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Many people are aware of my love for this particular trip - what about Hungerhill Swallet? Joking aside, there's Water Icicle and Lathkill Head top entrance that fit your requirements nicely.

As its generally only the "squeezing" that presents significant difficulties - i'd like a more personalised Grading system - Grade 1 - I can get through easily Grade 2 - Can get through if I strip off, with alot of pushing/grunting and some physical pain Grade 3 - I can't get through

A bit too old to have made many Memes so hope this works!

What percentage of cavers do we reckon "cave abroad" outside of the occasional trip to well known caves in Spain or France tho' ? I bet its low single figures.

Gosh look at that beautiful textbook rigging... A loop to clip into, a deviation to keep you away from the water... Has Garlands pot ever been rigged like that before lol!

That's happened to me...much to the hilarity of my companions

For years that was how it was done and i don't remember it being more "call-out" prone than it is now (if anything the reverse) The humerous photos up-thread show it being done with all matter of "toy" Inflatables...(I've done it myself with an Inflatable Killer Whale and an Action Man...

Very interesting mine...but most definately haunted...some very strange goings on when we were in there!

In fairness the boat is a relatively recent addition and for many years you always had to take your own Inflatable Boat in

I remember some fairly sizeable Roach in Slaughter Stream Cave (Wet Sink)

Even if you only read it...and didn't comment on it?

An incident outside Whitewalls...I'm shocked...shocked I tell you  :o

Is the UKC community particularly well known for "embracing change" ? ;D

Tissue Moths do frequently roost/hibernate in caves https://alexhyde.photoshelter.com/image/I0000dxwNT88vCYw Herald Moths are another well known (and more brightly coloured one) that is common in Caves https://hoehlentier.de/en/herald-moth/ I remeber finding hundreds of these in Brightgate Cave...

As someone who has spent far too much time in horrible muddy Stony Middleton caves and twisted my friends arms so many times to do Waterfall/Hungerhill trips...i'm looking forward to hearing more... Though I do wonder why in the 21st Century a PAPER magazine (didn't even know they still existed...

Its not Hope Shaft in Middleton Dale Mine is it?

Good lord! Only just heard this news...what a sad sad loss...great guy...welcomed me to the Orpheus when I was just starting out caving... Knew everyone, had been everywhere always had a story whether funny or informative and never a bad word for anyone. I can only think of his climbing and...

Is that Landowners...or just other South-Western based Mine-Explorers? :)

What a shower of sh*t great little cave Waterways...a long way from the main area's of the peaks and not massively well known outside caving circles...so sadly you'd have to assume Caver's rather than just yoofs out for a mess about!

At least its just about Possible to get access to the Milwr Tunnel...and most people are aware of either the OGS and the hoops needed to get a trip...and the "other entrance" in the River valley where the keyholders are significantly more flexible... I've actually been into the Milwr...