If you can get through.....you'll require new knees afterwards!

:down: OK, I'm going to join the rest of you in the current century and ditch the Oldham Housebrick. What's the best new-fangled LED lamp out at the moment and where do I get one. And even more importantly - how many beer-tokens will I have to part with?

I'm in the process of reviewing this for Cave & Karst Science; It's great - buy it!

Well, Francis Lincoln have decided that COPD is not for them. John (Beck) and myself are investigating other avenues (again). If this book had been put out before the credit crunch we would be reading it now. Bugger.

:ras: Everybody remember this guy? He is leading trips of walkers down Giants and posting on the Sheffield forum as "Lohtse". Be ready! <caps removed>

This should be of interest to anyone with more than a passing association with Derbyshire caving. In September a book about the life of Jimmy puttrell is to be released. It has been written by a Puttrell family member and as well as charting the very first rock climbs done in Britain (poss. the...

Hi all, well, as you're all aware it's eighteen years since the last edition came out and even if you are lucky enough to get hold of a copy it is now very much out of date. John Beck and myself have spent the last (four?!) years editing a new edition, bigger, more surveys, photo's, better in...

Hey up, John (Beck) and myself have just about reached the point where we should be choosing some photographs for inclusion in the new edition of Caves of the Peak District. Now before I vanish under a tidal wave of mail, all I would like at the moment is for anyone who has some that they think...

This is going to come as very sad news to a host of British cavers but I'm deeply sorry to say that Ian "Buster" Wright passed away on the evening of the 5th of June. For decades Buster was one of the largest personalities in the Derbyshire caving scene and at one time was a mountaineer of some...

Buster wright and myself have just explored and rough-surveyed a new hole near Winster. 200/300 ft long and 65ft deep. 3 pitches, all natural and all in the dolomite. The spot was found by David Whitehouse, one of the old Limestone caving Club guys and he called us in for a look, so we got it...