should kids be allowed to go caving ?

under 18's allowed to go caving ?

  • no

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • yes

    Votes: 93 98.9%
  • Total voters
    94
The short answer is yes. The long answer takes into account the nature of the child and the nature of the intended trip.
 
The short answer is yes. The long answer takes into account the nature of the pensioner and the nature of the intended trip.
 
Trying to keep on topic...

Regarding pensioners, DCRO have had quite a few call-outs over the years to extract elderly tourists from the Blue John Cavern at Castleton.  Example:

"Monday 25th September 2003

An 80 year old man with cardiac problems became ill during a tourist trip. Paramedics attended and requested DCRO's assistance evacuating the casualty. 12 team members attended underground."

Hmmm... yes.  Should anyone - be they child, pensioner or anything in between - be allowed to go caving if they are manifestly not up to it?
 
Yes, as long as they are with a competant caver and have the correct safety gear helmet and waterproofs etc, there is an old thread where a member of the forum saw adults taking kids underground with hand torchs no helmets  :wall: no wellies  so in that case no none of them should of gone underground inc the "adults" however my four year old loves it!! At least i can teach her to be safe underground and show her how to respect caves this also means she does not vegitate in front of the tv.  :thumbsup:
 
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the goats venture into Goatchurch on these awful squally wet nights  ;D

Don't know if they have got any kids with them yet though  ;)
 
me said:
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the goats venture into Goatchurch on these awful squally wet nights  ;D

Don't know if they have got any kids with them yet though  ;)
Click to expand...

Goats, in a Church...
Whatever next...  :lol:
 
.I wonder why the question has even been asked, has something prompted the topic or just someone wanting to have a constructive discussion. If we dont encourage then where do the next generation of cavers come from.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Alex
Ruptured achilles tendon
Replies
14
Views
1K
Pitlamp
Pitlamp
Mike Butch
ULSA 60th Celebrations
Replies
2
Views
535
PeteHall
PeteHall
thehungrytroglobite
  • Poll Poll
Best caving region in the UK?
4 5 6
Replies
103
Views
8K
mikem
M
BCA Membership
BCA Non-Caving membership
Replies
0
Views
273
BCA Membership
BCA Membership
M
Safest descender for caving?
2
Replies
38
Views
3K
Stuart France
S
Back
Top