Found a beaver adjustable knee pad today. In the tighter walking/crawling bit between the last two pitches. It’s at my house in Lancaster

Found a rope in a heap/tangle just before Slit Pitch in Simpson Pot this evening. It's currently at my house in Caton, nr Lancaster but I'm heading to Bentham/Ingleton on Saturday and can drop it at Inglesport or a hut. Labelled 32m / 'Smog'(?)

Two neoprene gloves found on the path between chapel-Le-dale road parking and great douk. Different places, but a matching pair.

We managed to get a rope stuck on the top half of the split pitch in swinsto this evening. Nothing to do with the bolting etc. we just left a knot in the end! It’s trapped against the blocking krab about half way up the pitch. Should be easy to fix from the pitch head. The rope itself is a...

I'm looking into protection options for my flashguns. Wet hands of helpers mainly, but also for use in and around water. I currently use zip lock bags to give some handling protection, but this still allows people to accidentally press the buttons and change modes. Not ideal when dangling...

Tree at Deaths Head Hole not looking great. I'm no expert, but here are some photos taken today if anyone is monitoring it, or for comparison next season.

I have made a mistake. I bought 4 unbranded '5Ah' 18v batteries to fit Makita LXT Li-on tool range. They charge ok & work but they are not very good, maybe 1-2Ah when compared to genuine Makita batteries. Any use to anyone? Re-build or use in a radio or something? £10 each or £35 for the 4...

One of my friends is about to emigrate and is rationalising his collection of dive cylinders left in the UK. Well looked after gear, but generally out of test. Available now: 6 x AL80 stage bottles 2 x AL7 stage bottles (the older good buoyancy versions) 1 x AL7 stage bottle (heavier one)...

I've only been caving for a couple of years or so and mostly get out with the Fylde MC. We've been having a bit of a revival recently and have done a respectable number of trips in the last 12 months (30-ish) and have about of dozen different folks getting out at various times. Whilst the FMC...

Found tonight (Tue 26th July) underwater in the bath/stream/dam/washing pond at the bottom of the lane at Bull Pot Farm. A Fenix headtorch/lamp and a single fingerless Simmond yachting/rigging glove. Do you know anyone that uses these? No one at the farm so I've taken them home. Caton, near...

I accidentally booked two spaces on this course when I thought the payment gateway had crashed before I got the order confirmation. A mate was going to take the spare space but now now he can't make it on the day. The space is paid for (£25), but I'd rather it didn't go to waste, so if anyone...

[ Caveat : I've not done much SRT, dozen trips / 20 pitches maybe ] Had a bit of a problem coming out of Lancaster Hole on Sunday. Started prussiking and after 3-4m or so, the Croll L cam stopped engaging on the rope properly. It seemed to be held slightly away from the rope and I just slid...

I had a bit of a run in with some young cattle on Casterton fell yesterday. Admittedly, I was wearing a bright red t-shirt(!) & walking our collie (on a lead). I?d walked up Easegill and was making my way over the fell from county pot. Herd of about a dozen brown cows near the old trailer at the...

Whilst sorting through some of the old archive scanned documents in the Fylde Mountaineering Club library, we've come across a couple of notes that may be of interest to someone in the Dales : Some info on Bullpot Farm pre-RRCPC ...