Recent content by Smithers

University of Bristol Spelaeoloigcal society

The BCRA has a new Facebook group, so if you're on Facebook why not come along and join the discussions. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1485495795064870/ The British Cave Research Association (BCRA) is a UK-registered charity that achieves its objectives by: > supporting cave and karst...

Hi Caverbabe, I'm happy to give a talk similar to ones I've given in previous years on speleothem dating.  Let me know if that's any use, or if people are fed up with speleothem dating yet. Cheers, Chris

Hi all, I'm heading to Georgia for a walking holiday in November.  I wasn't specifically planning on doing any caving, but then it occurred to me that there might be some friendly cavers or caving clubs in and around Tbilisi, that might be interested in meeting up for a drink etc. Does anyone...

I did my undergrad dissertation on cave temperature in Ingleborough Show Cave (tourist and non-tourist areas).  I'll see if I can dig out some of the data later on today.  Alternatively, you could contact Alan Speight at YSS, as there's a copy in their library. Chris

Speaking as someone who is doing a PhD in cave science, Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology by Derek Ford and Paul Williams is the absolute bible.  It's covers all the basics in simple enough language for the layman to understnad and gradually gets more technical as and when you need it to...

Hi all, I'm looking for some cheap(ish) accommodation in Nottingham from the 1-21st July whilst I'm working at BGS Keyworth on a speleothem dating project.  I've looked at B&B's in Nottingham and Keyworth, but for 3 weeks its likely to cost over ?500 for accommodation alone, which is...

This will probably seem like a stupid question, but does anyone have any details for where we're meant to be camping this Hidden Earth?  I can't seem to find the details anywhere.  And for that matter, neither can I find a schedule for when things are meant to kick off. Can anyone help? Smithers

Hi all, I need some advice as to the type of coring drill bits to use for drilling through calcite.  This isn't actually for digging, but rather for sample collection for scientific purposes.  Don't worry I do have permission to collect samples for my PhD, so I'm not just going in and randomly...

Still no genuine takers?

Sorry, not this time... As of yet the stop still remains unclaimed.

Whilst caving in Yorkshire this weekend I found a Petzl Stop and steel screwgate carabiner left in a well known gear dumping ground at the bottom of a pitch in a well known cave up in the Masongill Fell Lane/Ireby Fell area. If you can tell me which cave and where abouts you think you may have...

Hi all, I've got a survey which has been drawn up in Tunnel, but I'm having real difficulty in saving the final drawing as an image.  Would it be possible for me to email the data to someone and get them to save it as a jpeg/bmp/png for me?  I could do with having this done tonight, as I'm...

Hi there, Just wondering if anyone from UBSS is going to the Red Lion tonight?  I'm starting a PhD at Bristol next week and fancied meeting up with some of the local cavers for a pint or two. Chris

Of course now I really want to know what ChrisJC posted.  Was a bad taste joke?