PenMaCRA isn't actually a rescue team, it's the organisation that represents the interests of the rescue teams (mountain and cave) in the region. Think the difference between LDSMRA and, say, Wasdale MRT. The BCRC rescue teams in the South West are West CSRT, East CSRT, and DevCRO. All of...

Great effort, and nice to see people filming and editing together trips for others to enjoy! I accidentally watched the first few minutes on 1.5x speed and it was quite an intense experience.

https://uk.webuy.com/product-detail?id=SDIGOLYTG6A £320 from Cex for an "A" condition TG-6!

Hey Katie, I would absolutely love these two, and I'm very happy to pay postage and a donation. I'll PM you! Mining in the Lake CountiesShaw, W T1970 Coniston Copper MinesA Field GuideHolland, Eric G

I've done some projects with CSM and got on very well with the staff there. I don't know much about the course, but the folks I met were enthusiastic and motivated.

It's only tangentially related to caving, but on the 2017 Dachstein expedition on our rest days we were fighting the heat by "minimising strenuous high output activities during the heat of the day" - i.e. chilling in DIY hammocks made of dead exped rope!

Gripping read, David, thank you for sharing it! Are you going to be writing any more about Redhouse Lane?

Great effort from the DCRO team, an incredibly professional and efficient looking operation, and with a great outcome!

Ah yes, to avoid parasitic battery drain I cut small circles out of yoghurt pots and stick them between the cell and -ve terminal when not in use!

I now store my spare batteries in spare torches, because they're light, watertight, and very useful. The downside is, they cost me about £40! I use single 18650s though, not very suitable for a rude nora. When I have to carry more I use a lock n lock tiny waterproof box.

Well that's easily answered - yes, in some cases it can, as you say in your original post.

I think you've answered your own question pretty thoroughly there. It's very case specific. For example if you scanned a guidebook, put the images on Dropbox, and posted a hyperlink to it you would definitely be infringing the copyright of the rights owner. If somebody else scanned the...

Updated the firmware on my BRIC5. Not an entirely straightforward process as I had to use a Win XP virtual machine to run the microcontroller bootloader flashing software. It did fix an occasional bug in uploading data to SexyTopo though, so worth the effort!

My verdict is in! It's almost entirely useless, don't waste your money (and I went for the "pro" metal version hoping it would be more robust). Ah well, lesson learned!