After an ungodly amount of faff in the morning involving a diverse set of breakfasts, hefty car discussion (and test drive of Bens new volvo), and a minor amount of route planning we made it to the SWCC hut to start gearing up circa 13:00. After some more (minimal) faff we quickly set off for top entrance of OFD on possibly the sunniest day of the year yet, only stopping to complete the essential pre-trip admin of stashing beers in the grass for the return journey. We began our descent confidently, with Ben attempting to retrace Martin’s route towards shale chamber. Within minutes however a tactical retreat had to be made in order to protect WSG’s reputation in front of the prospective member. Instead we made our way into Gnome Passage with Orry audibly noting that Welsh caves were offensively warmer than Yorkshire ones. After viewing the Gnomes we slithered …