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    Las Breñas Lanzarote.

    Today, Connie and I went caving in Las Breñas cave. A lava tube extended during COVID by an English/Dutch group of cavers. The end. Translation follows for the Wokerati generation, in the interest of diversity and inclusion. Today, a #homophobic #racist #xenophobic English Brexiteer went...
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    Gorden Ramsey goes caving

    Thursday night, Gorden Ramsey has a new series out called "Future Food stars" This episode preview was filmed at Wookey on the "Wild Wookey" adventure caving circuit. The contestants were on the search for the cave aged Cheddar cheese. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c28zfb Warning...
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    Lava giveth and the lava taketh away

    One of today's post caving bar discussions was La Palma. For those of us also interested in vulcanspeleology, we could be witnessing the creation of the new lava tube. Conversely, the flow is very near Cueva Todoque ( Cueva de las Paloma's), and so where some new caves may be created we hope...
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    Horton cut off

    Just heard on LBC that Horton has been cut off site to rising flood water! It's this true?
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    B14 6dh ( Birmingham) to Mendip

    Anyone live or pass near the above postcode. No rush for item, bought on eBay and had planned a trip to Yorkshire which has fallen through. Carmen
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    Orange lumix lost near/in Craig y ffynon

    Orange lumix with cracked screen fell out of Stu's bag anywhere between the entrance and other side of 3rd boulder choke. Please, if anyone finds it could you message me, I'm sure he'd appreciate it. Thanks Carmen
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    National Pothole day

    Just heard it is National Pothole day today. Got quite excited hearing about it on the radio...then discovered it wasnt what I thought.  :'( http://streetrepairs.co.uk/national-pothole-day-2016
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    Lava palava in la Palma

    Ok. Going to to try and start a new post of our Lava Palava trip to La palma in the canary islands. I say try because im currently at 37000ft, on a norwegian airlines flight with free wifi, trying to upload images for the first time at this height. It would have been a lot easier if Flickr hadnt...
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    Next CSCC meeting

    Does anyone know if when the next CSCC meeting is and if there are minutes from the last one? The Agenda from the last meeting proposes 2nd Aug as next meeting date. Is there an agenda for the next CSCC meeting.( potentially less than 1 week away) I cant see anything on the Website.
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    Mendip micro management

    Its recently occured to me, with the numerous access threads on here, that Mendip appears to be the caving capital of micro management in the uk. On Mendip, cavers need to have a leader for. Cuthberts Reservoir Charterhouse Charterhouse Warren Withyhill Shatter Grebe Swallet Upper Flood...
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    Ryan air baggage changes

    This is for info only for all those who have flown Ryan air. The "on board baggage " allowance has changed for the better. 2 bags are now allowed. However, the pre flight size checker things they use, the blue "does your bag fit" frames, have changed to solid walled versions. This  only...
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    New discovery

    http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/worlds-wisest-man-found-on-internet-2012091841420 :lol:
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    Stunning marble caves in Chile

    Sorry for the whitelackington style, Dailywail link, but its really worth a look...no right wing rants were made in the posting of this link.  :-\ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2021090/The-marble-cathedral-Chile-Natural-wonder-worlds-beautiful-cave-network.html
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    Judes hen party goes national at GG :-)

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389746/Come-hen-party--bring-hard-hat-wellies-love-dark-spaces-deep-Earths-surface.html :beer2: :beer2: :beer2: :beer2: :beer2:
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    SAP on windows 7

    Has anyone had any success running Ponytrainer 3 on windows 7. Ive tried running it with administrator privilages and on an xp platform but no luck. The driver installs ok calling the port com4 (although its a usb connection) When i run ponytrainer it says it cant find the pony? Before i...
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    Speleotechnics Nova and Nova 3

    Due to shinier magpie things coming along - Like Biffs Hurricane, I have for sale my old Novas. One was for uk use and one i used for  in matienzo. Now they are both here, There are 2 batteries. NIMH and one charger. They both work. I gave both batteries a quick charge and both lights worked - I...
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    Hurricane Warning in the UK (Cave Light)

    ;D Ok that got your attention. Hurricane 735 lumen caving light. Being Yorkshire born, I didnt rush out and buy the latest scurion, or viper or anything that cost anything over ?250 for that matter. What I have just bought, and im very pleased with as I feel it offers value for money...
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    Comparing lights

    Hi all. Anyone who went to Otleys Hidden Earth may have seen Wookeys talk, comparing many of the LED lights out there. A summary of his work is available here. http://wookware.org/talks/LEDlights-BCA.pdf We are looking at running a 2nd lot of caving lights though their paces at Reeds Cavern...
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    G9 and CHDK

    I seem to have "installed" it correctly onto the card but am having trouble using the scripts. When I press the shutter the message says *started* "this is a default script, scripts run when shutter is pressed in Alt mode" I am in Alt mode, when I press the shutter nothing happens. Anyone any...
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    Wanted Dragon Crisp packet style oversuit.

    Mine's died - shredded to oblivion...its lke loosing a favorite toy  :weep: Im hoping that given theyre not everyones cup of tea, someone out there may have a small or medium I could Purchase/relieve them of... Please PM me..
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