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    Modern survey candidates

    BSD have been working on a revised survey, latest one on the cave-registry. We still need to re-do some sections, but digitised versions have been included temporarily, so it's fairly up to date at the moment https://cave-registry.org.uk/svn/NorthernEngland/Nidderdale/Output/NidderdaleOutput/
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    'Caving Memories' / 'Wilky' DVD - anyone recognise this?

    paraphrasing from conversation with Howard Jones.. This is probably a collection from Johnny Wilkinson (Johnny Wilks) who caved with the NEG out of Lancaster. Some of the better LUSS cavers went with them on occasion. In the first few minutes I recognised Colin Boothroyd Tim the Fireman Billy...
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    Firefly 3

    Blind bat gone. Firefly still available
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    Firefly 3

    Does anyone still use these? I have 2: one working, the other does not seem to power on, even with new battery Also have a customduo BlindBat, used once! https://web.archive.org/web/20160317105502/http://www.customduo.co.uk/Pages/blindbat.aspx Open to any offers, sitting doing nothing in the...
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    Tresviso Caves Project with SUSS 2023 - Rope sponsorship entry

    A brief summary of the overall expedition: Cueva del Nacimiento – Barbenheimer & the Shepton Mallet Matador The limit of exploration of Nacimiento was reached in the first few days of the expedition. The main route, following the fault, was pushed for another 100m to a lowering and a damp low...
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    Tresviso Caves Project with SUSS 2023 - Rope sponsorship entry

    Tresviso 2023 The 2023 expedition will continue with the exploration of the resurgence caves around Tresviso, specifically the newly discovered ‘way on’ at the end of Cueva del Nacimiento, high level climbing leads in Cueva de la Marniosa and an attempt once more will be made on the streamway...
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    Tresviso Caves Project with SUSS 2023 - Rope sponsorship entry

    In just under 2 weeks the members of the 2023 expedition, to Tresviso, will be leaving the UK by various means to travel across to Spain. All being well there will be blog updates from both the top camp and bottom ‘camp’. Overview & brief history: The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains...
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    Rope offer for summer expos

    Many thanks from Tresviso expedition also, will be put to good use.
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    Lost - Blue Lyon bag and contents, New Goyden

    Lost, most likely between the two pitches. Small Blue 'personal' Lyon bag containing Neoprene hood and Red dry bag with batteries and chocolate bar.
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    Expeditions Jan - August?

    Maybe too late in the year.... but the Tresviso expedition runs over the first couple of weeks in September www.tresvisocaves.info
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    Northern CSG spring meetup

    Yes, interested
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    Peli 1600 case for sale

    sold
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    Peli 1600 case for sale

    I have a Peli 1600 case that I no longer need and I'm looking to sell. It's about 5 years old, but been outside twice (one of which was the garden) and used to hold a drone.  New foam will be required (or the same drone...) They are around ?250 new and I'm looking for around ?120 and then...
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    Long shots

    PM Sent with Mark contact details
  15. phil

    Question about the 1952 "Underground Adventure" book

    I have a 1952 copy of the book, but there is no ISBN that I can find anywhere, did they have ISBN then?
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    Tresviso Caves Project 2019 *Caves and Mines! -- rope sponsorship entry

    The Tresviso expedition returned back to the UK last week and the following is a brief summary: Cueva del Nacimiento - Parting Friends In the entrance series of Nacimiento is an area called the Road to Wigan Pier and at the end if a waterfall climb to the Parting Friends sump.  This was...
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    Tresviso Caves Project 2019 *Caves and Mines! -- rope sponsorship entry

    Cueva de la Marniosa In the early 1970?s a group of students from Lancaster University Speleological Society (LUSS) touring Northern Spain heard about some caves near Tresviso, Eastern Picos de Europa.  In 1975, their first year visiting caves of Tresviso, they explored upstream, into the Sobra...
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    Tresviso Caves Project 2019 *Caves and Mines! -- rope sponsorship entry

    The times they are a changing (by Howard Jones) Brief history In the 1970?s LUSS were caving in Northern Spain, inland from Santander. They learned about a village where cheese was made and matured in caves. Nearby a resurgence cave fed a hydroelectricity scheme. Add in some high mountains in...
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    Tube for blowing out 8mm holes

    Airline tubing from aquarium filters / pumps.  A couple of quid from Wilco's
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    Tresviso Caves Project 2019 *Caves and Mines! -- rope sponsorship entry

    The 2019 expedition is only a few weeks away. Hopefully some interesting blog posts will be created, but firstly, as per previous years, a bit of a brief overview of expedition: Overview & brief history: The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains 20km inland from the northern coast of Spain...
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