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

NEWS, NOTICES & THE FORUM

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caving discussion
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Interesting looking hole in sea cliff

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DYE TRACING summer training course 2025

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Who won the Rab Alpine Microlight duvet in the third of the Inglesport Fabulous 5 competitions?

WHERE THE CAVES ARE - The Caving Regions

The Dales

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A formation in Simpson's Pot
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caving_fox
non SRT / beginner trips in peaks

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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Goydenman
Kiln Piece Hole - A new entrance to the Slaughter Stream Cave system?

Devon and Cornwall

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mrodoc
Rocky Acres Cave.

Portland

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PeteHall
Sandy Hole - North Passage

Scotland

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Lankyman
Slip rifts, Scottish Highlands

Ireland

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SqueezyPete
Trip to Ireland.

Rest of The UK

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Saddleworth moor
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Rest of The World

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langcliffe
Regarding a cave in Norway visited by Pete Livesey in 1965

TRIP REPORTS - what have you been down to?

Digging & Exploration Trips in The UK

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Jedexertus
Agen Allwedd - Priory Road Exploration

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

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Government looking for suggestions to improve access
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Pseudoscorpions
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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

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CaveDiveMapping app and device

Equipment

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Issue with Fenix headbands and finding a replacement
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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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Pegasus
Is the uk caving wiki down?

ORGANISATIONS

BCA

British Caving Association
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andrewmcleod
BCA AGM voting is now open

BCRA

British Cave Research Association
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Dave Shearsmith
BCRA NEWSLETTER JULY2025

The British Caving Library

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yrammy
New Journals in July 2025

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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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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Vkocher
Cave Monitoring Competition

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 305 - Pre-order is open

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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Hosepipe bans in Derbyshire and elsewhere.............

Caving in The Media. Book/DVD reviews etc

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Maisie Syntax
Dead Man's Handshake

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mrodoc
Books to Brazil

Lifts & Partners

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Looking for people to cave with in the Peak District in July 2025

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Petzl Tibloc

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Overhead Projector

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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