(Cobweb Cave - Photo Mark Burkey) Heard (very briefly) from Tim today who's out at Camp 5, Mulu, Borneo. For those that know the caves of Benerat - A team have found the downstream river in Cobweb. The part they have got to is open both up and downstream, 700m surveyed and still going...

Saw this today when queuing - I bet I was the only person in that long line who saw it and thought about caving 😁 Do you have a random object that reminds you of or represents a cave, formation, feature etc?

Thank you to each and every forum member for their support this past year. Thanks for posting, liking, reading, sharing and caring :) Thanks as ever to our Brilliant Moderation Team and to Q for keeping IT gremlins at bay (y)(y) Thank you to Inglesport, SpanSet, Starless River and Warmbac for...

Hi All, anyone got a snowy photo with cavers/caves in we can use for our Happy Christmas poster?? Or, feel free to design a poster! 😁 Thank you, Pegasus

Taken this evening near Ingleton. Already an abandoned car up the lane ❄️⛄️

Join us at the legendary Underground Session to explore the hidden worlds beneath our feet, hear about the latest local and global developments, and travel through a host of subterranean wonders. Inverness-based Imogen Furlong is well known to the international caving community for exploratory...

Hi All, a few folks have been in touch to say they had trouble finding the Hidden Earth section on UKC - so I've moved it from Calendar of Events' to 'Organisations'. Thanks to those from Hidden Earth who post about the event here on UKC, much appreciated (y)

Wanted to say thank you to Inglesport who helped me out of a pickle this morning. Needed a large box to post a saddle to its new owner. Not only did they help me out with a box but also gave me a free roll of tape! It's the small kindnesses in life that count 😀

WIN A WARMBAC 40m TACKLE BAG Post your caption for this fabulous photo for a chance to win. Max 3 entries per person. Shortlist of 10 to be chosen by me, then it's over to random.org Closing date 10pm, Sunday 11th June 2023. Many thanks to Kermit at Warmbac for his continued support of...

Having a clear out. Have used both of these tents many times, however they are now years old. Would I camp in either of them in the Lakes in winter? No. Might be of use for festival if forecast dry (no leaving behind to go in landfill), kids play tent maybe or if you risk it general camping but...

Anyone see the northern lights last night? Supposedly a great night for spotting them tonight, if cloud round here goes away.....

Wishing all cavers a Merry Christmas and the very best for 2023. Thank you to every forum member who has posted, liked, shared posts and generally contributed to UKC - without you, there is no forum (y)(y) Welcome to our new members, thank you for joining us and supporting UKC! To those who...

Please see this thread under Sponsors & Competitions to be in with a chance of winning 200m rope for your favourite CHECC Club!! https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?threads/win-200m-rope-for-your-favourite-checc-club-in-the-ukc-thank-you-competition.30088/

WIN 200m rope for your favourite CHECC Club in the UKC 'Thank You Competition'! (note, rope might not be this colour!) CHECC have been FANTASTIC in supporting the forum this year and...

We went on a lovely holiday to Kefalonia, Greece earlier this year. Couldn't help but visit two of the showcaves: Drogarati and Melissani. Drogarati showcased a lot of broken stal once you'd fought your way past the tourist buses and tat shops... Entrance - reminded me in a smaller way of...

Hi All, I can use the edit buttons (Bold, italics, insert photo etc) perfectly when using my laptop, however on my mobile (Samsung), the icons are faint and I can't use them. Anyone else having this problem? Anyone any ideas how I can fix it before I really do hit phone with hammer! Thanks...

Hi All, we used to have the following as a sticky post under forum notices as posting photos used to be complicated. Since the upgrade, I have been meaning to post a new thread, explaining how to post photographs, however am wondering do we need to as all sees to be intuitive and running...

We're delighted to announce UKC are sponsoring The Ario Caves Project 2022 with a kilometre of rope....and SpanSet are doing the same! UKC - The Cavers' forum - owned and run by cavers for cavers on a not for profit basis. Rob Hinton (SpanSet), Steph Dwyer, Mike Bottomley and me 😁...

Hi Folks, UKC are sponsoring an expedition and I'm writing about it. Could do with some help please. One adjective to describe caving as in 'this XXXXX sport'. Fascinating, wonderful etc are too boring, any ideas? Ta I got as far as eclectic but that's not right....

Hi All, with thanks to a very patient Q, I am now able to post 'Notices' onto the forum. If there is anything you'd like highlighting, please get in touch via PM - although I'd prefer to only post notices with a photo as they look better, thanks. Top Tip - once you've read the notice, you can...