For these last few months this very pretty owl has kept us company at our digging project. A loyal member of the team.... Does anyone else on here have their own unusual encounters to share.....

I hope this is useful . I have fond memories of Leslie. These are recollections from about 40 years ago. At the time I was working at an outdoor activities center in Castleton and a team of builders were doing some work there, a couple of the guys were keen to come and join me on a cave...

Does anyone have the location of Ladyside Wood Resurgence, also known as Wych Elm Pot, and has any work or progress been made there since the Days of the Darfar Pothole Club?...

What are our thoughts on these, the specifications seem well suited to caving and especially underground photography and videoing?

Well known and a legend of a caver in our region Geoff Workman has died, others will have known him for longer than I, so could say more about him. Several years ago I was visiting Stump Cross Caverns Show Caverns, and could not help but notice a guy stood in the cafe area, rather...

A question, I am wanting a container to take a Lumix fz330 camera underground. Has anyone any experience of these particular waterproof boxes being sold on amazon? Waterproof Medium Size Protective Hard Camera Case with Foam - IP67 Rated Dustproof Outdoor Protection for GoPro HERO2 HERO3...

Hi does anyone have any information on this swallet, anyone knows of anyone who has worked on it, or has an interest in doing so. Richard.

I am putting this video up in memory of Dave, as today would have been Dave's birthday. the video from YouTube records interviews with several of Britain's best known technical experts... Richard. https://youtu.be/4SGsaYf2qB0

I thought we might have quite a few people on this forum to wish Tony very best wishes for today. Tony a regular on here  and an extreme contributor to caving knowledge... Writing many guidebooks  etc etc. I think Tony has been contributing to our world as an author / publisher for over...

Advise please. The front glass that protects the lens in my TG4 has shattered. I have tried Olympus direct, though because their system requires the relevant purchase reference numbers, which I no longer have  they are unwilling to provide a camera repair service, or even offer to sell me a...

Does anyone know of the current access situation for Pikers Pit at the head of Dovedale, and is anyone actively working on the site, or have an interest in doing so? Also I have a  memory of reading somewhere,a chemical analysis table of resurgences where it said that the major spring  further...

Skipton Museum is undergoing  major redevelopment and modernisation and as part of this hope to have a whole section devoted to and celebrating our regional heritage of caves and cave exploration. We have been asked to assist with this.. and hence this broader appeal to our fraternity past and...

With a heavy heart here are details of our friend Ian's funeral.. 21st June Darlington Crematorium 2:15pm Followed by a gathering at the Hole in the Wall also in Darlington. Richard.

This week, Steve Warren and I were up at Providence Pot, and saw the results of a massive landslide, that has come down adjacent the entrance, it has effectively filled in the stream course for some distance, and rediverted the stream, so that it is now sinking next to and pouring  through the...

I have been asked to inform the caving community of a forthcoming film on Mossdale Caverns. The producer, the well known film maker Dan Hartley is wanting to talk with men and women who have first hand experience and connection with the 1967 tragedy. Dan says he is keen to see photographs and...

Just to remind some and make others aware When there is snow around and it is raining, the chances of caves flooding is considerably higher. Also note that although snow might not be evident  on the ground near a cave entrance, the stream flowing through a cave might have it's source higher up...

A question... Why have local caving groups never taken on the major resurgence of Brantsghyll Head? With a friend I went over there a couple of weeks back... It would appear that the sump level is maintained by the slope of rocks in front. If the rocks were moved out to create a deeper...

Is there an adaptor that can be placed in the Scurion battery box that takes 4 x 18650 individual cells? And would this provide enough of the required energy to power the headset?

I recently heard of the sad departure from this World of John. who died two weeks ago on January the 3rd. John will be known to thousands of cavers and others who frequent the Cavers meeting place, The Helwith Bridge Inn. Ive known John for almost five decades and we have enjoyed many a...

I was at Champions Church in Skipton this morning, and as part of today's message some verses were read from the Message, a modern translation of the Bible using modern English... As a cave explorer my ears pricked up as I heard this and thought I'd share it with my friends on here.. Psalm 95...