Looks like Birkwith. Turning right at the junction after the entrance series into the canal... Once heard there used to be a small boat moored up there..

Hi there Wren As you well know, there are hundreds of shafts, both man made and natural on Grassington moor. A lot of them have collapsed or been filled in. Just reading a book about Eli Simpson at the moment. In the late 30's he photographed and examined all the shafts and shakeholes between...

A friend of mine went caving in Vietnam not long ago. To save on the baggage/hand luggage weight he wore a Barbour style jacket and managed to get his full SRT kit in all the various pockets and had nothing confiscated.. Must have looked rather odd! Not sure which airline or airport he used...

Brilliant stuff. I was lucky enough to have a cup of tea and a slice of cake with Leaky 3 years ago. He didnt want to talk much about early caving which was a shame. Good work Mr Langliffe.

I find that progressing forward on all fours is a particularly good method to use when negotiating lowish passages. Even lower passages is where i find the most efficient way is to get on ones belly and use elbows/forearms, and knees/thighs/toes to advace (and retract) Wherever possible and...

An excellent website Mr Mapper.  :thumbsup: I have used several it several times before and after caving trips. Especially with new caves to me. I often cave with cavers who are a tad older than me, e.g ex ULSA members, a few WRPC caverc etc, and they often refer to the days when they surveyed...

Was down Jingling tuther day only to be greeted by another sheep which went on a night walk without a Petzl tikka (or similar), anyway it was humming a lot. Its near the bottom of the main pitch still all intact. The sheep which did similar last year, which was found near the bottom of the...

Hi Bob. Ive often looked at the Ribblehead weather station which is updated every couple of hours, as this is in my local caving area but must admit that I usually let Met Office use Puppets to show/tell me. (BBC weather after the news). Metcheck is also a good site. There was a freakishly heavy...

Hey up Wren, Thanks for guiding me and the others on a great mid week caving trip. First time through wretched Rabbit to Easter.. T'was nice to sit and have a hot coffee and sweets while admiring the straws  :thumbsup: Hope your not aching too much!! Hello to any of the Welsh group we met...

Hi Snebbit. You may be already familiar with this website but if not try cavemaps.org which has helped me locate several caves in the dales. I think it was put together by Cavemapper (who regularly use this forum) and a few other helpers. Personally I think its a triffic website and have spent...

The nearest Limestone is a few miles North of Coniston Cold and is the Southern tip of the Askrigg block marked by the Craven Fault - Malham Cove. Any geologists may note that when driving from Skipton to Settle you pass over a huge area of Drumlins (notice lots of smooth shallow hills when...

I think I once read that the name Pen-y-ghent derives from the celtic word for head of the winds. As their are numerous remains of Celtic settlements in this area it seems likely that the name has remained. Incidently, when the Anglians arrived here in Yorkshire(from Danish and Germanic roots...

Hi Smithers, As Paul states, if you are going to attempt a repair, try patching on both sides as this is the area that often suffers the most. Having just bought a new Meander caving suit from a nice young chap at Inglesport, I also received a piece of spare, yellow PVC 1m2, and a tube of glue...

And if you ever find yersell in Yorkshire, I'll take you on a trip up ere..!  for nowt.. were not [i]that[i] tight  :thumbsup:

Hi Danny, What you saw is a dig which is in the bottom of the massive collapsed shakehole just before you climb up to enter Great Douk Cave. This has been going on for a number of years, hoping to find the continuation of the stream which emerges from Great Douk Cave. There is huge potential for...

:shrug: Getting a bit technical for likes of me. Ug. Tenuous link to organic matter underground... Was down Bar Pot (bottom of big pitch) tuther day and whilst looking at my watch, a housefly landed on my forearm for a few second and then flew off. Where to, dont know. Then I thought, hmm can...

Were these today (Monday)? Saw the Wharfe rise 3ft in 1 hour this aft... I also too had the urge to go and photograph resurgences/sinks too! Impressive stuff! :thumbsup:

Beg your pardon Cap'n..  :bow:

Oooh. You are inquisitive arent ya? The casualty was found at the bottom of the main pitch wearing just underwear. The (totally inappropiate) clothing worn had got drenched and thought that removal of said clothing would help. He had descended in, using climbing equipment and had attempted to...

Just to confirm. The Leader and an assistant had to swim out to raise the alarm. The water was far too deep to wade through (10-20 ft deep in places). UWFRA member.