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Where's that then? It's under the 'rock climbing' category but surely it can't be!?!!

Thanks so much for this picture! I did the tube yesterday after my mate found it in the guide book in V12, was the perfect place to go to avoid the driving rain and the hurricane force winds. I've never been to the Orme before and I imagined that the tube would be hidden away in some desolate sea cliff, I had no idea it was just above someone's garden on the landward side of the Orme. It was a pretty scary squeeze - we saw the exit and thought 'no way' but then did a different keyhold cave nearby, so I thought 'i'll just slot in and see how narrow it is'. Then decided to go for it, based on the fact that if the guy in the pic could get through I probably could being a girl. I got some mates at either end to talk to me constantly, and every time I got nervous just shouted 'i'm scared' and thought 'don't think about it, just keep moving'. Shot along the first bit, then there's a wet bit, then a narrow bit, then a corner, then a rockfall at which point I thought 'oh dear god, I'm going to have to reverse the narrow bit and I don't think I can!', but it was wider there so I got through okay. Then there was a REALLY narrow bit but I was within sight of the end so I gave it ago, I had to put both arms ahead of me and wiggle forwards, eased by pushing off the rockfall with my feet, then it was the final straight (it's quite a long tube!) and I was overjoyed to be almost back to safety - I can understand why Haysie is grinning so much. Did you guys know anything about the tunnel before you went through it, or did you just see it mentioned in the guide book and decide to go for it?