Took the dog for a walk in upper Lathkill Dale this afternoon, and managed to catch Critchlow Cave in the act of resurgence, which after yesterday's rainfall I reckoned was fairly likely: Looking at Tufa Falls, I don't think there's much chance of a trip into Lathkill Resurgence Cave either 😆

The Register has a regular column for humorous IT support stories, and this particular one features a Cornish tin mine back in the eighties with a computer sited underground in "less than ideal" working conditions - I'm wondering if this was Geevor or another site...

At this year's Taddington well dressing, the Blackwell well was done with a caving theme:

It's been brought to my attention that a significant chunk of the woods in the Via Gellia have been put up for sale - https://www.tustins.co.uk/woodland-for-sale/via-gellia-woods/194/ These are currently owned by Cromford Key estates, and although there's no formal access agreement on the...

Spotted this on El Reg this morning, some interesting improvements in robotic underground exploration systems - https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/03/mars_mesh_exploration/

Saw this on the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64162799 , interesting suggestion that in part at least, the purpose of the art was to record the reproductive times of the animals they hunted.

Found this snippet on Atlas Obscura, this is one seriously challenging cave art recording job! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cosquer-cave-art-underwater

This popped up in my article feed - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yemen-well-of-hell-cave-explored

Seen this on the BBC, this is up above Ringinglow so lots of old, near-surface coal workings around there: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-61176963

Just been watching the latest "Expedition with Steve Backshall" on Dave, it was about exploring a lava tube on the Arabian peninsula. Guess it'll be on catch-up somewhere, or repeated fairly soon?

Not sure what this Ebay seller thinks they're playing at, but for a second hand copy of CoPD they're asking almost double what you'd pay DCA for a brand new one? :shrug: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284491991143

While lighting the fire today with the property section of the Yorkshire Post, a bit caught my eye about Prye House Farm for sale in the Dales , north-east of Reeth, which was described as having mine workings on its land. Looks like this is the mine in question, with a derelict mine shop and a...

I'm sorry to have to report that long-time SUSS and PDMHS member Steve Thompson was found dead at home last Friday; after several of us got concerned about the lack of response to phone calls and emails I contacted the local hospital, and then Northamptonshire Police who informed me that they...

Spotted this on the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50754303 I'd be interested to know what the ranges were on the Uranium series dates, as unfortunately the BBC article doesn't quote them and the full Nature article is behind a paywall.

Earlier this year some Masson CG members were in Cumberland and found yet more sprayed graffiti. Nothing new there, but some particularly mindless idiot had decided to spray their tag over the "Land of Dope and Story" slab - see the July picture. Generally, I've dealt with spray paint by...

Seeing as Pitlamp managed to shift a car on here, I'll try my luck... I've got a 2006 1.6 petrol Toyota Corolla estate in need of a new home, it's got 97K on the clock, it runs fine, has had a new clutch this year and is in test up until December of this year. The interior is fine and the body...

I've had a query from Chris Heathcote regarding something John Beck wrote around 1988. Chris has a copy of a single page from said publication which mentions Within Wall Mine, but he's trying to find out what the publication is so he can reference it in a forthcoming article of his. Could anyone...

I've got an assortment of 1960s-1970s caving publications in need of a new home, no charge for them but donations to DCRO welcomed! Cave Research Group Transaactions vols. 9:2 10:1, 10:2, 11:1, 11:2, 11:3, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 13:1, 13:2, 13:4, 14:1, 14:2, 14:3 Speleological Abstracts vols. 1-5...

While coming back into Buxton on the train today I had a good look at the upper reaches of Nun Brook and wondered whether this area has been investigated. The stream runs right along the shale/limestone boundary, whoever owns the land (Brookhouse Farm?) has recently been scouring out the...

Since picking up the Scurion I won at the end of January, I've been meaning to do a short thank-you video. Attempt no.1 didn't really work thanks to my black Landjoff oversuit which meant I mostly disappeared into the background. Attempt no. 2 was partly scuppered by a non-working backup light...