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Cheddar Risings feeder

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About Cheddar Risings feeder

Easy srt, short cave 3 easy pitches a little squeeze at the entrance.

Easy SRT, after a short climb 3 short pitches (largest 12m) drop into the bottom of a large fault, the continuing excavated climb is a Wessex dig that is hoping to connect to the cheddar master cave.

photo credit: Peter Glanville

Quick Facts

beginner

2 hours

300 meters

wet

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