Hi all,I wonder if anyone can shed any light on the capping of hut shaft?why it was capped in that way and who did it?thanks I advance MP

Had a bit of time yesterday so had a walk down the river bed from wetton mill to weags bridge refreshing my memory of the area. I replaced some grills and man hole lids that had been unseated and cleared flood debris.The river seems to have flushed some of the digs out,ladyside pot looks to be...

Any one no if anyone is dye testing in the Wirksworth area,Hanage Brook is a nice shade of fluro green

Not wanting to go into anything that's been done to death about what's down there,I was more interested in why it had been capped in such a manor. Did tarmac request it or was it for other reasons?

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After a bit of knowledge on this one. Twenty plus years caving in the peak and i haven't got in here yet. Given the stable weather at the moment we thought it may be about time we had a poke, we have our bca cards, any one with experience of the place please post up  :thumbsup:

We have been granted kind permission to explore mines on a farmers land. First adit ,we hit a natural pot with a sizable chamber visable at the bottom .what are people toughts on the approach to bolting this initially? we have disscussed the many options from concrete  screws to chemical...

Hi all,does anyone have a copy of this they would be willing to share?

Can anyone put me in touch ? After the partial shut down of adit now ,i have lost touch and only contacted him via pm. I know Roger has limited internet access,AR,Roy?any help appreciated.

Can any one point me in the direction of any info ?ive done the usual searches but cant seem to find any reference, any info much appreciated  :thumbsup:

The DCA and all the volunteers who have put the effort in up there,access wise,and fabricating the garden gate and shaft caps should be congratulaled,there is clearly a huge amount of effort gone into it. Has one of the pitches had new bolts?they look different to last time i was there?great...

Just a thought for the admin.I am in the process of starting my caving /mining certs,i thought it may be helpful to have a dedicated thread on here to disscuss,venues,trips,hook ups,different area,workshops, share knowlege ect.Be great to have platform for us to share knowlege and contact like...

Can any one give me directions to the entrance.walked up from upperwood road today and we were dead on the grid ref on the cave registry but after an hour of hacking about we gave up.pm if you dont want to post.

Does any one know if a detailed survey is avaliable anywhere?i have checked the usual places (DCA,pdmhs ,aditnow ect)but was only able to uncover some poor quality ones.Any help much appreciated  :thumbsup:

The water levels are low in batemans at the moment and having been on my to-do list for a while we are planning on heading down over the weekend.Just wondered if anyone on here had been down before and what they rigged off.Had a quick walk down for a look but couldn't see any spit placements or...

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Had a trip down on Saturday morning and the place was a disgrace. We cleaned up as best we could picking up litter and removing wax from boulders. We removed 162 candles,6 cider cans,4 plastic bottles,2 beer bottles, sandwich and chocolate rappers and the remains of a small fire.If anyone is...

Popped in this morning on the way to work and noticed a rope on the pitch to the lower series .also on the right wall of the entrance cavern near the entrance to the upper series looks some one has been doing some capping practice on the wall.is any one digging here at the moment?

Are the darfar still active?website seems  to be down.would like to get in contact if anyone has any contact details of any past members.we lost a real gold mine when Mel passed away.any help appreciated.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a scaff supplier in the matlock area?any help much appreciated