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  1. JoshW

    Battery container (Scurion/nora)

    What do people store their spare batteries in when caving. Wanting to store a spare rude Nora (twin 18650) battery powered whilst caving. Inglesport and action stash do a little box that can hold 2 18650 individual batteries, but doesn’t look like it would fit the additional gubbins of the...
  2. JoshW

    EV charging

    I’ve just bought myself an electric car, and wondering which huts have charging points. (Mountaineering clubs also interested in as well) I know the YSS has one through pod-points, any more?
  3. JoshW

    Lost mountain equipment head tube thing

    Think my mountain equipment head warmer/head tube thing fell out of the van when parked at long churns today. Would be somewhere opposite the turning into selside hut. If anyone is up that way and can retrieve it, there’s a beer in it for you! Oh, it’s blue and looks a little something like...
  4. JoshW

    Three Ecrin Rocs

    Got 2 white ecrin rocs without drill holes and one red ecrin roc with drill holes and a broken bit of plastic in the cradle (the bit that gathers the webbing on the back of your head - doesn’t appear to alter safety of it) Would be nice to get 25 quid a lid ish if anyone is after some? These...
  5. JoshW

    BCA statement on peer to peer training

    https://british-caving.org.uk/bca-statement-on-peer-to-peer-training/ The BCA have just posted a statement on their website, which should be in no way controversial in any way shape or form, but I’m certain that someone will find it so.
  6. JoshW

    Dales (currently YSS) to Hidden earth/Shepton mallet CC

    Got a bundle of kit to work its way from the dales (currently at the YSS, could drop at another hut dales today or tomorrow) that needs to be at the Shepton’s hut by 23rd. Have got transport sorted from hidden earth to shepton if anyone from the dales is headed to HE. Picture of the pile of...
  7. JoshW

    Missing handline in Bull Pot of the Witches

    Am I going mental or did there used to be an in situ knotted handline in place on the little climb down just after the second pitch in BPOTW? It wasn’t there today 🤔
  8. JoshW

    Found: PITA cord in thread in yordas middle entrance

    Someone’s left a bit of cord blocking the thread at the head of the first pitch of yordas middle entrance. Assume it’s not a CNCC thing, got no markings and it’s in the chuffing way, but didn’t cut/untie in case it was. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks and will be getting rid, it’s too long...
  9. JoshW

    23 + 24 September - inclusivity in caving training

    There are still places on the training being run by Bendrigg Trust in September for cavers to gain an understanding and confidence of caving with those with disabilities. This is a fantastic opportunity to receive training by a superb disability awareness trainer and one of CNCC’s training...
  10. JoshW

    Y & D representative standing down

    It is with great sadness that I am standing down from my role as Youth and Development representative and convenor of the Y&D working group with effect from the upcoming AGM. Over my 5 years in this working group, and 2 and a half years in this role, I am incredible proud of the work that we as...
  11. JoshW

    Found key, Yordas, 1 Feb 23

    Found this key sat outside the chapterhouse entrance of yordas getting very damp. I’ll keep hold of it for a week or so then it’s going in the bin (or getting lost in my house somewhere).
  12. JoshW

    Has paper won?

    It seems like in this day and age everyone is using this newfandangled paper using something called the printing press? Back in my day we made do with hammer and chisel on a stone tablet and we never had a problem, I just much prefer the weight of it in my hand. I guess it just shows a level...
  13. JoshW

    Kendal film festival underground night

    Is there gonna be one? Who’s lined up for it? Being anti-wetherspoons (f*** tim Martin - knobhead?) proposing a post talk session 🍺 in the clock tower, directly next door, closer to the town hall.
  14. JoshW

    Reporting from Congress!

    Earlier in the year the BCA was able to provide two university groups with a grant to attend the International Congress of Speleology in France. In the latest post on the BCA website, the clubs share their account of the event. This positive cross-border relationship building is something I can...
  15. JoshW

    Tents

    Not caving related (at least not directly), but I'm currently looking to buy a tent, and wondering if anyone has any recommendations Looking for something : Big enough for one tall narrow person (6ft 2ish) Lightweight (somewhere between 1 and 1.5kg) Strong enough for dealing with windiness in...
  16. JoshW

    Ian Timney Award

    Have just read up about the Ghar Parau Foundation's new award. Great idea, and congratulations to CUCC for being awarded the first of ten (!) https://british-caving.org.uk/gpf-ian-timney-award/
  17. JoshW

    Rhino Rift - Right Hand Route

    Has anyone here done Rhino right hand route since the re-bolting? I was in there at the weekend and the rigging topo didn't seem to reflect the bolts that were in front of me? The distance and height differential between the first and second bolt seemed a little gnarly. Also, presumably...
  18. JoshW

    Footloop as 'spare' length of rope

    A few years back I did some SRT training with Nige Atkins, and I've seen a few threads on here mentioning having spare lengths of rope. I'm starting to seriously look at what kit I take with me on group SRT trips to be able to get me/my pals out of the shit if required. Is it as simple as...
  19. JoshW

    BCA ICS Grant for young people

    New article on the BCA website about some grants available for attending ICS. Take a read. https://british-caving.org.uk/bca-youth-grants-for-ics/?fbclid=IwAR2KQj11M_twBsgPAdBePew_nrRA1hj5aL5T-VgR6QA_lbiNtupmyRZpxbU
  20. JoshW

    Digital Caving Log

    I keep a digital caving log through a basic word document. Having recently started engaging with Mountain Training (trying to get my arse through the RCI and eventually MLA tickets), and so have been using their DLOG through Tahdah. They have the option for logging caving on there, but it...
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