Could anyone (or any BCRC team) use some Little Dragons, spares, or consumables (CO2 and soda lime)? I have 4 of the Little Dragons themselves, enough accessories to make 2 full kits, and loads of consumables, all looking for a loving home.

<rant> I believe that chest ascenders should open to the left. This is because I want the following, in order of importance: 1. my hand ascender tether to be on my central attachment point on the opposite side to the side that my chest ascender opens, so as not to interfere with my ability to...

I have a couple of right handed Petzl ascension hand ascenders I'm looking to sell or swap for a non-handled alternative. Teeth are in great condition, the rest of the body of the ascenders are in pretty good condition, springs and movements all working as intended, no visible rust or corrosion...

Last year Phil released a new iteration of his Shetland Attack Pony - the SAP6 or STIC. This version has improved battery life and two physical buttons so that the accelerometer is no longer used for navigating around the menus (🎉). Has anyone used one yet? I'd love to hear some reviews of...

I don't know if this topic has been covered before on UKCaving, but I spotted it on Facebook and thought some folks over here would find it interesting. There's a Jacobite mansion in Stirlingshire, Bannnockburn House, where archaeologists have made an interesting discovery. Aerial photography...

I've been packing for an upcoming cave camping trip today, and because I'm lazy tried searching the forum for a packing list in an attempt to avoid having to engage any brain cells. Alas I failed, so had to think about what I may need. To spare a future caver from having to undergo the same...

I'm interested to hear what everyone's process is for storing and backing up the photos they take. I take some cave photos on my phone, and some on a cave camera, and then I manually stick them all on an external drive from time to time, which I clone as a backup. This makes it quite hard to...

This week I've been caving in the Vercors with the Shepton (amazing trip, thanks so much all!), and have enjoyed my first forays into rigging with dyneema cord. We saw quite a few approaches to this, but the most interesting for me was the use of "Abalakov threads", where two holes are drilled...

Does anyone have any top tips for drying a drill and battery (it's a Makita DHR171)? My drill and I went for an impromptu swim whilst bolting a travsere line above a flooded shaft yesterday. I scrambled out fairly quickly, but it was fully submerged for about 10 seconds, and was pretty wet...

TLDR: Visit how should I cut my rope to find a tool that evaluates different rope length options. There's been loads of discussion on here about the best selection of rope lengths to have for your SRT adventures, including some great work analysing the frequency of different pitch lengths and...

I have been running my drill using knock off batteries for about 3 years and one of them is now thoroughly dead. I've reclaimed about half of the cells and recycled the other half, but am now left with the empty enclosure. I know a little while back people were using these to create battery...

Devon CRO was called out last night to assist in the rescue of a dog that had entered a pile of granite spoil at Hay Tor and became trapped. The team stabilized and dug through the spoil to get to the dog, then backfilled the void to prevent similar incidents in the future. A great multi-agency...

Does anyone know of a commercially available mount for a right-angled torch that uses the GoPro system? The only one I've found that might be suitable is plastic and 3D printed on demand from the US, so might be a bit fragile and costs more to ship than the item costs itself! I'd also be...

The full results of the Online Ballot following the 2022 Annual General Meeting are in! A total of 393 ballots were returned using the online voting platform. Elections For election of the Individual Member Representative: Andrew Eavis is elected: – Andrew Eavis received 347 votes. – Leaving...

I'm trying to replace the worn out bottom bobbin of my kong banana with the "special" one that Tony sells. However, in the process of removing the old bobbin I stripped the thread on the bolt and utterly ruined it. So I need a replacement. I believe it's a stainless (A4?) M7 button head set...

FAQs How do I vote? To vote visit vote.british-caving.org.uk between the above times and use the ballot ID that has been emailed to you to access your online ballot. Follow the instructions on the voting site until you are shown your receipt token, which indicates that your vote has been cast...

Whilst not strictly a cave rescue, the BBC is reporting on the rescue of a walker who ended up dangling above a comedy gig at Peak Cavern. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-61511494 I wonder if he was hoping to avoid the £22.50 ticket price - certainly brings a new meaning to...

Hi Folks, The BCA AGM is nearly upon us once again. Details are available on the BCA website here: https://british-caving.org.uk/2022-agm-agenda/ To briefly summarise: - All members* will receive an electronic ballot following the AGM - Anyone can watch the AGM livestream, no sign up required...

When: Friday 20th (eve) to Sun 22nd May 2022 Where: GCRG Depot, Cinderford, Forest of Dean, GL14 2TT Cost: £25 per person, which incudes breakfast and lunch on Sat and Sun, camping, facilities, and all the training! Extras: There'll probably be a takeaway curry evening meal, and you will have to...

https://british-caving.org.uk/notice-2022-annual-general-meeting/ To all BCA Members, The 2022 BCA AGM will be held by Zoom on Sunday 12th June at 10:30am. The Agenda and Zoom registration details will be published in due course. Please note that midnight on Monday 20th March, is the...