The late, great Barry Andrew used the top rung and hangers from a dead ladder as a bog roll holder.

My thought as well. I've been along that section of passage at least a dozen times with no issues.

You're right Chris; I was there. In over quarter of a century of mine exploration this is a close as I have come to a catastrophe. As the initial post notes the incident involved the collapse of a false floor. The false floor in question was hidden under waist deep water laying over an...

Thanks for the help.

Clear polythene. In the end we didn't use it in anger for any prolonged period so I'm not really in a position to comment on its effectiveness. On the positive side it had sat in my helmet for several years and was in perfect condition when removed from its packaging.

I've always carried a polythene survival bag in my helmet. This weekend mine got used. Can anyone suggest a source for a replacement (must fit in helmet)?

What's the plan for underground visits? In 2020 we planned to do the underground trips in the Tamar Valley. Whilst I agreed to run this side of the conference I didn't think that having the conference based in two centres 60 miles apart was a particularly great idea.

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End of an era. I used to love getting their printed catalogues in the days before t'interweb

Absolute tragedy. The really sad thing is this mine is well known for bad air. I got caught out down there in 1990; fortunately I realised there was a problem and bailed.

Proving once again that the North York Moors is Britain's finest caving region!

Check out the Plymouth Caving Group, they do a lot of beginner friendly mine trips in and around the Tamar Valley.

Sew braces inside your oversuit

As a skint caver back in the 90s the late great Barry Andrew donated me an antique home made wetsuit, yellow tape down the seams. I spent a huge amount of time gluing it back together and patching it with random bits of scrounged neoprene. The suit got so bad that I had to be gaffer taped...

Fantastic stuff. Once again proving that the North York Moors is the UKs finest caving region.