Also during the EuroSpeleo event in the Dales in 2016, I just touched a large boulder, again about microwave size coincidentally, in the rift on the surface approaching Little Gully route in Jingling Pot as I was looking for the next bolt nearby and it suddenly fell to the ledge below. See...

Could it have been thrown down or knocked down on purpose? I suppose a rock the size of a microwave would be very heavy.

Roger Daltrey during the song "Acid Queen" in the film "Tommy".

Sadly the painted scene on the door has faded over the years. Here's what it used to look like before the BCL moved there:

The only time I have knowingly been bitten by a tick was once behind a rubber watch strap and a second time on the belly. Both times were on Dartmoor or Exmoor and I had been sitting on grass and wearing boot and gaters. Little b*stards...

I have also had success using Shoe Goo sticking soles back onto shoes (as I said above).

Maybe to summarise what's been discussed so far: Some caves require Public Liability Insurance (PLI) for access (as negotiated in local access agreements, not BCA) The PLI also covers caving club officers from claims through club caving activities BCA can provide this PLI as a membership...

I just googled Sikaflex adhesive and there seem to be several types. Any idea which one in particular?

I've had success using Shoe Goo in the past.

But initially opened elsewhere as a business, before moving to Buxton, I seem to remember, from an old receipt in club records years ago.

In the Peak anyway, some cave cave entrances are near or next to public footpaths and are otherwise open shafts in fields. They are closed using a nut and bolt so cavers know to bring an appropriate spanner ("Derbyshire Key") to gain access. Anyone else who wants to open the lid/gate and have a...

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Also relating to the other thread on Karabiner choice, years ago I was abseiling off Froggatt Edge where there was a slight undercut and tried the slither ungracefully approach. I was using an early "Twistlock" karabiner (which was a one action twist the gate to unlock) to connect my figure of...

Plus if you don't like things as they are, you can always volunteer to help yourself and be part of the solution.

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