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  1. M

    What caving related thing did you do today?

    Tore one of my gloves sorting out the wood pile 🙄
  2. M

    Best glue to stick the soles of my shoes back together?

    No Nonsense X8... but need a gun for that too
  3. M

    What size bag do I need to take kit on a plane

    Which airline are you flying with? You might get some stories! Check you actually can have a cabin bag as well as luggage (cabin or hold) also weights allowed.
  4. M

    Bernie's under new ownership!

    Good to hear it's back ☺️
  5. M

    What caving related thing did you do today?

    Found the lost wellie
  6. M

    Corris quarries walk on TV

    We were on his walk round Dylan Thomas's Newquay!
  7. M

    UMIST conferences

    That's much earlier than I realised. I believe it was moved partly because so many vehicles got broken into, but that maybe a folk story
  8. M

    UMIST conferences

    I'm leaning towards late 80s probably start of the 90s but I only went to two maybe three at UMIST. I can't remember where the first one was after UMIST. Was it Bristol Uni?
  9. M

    UMIST conferences

    Repetition! There must be some way of deleting!
  10. M

    UMIST conferences

    Can anyone remember which were the years the Conference took place in Manchester?
  11. M

    Caving Snacks

    I think I've said this before...but Soreen maltcake -buttered optional- tastes the same however battered it gets!
  12. M

    Successful rescue from Berger

    How have I missed 'vomissements' as a word in French!
  13. M

    Nominations deadline for the AGM closing midnight Sunday 19th March

    Just a question. Is this university management led or the students unions not wanting to engage with caving?
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    Caving clubs in 1956

    Lancashire Climbing and Caving Club started life as Lancashire Caving and Climbing Club in 1936. I believe the swap was to reflect a greater interest in climbing than caving. I'd be interested to know when the name was swapped over and if that was the reason
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    'Mountaineering Underground'

    Thanks for the help. I think H.W. Rhodes may be an answer. I definitely read rather than viewed the phrase.
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