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  1. Babyhagrid

    Found, red sling in OFD 2

    Found a red Lyon sling in creek alley in nyth bran series yesterday. Left it with a label in the SWCC by the whiteboard
  2. Babyhagrid

    Alum pot extra P hangers

    Does anybody know anything about the extra P hangers that are in Alum pot , I saw one on the right hand wall of the wet slope you walk down from the shortest pitch down. And also I saw an alternative route for rigging the bottom pitch, with a traverse on the left wall to a high Y hang As...
  3. Babyhagrid

    Do you wash your wet socks?

    Some info gathering to support an argument I'm having
  4. Babyhagrid

    SCHECC Information Pack

    For All attendees of the upcoming SCHECC event this weekend at the SWCC. James Checcretary
  5. Babyhagrid

    how did you get into caving

    for the interest of @rm128 and many many others. please tick boxes as appropriate. and let me know if anything else needs adding.
  6. Babyhagrid

    luv ladders

    luv ladders
  7. Babyhagrid

    Scapula Dig

    Recently myself and a friend at uni have started digging a shakehole in south wales. It is our first proper digging as a collective (cardiff Lithic Investigation Team) and we thought it would be good to document some progress for all to see on here (progress also being documented here...
  8. Babyhagrid

    DMM worksafe plus

    Does anybody have any experience with DMM worksafe plus ropes?
  9. Babyhagrid

    Getting digging permission

    Just wondering if anybody has any sage advice about getting access to private land to dig a cave on it (There is a stream sink in a doline). The field it's in has some livestock. Any advice on what to say to landowners when we ask would be appreciated. In South Wales if that helps
  10. Babyhagrid

    Replacement headtorch clips for Ecrin roc

    Does anybody know if you can get replacement headtorch clips for the Ecrin roc. Having snapped one of mine. Or if there's anything that works well in its placeps (i know I know that I should just get a helmet that's new . Or just bolt my light to the helmet.) But reduce reuse recycle
  11. Babyhagrid

    Found. Blue dyneema sling in Bar pot

    Found a blue and white wild county dyneema sling at the top big pitch in Bar Pot today. Will leave it at inglesport tomorrow
  12. Babyhagrid

    Wellies new Vs old

    Having finally bought a new pair of wellies due to no grip and holes appearing. I decided to compare the two pairs. Both Dunlop actiforts. The top pair has been caved in for about a year
  13. Babyhagrid

    Skyhook pitch

    I visited skyhook today and planned to use the pullup cord to rig my rope. Instead I found that the pullup cord had been removed and coiled up on the floor. And an in situ rope was in its place. I went up this and then rigged my own rope as a pull thru from the top . The insitu rope has a cored...
  14. Babyhagrid

    UK mine near miss

    https://reddit.com/r/caving/s/cPRNWbc0Cw Saw this post on Reddit. TLDR . Explorer fell through false floor and it was scary Wondered if anybody knows any more about this. As the author talks about lots of members of cave rescue and HART teams
  15. Babyhagrid

    wellie recommendations

    does anybody have any recommendations for caving wellies? i currently have dunlop actiforts (green with a yellow band round the welt) and they have served well but now are beginning to let water in and have lost a fair bit of grip. has anybody found any different wellies that last well and have...
  16. Babyhagrid

    OFD Northern Lights In situ rope

    does anybody claim or know anything about the in situ rope in the east end of mudlust hall in the northern lights series in OFD?
  17. Babyhagrid

    First time down Titan

    Titan - Major sump - stemple alley - Titan James Waite Emma Caspers Ned Hopes Having planned a weekend away to the peaks, I set my eyes on the biggest jewel in the crown, Titan. Friends from Cambridge were also up and had decided to go and rig it on the Saturday, much to my delight. A few...
  18. Babyhagrid

    Hanger in alum pot

    Anyone want to claim this very usable piece of gear found in the bottom of alum pot.
  19. Babyhagrid

    Stuck between a rock and a glass place

    A trip down Simpsons through to Valley entrance Cavers, James waite Brendan hall Charlotte Payne Thomas Jackson Thomas Phillips The trip started in the usual way, waking up hungover and staring down a plate of hashbrowns and sausages. A brief detour to talk to mr Tony Seddon cheered the mood...
  20. Babyhagrid

    Oversuits and wellies

    A divisive argument has broken out in my club about how oversuits should be worn in relation to wellies. The sane ones believe that an oversuit should go over the top of a welly whilst the traitor faction believe they should go inside. So we decided we should gather more data from more cavers...
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