hi - simple question - is the hillocks [ whalf pipe ] climbing shaft [ the one in the small copse ] safe to use ????????????? i dunno who put this idea in my head - but i has never done the entrance - cos the first time i visited - i had ropes bagged for all the shafts - and was told to put...

as ^ gratefull if anyone down there recovers themm

As ^ on Tuesday  ( 12th JULY 2016 ) 2 Crabs found in the top stream way of sell gill goblin -please correctly  identify manufacturer and colour to start the process of getting them returned to you Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk

hi - just beeing nosey but - the great aven pitch in simpson was rigged for SRT on sunday [ 29th MAY 2016 ] it was propper SRT rigging - to the rebelay then down - not a failure of a pull down attempt just curious - as only that pitch was rigged - so i assume that someone is on with a...

hi - as ^ the derbyshire caving club found an item of SRT kit above the entrance to bar // small mammal on saturday 28th MAY 2016 - it was handed in to the BPC admin tent contact the BPC correctly identifying what it is - to arrange its return

hi - last seen at top of " 5 steps " , noticed to be absent at bottom of chandalier or camel etternal gratitude for finder // returner .

hi - weather permitting - we shall be exploring hull pot this weekend . i have found a survey - and consulted NC2 but my google-fu has not managed to find any advice on SRT rigging can anyone help ? really need info on the ` wet pitch ` - as i am assured that BMC aproved anchors are...

hi - we have a permit for a long kin east // rift pot trip - but are struggling to find out what rift is rigged from we have rope lengths - but its stated - " no eco hangers " so do we need any hangers [ if so what type ] or a bunch of slings ? all help appreciated :) long kin east is in...

link there are a lot of different throries presented but top me that looks like a cave staft or aven has been dramatically uncovered : sireria crater by andyj23uk1, on Flickr

just done the boggarts first trip down low eglin - a very " interesting cave " :) congrats to the black sheep for negotiating the new access agreement after 4 years of closure and well done with the new lid - a very nice bit of engineering :)

hi - during the madness of the Sheffield and Nottingham freshers trips - my own warmbac vanished from the ladder in the garage its a " new type " - with the external re-inforcing tape on the rear seam it has a foil blanket in the arm pocket - a mars bar and the remains of a cadburys wrapper...

hi - had a club trip to knotlow // hillocks on sunday . and as everyone was happy with the pitch lengths involved we only rigged the knotlow 210 and whalf engine shaft . and due to having only a artists impression of the survey and no experience of the system - we elected to decend the 210 -...

hi - on sunday - I made the acquaintance of 2 cave trout [ bona fide brown trout of aprox 5 and 8 inches length ] in dr bannisters hand basin [ the upper most section of upper long churns ] which got me thinking - how did they get there - and what is their survival chances ? there is a...

hi - can someone please assist with the logistics of a giants hole trip ? ladders required to do ladder / lifleine descents  garlands pot - is reportedly 7m deep - so a single 10m ladder will suffice ? geology pot - no depth given - but as the rigging guide says 25m rope - witrh a very...

as title , a piece of caving equipment - discovered adjacent to the dollytubs pitch head at 1pm today [ sunday 29th JULY ] - if you are missing " something " after your last trip - describe what - and i will deposit it at bernies or another agreeable location for you to collect

as the tile says - the sheath is totally severed about 30cm below the `y-hang ` - persons unknown have made it safe by issolating the damage with a knot - but this makes getting on / off slightly harder [ a young chap who came up as i was waiting to descend got his hand jammer stuck for a few...

hey - i am andy , one of the CPC group staying at the TSG over the weekend of 6th > 8th april and when i came back to pack and deopart on sunday afternoon ,one of my SRT ropes was missing it was used on saturday for the oxlow trip - and i last saw it being washed and hung to dry on a cloths...

got a message this morning from i friend i mine explore and cave with - he wants to take his son on a trip [ age 11 ] most of the mines on my to do list demand rope access or have dangers i am not happy exposing someonelses child to not sure if he is averse to water - but the cave needs to...

hi - went for a mooch down ribble head cave on saturday [ march 24th ] and found the entrance to the lower cave blocked by boulders - lots of boulders :( the slot to the side of it smelt ripe , and was full of speeh bits - but i got in far enough to see that the connection was blocked too...

hey - hada very entertaining day up scoska cave with dave [ darwin dave - of this parish ] today we ignored the stream entrance - and instead attempted the left branch [ dry and cobbles / washed passage ] and the right [ wet and muddy [ branch ] what the heck is the " bears " sign...