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Pete K
Does anyone offer paid guided trips in abandoned mines North Wales?

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Pegasus
Search facility down?

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Dwayne Dibbley
WIN SpanSet Gold rope with the NAMHO photographic competition!

WHERE THE CAVES ARE - The Caving Regions

The Dales

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Gaping Gill Winch meet August 2025
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Peak District

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Merlins Mine - way through to Gimli's dream/ Carlswark blocked

Wales

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Epic Cave Road Trip Wales

Mendip

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The Old Ruminator
Return To Quarter Way Up Hole

Forest Of Dean

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langcliffe
Redhouse Lane Swallet Update

Devon and Cornwall

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mrodoc
Cave in Plymouth unknown to me

Portland

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PeteHall
Sandy Hole - North Passage

Scotland

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braveduck
Assynt advice

Ireland

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Trip to Ireland.

Rest of The UK

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Large Sinkhole opens up in Otford, Kent

Rest of The World

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Juan
65 Years fiesta and a photo competition

TRIP REPORTS - what have you been down to?

Digging & Exploration Trips in The UK

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SUSS Swaledale 2025 expedition report

Sporting Trips in The UK

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mrodoc
Swildon's Sump 9 via freediving

Expeditions & Trips Abroad

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Rob
Albania 24 Full report
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Stories - have a cave related tale to tell??

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bagpuss
Caving and Chronic pain

TECHNICAL FORUMS

National Access Discussions

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Dartmoor wild camping appeal won

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A_Northerner
New Species of Fish Found in Meghalayan Cave in India

Cave Conservation

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The Old Ruminator
Re Photo In Descent 304

Digging

What bucket do you use??
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Chris Curry
Concrete tubes available

Diving

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irnbru
Dry tube loan/specification

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Steve Clark
Steel vs aluminium scaff tubes

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It's dark in here
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The Old Ruminator
Photography Showcase 3 per week limit

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Rachel
Buildings Insurance

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Question from a filthy American caver

The ukCaving Wiki project

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Is the uk caving wiki down?

ORGANISATIONS

BCA

British Caving Association
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BCA Treasurer
BCA AGM Zoom Details, Officer Reports, and Sign Up Form

BCRA

British Cave Research Association
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Pitlamp
BCRA Arnside and Silverdale Field Meeting 17th July 2021

The British Caving Library

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BCRA Online Archive - Image Proxy Server Implemented

Caving Wales (CW) / Ogofa Cymru (OC)

CW / OC is the representative body for caving and recreational mine exploration in Wales and the bordering areas.
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Mynydd Llangattock Cave Management Advisory Committee

CNCC

CNCC is the regional council of the BCA for northern England and Scotland and the representative body for caving clubs in these regions.
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CNCC
Northern Caving - CNCC Newsletter 17 (June 2025) out now

CSCC

CSCC is the regional council of the BCA for sourthern England and the representative body for caving clubs in this region.
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PeteHall
Fairy Cave Quarry combination

DCA - Derbyshire Caving Association

DCA is the regional council of the BCA for the Peak District and the representative body for caving clubs in this region.
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DCA Council Meeting Notification - Monday 16th June 2025
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Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs

(CHECC)
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BCA P&I
Student Handbook

Cave Rescue Organisation CRO

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paul
Incident 04/2024 - 10/02/24 - 23:50 (Easegill)

Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation DCRO

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Pete K
Advanced Notice 17th November 2024: Knotlow/Hillocks busy

Descent Magazine

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Descent 304

FoDCCAG

Forest of Dean Cave Conservation and Access Group
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FoDCCAG AGM 25th March 2025

Hidden Earth & Eurospeleo

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cap n chris
Hidden Earth Video Salon - Best Newcomer

The Ghar Parau Foundation

Funding British cave exploration and cave science
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alastairgott
GPF Spring 2025 grants issued

SCOUT CAVING

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Rhys
Looking for Catharine from Bristol

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Maisie Syntax
Dead Man's Handshake

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mrodoc
Books to Brazil

Lifts & Partners

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Peak District 24-29 July

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Carabiner found in Simpsons
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Cave suits.

Job Vacancies

Looking for work? Looking for employees?
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SpanSet
Freelance Work at Height and Lifting Instructor.

Obituaries - cavers remembered

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Help With Finding A Caving Relative
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