BBC article about China’s sinkholes and their forests. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8697gqwyx6o

(Sorry if this isn’t the correct forum for this.) UIS (International Union of Speleology) is trying to have the 13th September recognized as the International Day of Caves and Karst. There appear to be trying to get letters of support from caving organisations and institutions for the day.

Depends what you want in caving. Good horizontal caves are Marble Arch Cave, Boho, etc For a little extra challenge there’s Cascades SRT caving: Shannon Cave, Noone’s

Main caving region is Co Fermanagh/Cavan. There isn’t really a caving guy anymore but The Hub / Fermanagh Extreme is a cheap place to stay for cavers about 15-20 minutes from Florencecourt/Belcoo

I used to be 4 years ago. Still cave with my university club though!

Tickets are now live on Fixr and cost £40. Tickets on Fixr It’s on the evening of Saturday 3rd February 2024 with a Drinks Reception at the Canada Room and Set Dinner in the Great Hall in the Lanyon Building at Queen’s University Belfast. Exact times to be announced but should start at around...

Queen’s University Belfast Caving Club are hosting another webinar 🗣 over MS Teams as part of our “Caving Education Drive” Our very own Alexander Allenby will be speaking on Monday 4th December at 7:30pm. It promises to be an engaging talk, hope you all can make it, please feel free to share...

Queen’s University Belfast Caving Club is 45 years old this academic year, founded back in 1978-79. To mark the anniversary we are holding a celebration event where current and former members will be invited to gather in the Canada Room and Great Hall in the Lanyon Building at Queen’s, on the...

Great, will be going to this!

Any club I have been part of is now using WhatsApp, my university club once used Messenger before Covid but more people had WhatsApp so they switched. No set rules in any of my groups on what’s posted but it all tends to be caving related anyway.

ISCF 2023 7-10th April Clare Scout Centre The Irish Student Caving Forum is the annual intervarsity for university caving clubs on the island of Ireland. This year Queen’s University Belfast Caving Club are hosting it at Clare Scout Centre, Ruan, Co Clare. It’s about a 15 minute drive from...

I’m no expert and have never been caving in Germany but, I hear wherever there are caves there they are fairly small and access is closely guarded.

Very sad news

I know access has been very tricky in the last few years unfortunately. My first cave with QUBCC too, I haven’t been in it in years.

i went to see it in Belfast at the QFT where I think it’s last screening is this evening it was a nice film