Having a wander past the Wharf entrances today, to find both the climbing shaft and the engine shaft were minus their nuts!…though the ones for Knotlow shafts were intact

Has distinct markings, please contact with details and will get it back to you

Hi, as above, found a Fellows power bank at Eldon parking on  Saturday, outer casing slightly cracked, anyone missing it?

Variety of caving gear found at Jug Hole parking area today. Get in touch with details and hopefully we can get your stuff back to you.

Hi, I am selling my copies of Northern Caves 1 (1988), 2 (1996) and 3(1994), separately or as a set. All in excellent condition with no annotations. PM for more information or to make a sensible offer before they find their way to auction. Thanks, Jon

A short trip report with a difference - would have made a great photo! Present: Three Owd Gits, and a Seven Year old Four candles, a mince pie and a cheap bottle of sherry! Twas the day before Christmas, three wise men (Well, a little bit of artistic license should be allowed at Xmas!) and an...

After our recent discussions about the digging out of squeezes in Mines, I was down Snake Mine tonight for the first time in about 6 months, along with a group of mates. It's a particular favourite of myself and Owd git (Ric) and we were pleasantly surprised at the amount of bolting someone had...

On a trip last night my curiosity was again aroused by the lack of the 2nd squeeze and who and why had gone to such efforts to dig it out (I guess about a year ago) and change it's water course. Over the years and the many trips I have done down there, I had always considered the twin squeezes...

Hi, just wondered if anyone on here has ever descended Thunder Shaft in Slaley Sough, OG and myself were just debating why we have never bothered ourselves.

Having an explore with Owd Git off the usual through route and came across what seems to be a recent dig along a tight rift and was wondering who was digging it and how are you getting on?

More in hope than expectation, a rope was left at Nettle/Oxlow parking spot on Friday night (20 Jan), just wondered if by some miracle a caver might have picked it up? Have already checked with farmer and at TSG, Cheers Jon

Just for interest, on a trip last night found two new digging tools at the squeezes and wondered if anyone had made them especially for purpose? Beginning to get cluttered there, Jason Birder's spade is still present as well as the tool Owd Git and I dragged out of Brightgate for the job!

I was wondering if anyone knew the names of two adits either side of the footpath that leads off Griff Grange Valley towards Griff Grange Farm, from the second lay-by on the left up from Rider Point? The right hand adit has the remains of a coe and goes in a fair distance with metal rails in...

I was a little sceptical of the arguments behind the gating of the new extensions to Water Icicle but ensured I was booked on an early trip. I went down this last Saturday with a couple of mates and have to admit I was very impressed - so much so that I?ve already booked a return visit for...

I bumped into the two diggers about 3/4 weeks ago and they were both quite confident that  the conservation work was done and that 'cave scienjtists' had visited and that access arrangements would have been sorted out in about two weeks from then. Just wondered if things were progressing or a...

I had a quick look at the stats page earlier and was quite shocked to find I've spent 7 days and 14 hrs staring at this site (more than a week - Wow!) Got me wondering, so I checked on a few of the mega contributors and found both cap'n chris and graham to have both spent 94 days on here, Peter...

I could do with more regular caving and probably joining a club in the Peaks. Do the Orpheus still meet at Smith's Tavern first Wednesday in the month?

Hi! Slinter Wood Caves in the Via Gelia? Described in Ford's book as having a collapsed floor revealing a 100ft hole! I once passed a gated cave entrance, in the woods on the slopes leading up to Middleton. Does anyone know anything about them or the 100ft hole? I live pretty close so it seems a...

As you drop down from Tor Rocks on the path to Chrome Hill, there's a lidded entrance nestled in the base of a sink. Complete with small shaft, 3 layers of oil drums and one rigging pole. Tried to look it up in Ford's book. Anyone got any more up to date info on it? Cheers :?