Question mainly for the rope access folks around here, or those familiar with rope access equipment.
I have been a happy user of a Petzl Rig for 5 years or so now, and am very happy with it's function (auto locking, ability to belay and haul with it). The only gripe is the pin inside which...
As some of you may know I've been logging temperature in Mistral since 2016. I went last week to download my loggers, but I was unable to find one of them. It was located in the small chamber at the end of the entrance crawl, before you drop down into the last bit of crawl through to The Hobbit...
BCRA Cave Science Symposium 2022, hosted jointly with the Manchester Geological Association
Symposium - Saturday 8th October, 2022
Field-trip - Sunday 9th October, 2022
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Manchester
SECOND CIRCULAR
The British Cave Research...
Can anyone help- I'm trying to get our exped ropes from Cardiff (or somewhere near - could probably get them to Bristol for example) to somewhere in the North - ideally the Dales, Huddersfield, Sheffield or Nottingham areas, but could potentially pick up from other locations. Would need to...
I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for caving gloves for hands that get cold very easily?
I usually wear neoprene gloves, which do a good job of keeping my hands warm but still able to climb and rig etc. However, my usual decathlon ones are out of stock and they're not terribly...
I found an item of SRT gear at the Water Icicle parking the other week. If you've lost something there relatively recently let me know what and hopefully it can be reunited :)
Unfortunately our 2021 Symposium was cancelled due to bad weather which stranded our tech team and left us without power for much of the day. Therefore, we present our rescheduled 2021 symposium, online, on January 15th 2022 from 13.00-17.00 GMT. We hope to see you there!
For details of how to...
A reminder for anyone who is interested in attending the BCRA Symposium in person or online and hasn't already registered their interest in attending via the google form: https://forms.gle/7LJ182b7o39fCN7C7 please do before 31st October so as not to miss out.
There will also be field trips...
A reminder that the next BCRA online seminar is tonight, 11th October at 7.30pm
Monday 11 Oct 2021
Caves ? Celebrating the International Year of Caves and Karst
With: Andy Eavis, Gina Moseley, John Gunn, Brendan Sloan
Starting time: 19:30 BST. To join the meeting see the above section How to...
British Cave Research Association
Cave Science Symposium 2021
Symposium - Saturday 27th November 2021
Hulland Ward Village Hall, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3EG
Fieldtrip ? Sunday 28th November 2021. Location to be confirmed.
Information and Call for Abstracts
August, 2021
The British...
The next BCRA online seminar will take place on Monday 9 Aug 2021 and is entitled:
As Old as the Hills: The Chronology of Caves and Their Landscapes
With: Mike Simms, National Museums Northern Ireland
Starting time: 19:30 BST. To join the meeting see https://bcra.org.uk/seminars2021.html...
A BCRA field trip to the karst of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty will be held on Saturday 17th July, led by Phil Murphy.
The striking landscape around Arnside and Silverdale in north west England consists of a series of partially-wooded limestone hills (knolls)...
I'm looking for a caver friendly room to rent within commuting distance of Huddersfield and was just wondering if anyone happens to know of anything that might fit bill?
Some of you might be interested in this event on 25th May:
Caves, otherworldly places.
An online event which will explore the future of humankind, and their connection with caves.
An unprecedented initiative to enhance the values of the caves and the importance of their conservation, projecting...
Can anyone recommend a place that will replace an undersuit zip please? Either local to the Dales or that I can post to.
The zip on my AV undersuit has broken and while I fix most of my gear myself it's quite well sewn in and beyond what I can be bothered to faff with. But it's still got life...
As it's my 'local' cave and walking distance from home I went for a poke about down Storrs Cave the other day. Although it's short there was actually more in there than I was expecting. So, I just wondered if anyone knew any more information about it, or who has dug it etc. My search of the...
Let's talk about phytokarst (also known as photokarren).
For those that haven't seen these formations, they mostly form in the low-light entrance areas of tropical caves, and have been recorded in Mulu (Borneo) and Vietnam and Venezuela. They take the form of small (up to around 5cm long)...
As a contribution to the International Year of Caves and Karst (IYCK), BCRA is hosting a series of online seminars that emphasise the scientific importance of caves and karst, and which describe ways in which BCRA supports cave research. The seminars will be held on the second Monday of each...
Not long to go now until the BCRA Symposium on Saturday 14th November 2020.
If you would like to attend please register using the google form here: https://forms.gle/eZGm3JGWwGwN1Byj8
(Note you will not be able to attend unless you have registered here).
The programme of speakers can be found...