A group in front of me last week rigging the last pitch in Alum managed to dislodge a largesih block close to the P Hangers. Decided to give it a miss after that so not sure how safe or not the area of rock is now supporting those hangers. Thought it was worth a mention.  :coffee: Oh and...

Amazed to find a Casio watch Near Groundsheet Junction yesterday. Looking sorry for itself and may have been flooded time and time again where it had floated too or was placed. Could be interesting to see if fires up again with some TLC. Wonder if anyone can to put a time to when it was lost or...

You saw it first here not at Hidden Dirt.  :idea: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/CBC%20Radio%20Videos/ID/2675884346/ :coffee:

So back to why is caving on the decline? I think I have found another reason apart from all that personal cost of SRT gear for young and low waged people and people being banned on web sites. After years of doing other stuff then it taking more years to get the shoulder back into caving order...

Is Caving heading to becoming a Spectator Sport?  :coffee: Walk around the 3 Peaks, post a few pictures and pop down some quite good Caves. Guess it might beat being up to your neck in freezing cold water with Sid Gazu for hours at a time but the point being not that long ago you would expect...

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For the first time in many years  (I mean many) 2 of us went to the sump in Alum today . Nice day out for pensioners but I was amazed just how scrubby the top of the shaft has become to the point we today could not see the open shaft at all. In my opinion with the walls also showing...

Amazin Razin So who was there? What is it? What was it? Cold on that ledge? I was. :coffee:

Anyone know where that Spanset Rope went?

Quoting Sid off facetube today. Eventually finished the marathon of uploading the complete 6x52 minute series "Realm of Darkness" :coffee: No need to to have learnt to read after all.

Never did get that tool for getting a scout out of a horses hoof but I got the one for getting a scoutmaster out of ............... I digress, good training aid link below.  http://www.animatedknots.com/alpinebutterfly/ :coffee:

Sid Perou has been uploading a great deal of his film work recently on UTUBE with links off his Facebook page. You could do far worse than take a look. It will either inspire you or stop you in your caving tracks poste haste. :coffee:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-professional-solar-powered-wi-fi-weather-station-n23dq No excuse to go or not go caving now. :coffee:

Having recently purchased a rope at 33 mts to allow for shrinkage to 30 mts (not measured in front of me) and then got it wet I decided to measure it that day on getting home. Came out at 28.8 Mts. I wonder how this stacks up with other cavers experiences?  :coffee:

Some of you old lags will know that the NCC worked on the basis that you would never join a caving group that would have you has a member (CNCC etc). I have been a NCC member most of my adult life and was a bit pissed off that third party insurance crept into the caving World. The devil you do...