, check them out: http://www.caveclan.org/