Happy New Year!!
2017 was a busy year for UKC with over 2.1 million page views, blimey
Many interesting subjects were discussed, here are just a few examples:
Cavers love to hear about exploration - Any new finds?
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22427.0
Caving dogs:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=20947.0
How many cavers are there?
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=21184.0
If the Three Counties were Mont Blanc
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22762.0
Caving with diabetes:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22721.0
Events were publicsied - the launch of Northern Caves for example:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22363.0
Concerns over pubs - The Martons is thankfully back open and thriving:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=11612.0
and hopefully all's getting back to normal at The Hunters:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22871.0
Tales of cleaning up our caves. The Alum Pot clean up with some fab photos:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=21869.0
Bolting of Rowter Hole:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=21432.0
'dem bones, 'dem bones - stopped the digging at Eldon
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=18285.0
Didn't even know there were glow worms in the UK!
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=21956.0
Digging - things that should be looked at again - no wonder this was a popular topic:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=604.0
Break throughs
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=21415.0
Croesor Mine warning:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=19857.0
A number of threads on Ogof Draenan - take your pick. Discussed in depth.
A return to Reservoir Hole:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22559.0
Tankard Shaft dig - so popular. Any news?
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=19501.0
Caving songs - tra la la
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=20559.0
Iceland:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=19087.0
The rope sponsorship to expeditions led to some excellent threads:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22020.0
Commercial caving:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=21386.0
The deadly croll:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=20777.0
Wellies:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=21534.0
Revival of a great topic - best Yorkshire Photo to date:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=16337.0
Welsh Wezzit - soon will catch up Mendip Wezzit!
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22135.0
Adventures Underground:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=21777.0
There are so many more - thank you to everyone who started a new topic
Highlights this year for me included:
In June www.newtocaving.com was launched and we were delighted with the positive response. Top priority for early 2018 is to update the contacts page - apologies to those clubs who have asked to be listed - we will be on it asap, promise!
Visiting Westminster representing BCA at mend our Mountains:
https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22774.0
Being photographed by Chunky in Easegill - it's a wonderful photograph I just love - thank you Mark & Jess Burkey.
Not so fun - receiving messages berating the forum and only to see the same folks posting merrily away on facebook:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/may/21/has-facebook-become-forum-misogyny-racism
However if you can't beat them.....the UKC facebook page now has 2100 'likes'. Love it or loathe it, there's no denying it's a great way of promoting the forum. Sharing and liking UKC posts is a good way of supporting the forum, thank you.
Failed at: Getting UKC mugs to folks I've promised them to - will try to do better in 2018!
Thank you to every caver who has posted on the forum and of course to the Moderators for all their help and advice.
Have a wonderful 2018, all the best, Pegasus & Badlad
