I've got roughly 50m in shorter sections, maybe a bit more, of old SRT rope that can no longer be used for SRT. It's over 10 years old and really now only good for digging. It's 10mm static. If anyone wants it I'm up on the hill tomorrow and can leave it somewhere for collection.

I'm never speaking to Martin Grass again.

Part 3 Wild World I was well and truly broken after that 15 hour day. I didn’t ache so much, but mentally I was wrung out. I asked Oz how many days off he though he’d need before going back. He gestured “two” with his fingers while inhaling a mouth full of Mauro’s incredible mushroom risotto...

It is with some sadness but absolutely no regrets, that I am closing WetWellies Caving. Since working offshore it has been harder and harder to commit to bookings, although this hasn't deterred the determined from trying! I have enjoyed literally every minute and can you believe, we have been...

Part 2 “Just like a parrot” Christine and Rich in Izvor Licanke main streamway, with the ghost of Mitchell Parry in the distance...Image: Mark Burkey Oz and I quietly trudged up and down the passage between sump 2 and sump 3, wearing our rebreathers. It was mostly walking, with an awkward...

Izvor Licanke cave diving expedition has been running since 2015, with original discoveries in 1998 by Frank Vasseur. To read the summary and previous expedition reports, head over to Ghar Parau Foundation's website: Ghar Parau Foundation Osama Gobara, fondly known as ‘Oz’ watched despairingly...

Part 5: "You scared the sh!t out of me!" It was an early start in the Licanke house. Anton and I didn’t mess about getting changed and heading into the cave, arriving in plenty of time to dive sump 2. Anton elected to follow me as he had never dived this sump and it was milky visibility...

Part 4: "It sounds crazy enough to be fun" Sump 2 in Izvor Licanke is committing. We worked out that if you go as fast as possible in the milky visibility on the scooter, you can just about pass it without having to undertake any decompression. I scootered alone through the sump, my brain...

Part 3: “You need to stop doing that” Some of the best, if a little uncomfortable advice I was given when I was a Cave Diving Group trainee, came from none other than Rick Stanton. As a diligent and conscientious trainee, I would spend hours poring over cave surveys before I went diving. I...

Part 2: "We had all become distracted by the loss of a 5 grand scooter..." Rich and I conducted the important but tiresome task of sorting cylinders to be filled, checking regulators, fixing regulators, dealing with fizzing pressure gauges and cracked o-rings and analysing each cylinder...

So, I thought I'd test out this new fangled forum and post my blog here on last year's Croatia exped before we head out and do it all again.... Note: The blog is designed for the non caving, non diving public...not seasoned hard core cavers and divers, please bear that in mind when reading...

Hi Folks With kind permission of the Bristol Underwater Photography Group, I am releasing for one night only, a talk I gave on photography with a purpose - covering caves, conservation and exploration. It starts at 6pm prompt so best to log in just before. It won't wait for you  ;) The link...

Hi folks, not been down sunset and quite fancied it this weekend as my OH only likes small pitches  :confused: Anyway, with all this rain about is there a measure of when not to go down? Description was a bit vague from what I recall. Thanks in advance Chris

:beer2: :bow: :clap2: :thumbsup: ...and associated accolades for whoever created the Go Membership web thingy for cave leaders/instructors. My god that was a breath of fresh air and a nice surprise when it landed in my inbox today :-) Thank you - whoever you are!  :thumbsup:

Hi folks I've taken the brave decision to show this 2013 film about UK cave diving - but it will only be available for 24 hours as of 8pm this evening UK time. It is only available on the WetWellies caving Facebook page and it will not be shown anywhere else or at any other time. I've moved on...