My first attempt at this fantastic trip which was suggested by Pete Buckley. CAVERS: Pete Buckley, Pete Hillier? Hellier? (Sorry Pete), Tim Ball and Mark Whyte I was most amazed at the complete and utter lack of faffing by us all when we met up at HQ. A quick cup of tea and ginger nuts (no not...

I know jobs are in short supply at the moment so I thought it might be good to advertise one on here for my fellow cavers. I have worked for this company now for almost 8 years. They are a major supplier to the social housing sector and are very successful. In short this is a full time role...

According to tonights programme Swildons has now moved to Dartmoor, Jacobs ladder is now a 200 foot drop and the bottom of the cave is now at the bottom of the Twenty.  :icon_321: Why must the media constantly make things up when they employ knowledgable people who can give them the facts...

Caving on the Quest TV freeview channel right now. Sorry I couldn't give more notice but I only just found it flicking channels. Cave biologist's are cleaning up toxic spills in an American system.

Thanks Mark. Really good pictures.  :thumbsup:

Found in Giants Hole - MASSIVE rucksack with a teddy bear in one outside pocket. If you can tell me what is in it then it can be returned.    ;)

I would like to take a second look at a cave that I think might be new. It is in the Picos de Europa but it is slightly north of the park toward Cabrales. Has anyone got any info on known caves around this area because all I can find is OUCC stuff in the park. You help is much appreciated! ...

I don't know if someone has already beaten me to it but there seems to be a good programme on BBC2 next Tuesday at 9pm. Series combining stunning wildlife with high-octane adventure, as a team of scientists and wildlife filmmakers from the BBC's Natural History Unit explores one of the last...

Anybody watching Bear Gryls making a prat of himself?

Anybody want some help with their dig? I'm open to suggestions to trips near to the Wessex.

I have been trying to watch a caving DVD on my new laptop. Windows Media Player will not play it. It just keeps coming up with a message ''Windows Media Player cannot find the file. If you are trying to play, burn, or sync an item that is in your library, the item might point to a file that has...

Saturday 4th October 2008 7pm. Twas a wonderful night for opening the only store to visit on the Mendips. Misty and I arrived early afternoon to give a hand to Rachel and the other volunteers helping to get the store ready and ease Rachels troubled mind. Mr Sparrow was nowhere to be seen but we...

Has anyone got any photo's of Tony which they would not mind sending to me? I would like to complete a piece of artwork in remembrance of him. I don't wish to sound picky but it must be a good resolution picture of him preferably in his caving gear. If I can complete it in time it may be at...

It's a bit short notice but being the usual disorganised secretary it's no surprise. You may not know but the Cheddar Caving club is 10 years old this month. To celebrate this we are inviting existing and past members along to our event. On Saturday 13th Andy Sparrow is organising a High Ropes...

I have the pleasure to announce the latest wedding of two members of the ChCC yesterday. Twas a lovely day and the  predicted lousy rain actually held off. A great ceremony, fantastic reception  :beer2: organised by a truly wonderful couple of people. A big round of applause for the new Mr & Mrs...

I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this but tomorrow night the BBC starts a new series called 'Wild China'. It is about China's wildlife but the first programme does contain some footage of wildlife in their caves. Not sure how much or how interesting but worth a look I suppose...

Our dig is a bit cramped at the 'business' end making bagging up the spoil a bit of a pain. What is your opinion of the best way to go forward? Go for glory and dig enough to be able to squeeze through (leaving the rest behind to struggle bagging your waste) or garden as you go along and make it...

OFD 1 on 24th February 2008 Andy M, Mark W & Pete M Small party here as the others were walking, shopping, drinking etc. (Not all at the same time of course). We drove the 45 mins from our base near Abergavenny with no hiccups. In the immortal style of Alan Brasil 'I've never been' in this one...

Changing outside the UBSS hut the other night I was looking at all the trees there and it got me wondering if trees are sometimes responsible for the collapses in of caves. After all, they are responsible for house subsidence on occassions. Any evidence of this? :-\

I'm using Orange wireless broadband at the moment and I have had quite a bit of trouble with it in the past. I am now at a stage where I have to plug my laptop in to use it rather than with the wireless connection. The helpdesk is in India and whilst I don't have a problem with that, they find...