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caving_fox replied to the thread Win a Rab Ascent 500 Down Sleeping Bag - RRP £300!.Whilst I've never had a full night's sleep underground I frequently have a nap in a cave, I find the atmosphere pleasantly soothing, and... -
caving_fox replied to the thread Headlamps vs Cave Ecosystems: New Research from Belize's ATM Cave.Well known I'd have thought, but always good to get these concepts actually confirmed. Presumably more of a problem in warm and humid...
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caving_fox replied to the thread non SRT / beginner trips in peaks.It shouldn't be under-estimated just how tiring it can be for a beginner though. Easily 4-5 hour trip, wet and probably cold for much of it.
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caving_fox replied to the thread non SRT / beginner trips in peaks.Surely you need 2 ladders to get to the bottom of p8? And the 2nd pitch curving over the stal boss is pain on a ladder. You could do...
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caving_fox replied to the thread Tick prevalence in the UK.Suggestion from locals down south - pet hair remover rollers. Those sticky roller things, just run them over your clothes (socks...
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Hello all, Some cavers have a fond tradition of failing to find their way from Lancaster Hole to Easegill … To counter this I have...
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caving_fox reacted to flakey's post in the thread Lateral Cleft Route and pitch below Jingling Pot West Kingsdale with
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The re-anchoring has been done, and the new anchors should be OK to use from the 19th, as said. If anyone who’s going down that route in... -
If anyone wants copies of Somerset underground (4 volumes at £10 each) I can bring some up for the first weekend, but will have to be...
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caving_fox replied to the thread Peak district classics?.Somewhere on UKC is a list of 'worthwhile' Peak District trips I asked about a few years ago. Logimos post above seems to cover most of...
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Depends a lot on what sort of a caver you are (size, fitness, SRT-keeness, squallid mudhell tolerance). I'd plug the trip reports of...
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There are few finer trips in the UK than a visit to the White River Series going in and out of JH or Titan. Block Hall is rigged for...
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caving_fox replied to the thread Does anyone offer paid guided trips in abandoned mines North Wales?.Presumably it's the entrance that counts as a mine? Or the original purpose? P8 is at least partly mined. Water Icicle etc, almost all...
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I agree with Tom. I've not used anything other than the £20ish Casio W800-H for decades. Worn every day, all purposes, including...
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caving_fox replied to the thread Win a Rab Microlight Alpine Down Duvet with the 3rd of the Inglesport Fabulous 5 competitions!.For a long time the coldest I'd ever been was early in my membership with RDCC when we decided to do Link pot in January. There'd been a...
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Also if you can't find the email with your membership card you can download it at any time from the membership system...
