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    Badlad replied to the thread High gill caves, Dent.
    What is all that plastic? Is it old silage bags just dumped?
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    Badlad reacted to Alex's post in the thread High gill caves, Dent with Like Like.
    I went down well attempted to go down these little Dent gems yesterday, and here's me report. High gill upper cave - Status BLOCKED...
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    Badlad replied to the thread **Rock fall** Alum Pot.
    In my youth we set off an air bomb repeater firework at the bottom of Alum. Wow oh wow was it loud. We thought it was going to bring...
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    Badlad replied to the thread Borneo Caving Contacts.
    Borneo is huge and divided into three countries. Brunai, Indonesia and two states of Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah. Caves in all but...
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    Badlad reacted to Ian P's post in the thread **Rock fall** Alum Pot with Like Like.
    Sunday 5th May We had just got to the bottom of Diccan Pot when we heard a rock “boom” from the direction of the open shaft. Time...
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    Badlad replied to the thread Rope access descenders for caving.
    Yes, try the Skylotec Spark (or Sirius) as an alternative to the Rig. Retail at about £180 only a little more than a Rig. The Harken...
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    Andy, interest rates have no where near matched inflation for a large part of the last ten years or so. BCRA will have lost the...
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    Andy, Chris. Thanks for the heads up. Since you asked Andy, I stood down from BCA at the end of 2020. Personally I support the...
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    Badlad reacted to cavetroll's post in the thread BCA pros and cons with Like Like.
    On a lighter note, I've seen more injuries by far, and more 'negligence', in caving hut games and yet we haven't scrabbled around to get...
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    Good to know. I do support the concept of a British Caving Library (if that didn't come across). As you know the cost has been...
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    Badlad reacted to hannahb's post in the thread BCA pros and cons with Like Like.
    Apologies
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    Badlad replied to the thread BCA pros and cons.
    Moderator comment - Folks, kind of drifted off topic a bit onto a CRoW argument. Can we please go back to the OP about the need for a...
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    I recall when I was involved with BCA that a member questioned the expense BCA went to in support of the library. I believe it is a...
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    Badlad reacted to Pegasus's post in the thread Caving Supplies with Like Like.
    A fine photo of 'Veg', a lovely guy and still sadly missed.
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    Badlad reacted to complex's post in the thread BCA 2024 AGM with Like Like.
    I'm not sure that just circulating the minutes via the BCA council list is good enough. I had often wondered on the role of the...
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