Random question - does anyone know where is the furthest place from a cave in the UK? A cave in this case being naturally formed in limestone, not coastal, but I'm happy for inventive answers which break these constraints! My guess is somewhere near Ramsgate - can you suggest somewhere further?

I went for a wander and a wild camp with some friends last weekend on Wild Boar Fell. We'd been lured there by a certain travelling cave-equipment salesperson, who claimed that there were caverns measureless to man in the thick limestone below the gritstone cap. It's certainly an impressive...

So I appreciate this is a caving, not a canyoning board, but hear me out. I went to look at Gastack Beck waterfall on Sunday [1] after hearing from another caver that it was possible to do a canyoning style pull through trip. It's an impressive waterfall, with a few more nice waterfalls up and...

Hi all, a quick question: can I use a caving harness (one with a central maillon) for climbing or via ferrata, where there is a possibility of taking a large fall? My googling on the subject has drawn a blank, because the results are all about whether you can use a climbing harness for caving...

We (Imperial College Caving Club) have been using a variety of 14.4 V drills during our summer expedition to Slovenia for the last decade. We've built up a good stock of 14.4 V batteries, and so despite the general shift to 18 V in the power tools industry, we've tried to make do and mend our...

"Klic Globin: The Call of the Depths" Last year we entered this competition, and on the third day of the expedition we were struck by lightning. Correlation does not imply causation, but it sure makes us nervous to apply again! Still, 300 m of high quality rope is something that would be of...

I've currently got an Ecrin Roc with a bracket for a CEAG speleotechnics lamp (with a custom insert from Bisun). I'm looking at getting a Phaeton Dual to replace the Bisun, and the Phaeton uses a go-pro mount. Presumably this means drilling more holes in the helmet, and I'm a bit worried this...

The zip on my AV undersuit has finally broken - the tag on the top slider broke off, the bottom slider fell off and all the teeth are looking very sad. Does anyone have recommendations for replacement zips? Something big, chunky, and durable - good for cold fingers and lots of mud. I'll...

I'd been down Ireby twice before, both times with novices so we didn't get very far. After a chat with Badlad on Saturday I found out that there's a lot more to the cave than just the classic pitch series and turning around at Duke Street I. So this weekend I got a bit further and poked around...

"?ez Rob"*- JSPDT/ICCC Slovenia Expedition 2017 First year undergraduate Kenneth Tan prepares to descend through a hole in 'The Eyrie' back out into the sunshine, with a 1400 m drop into the valley below. Visible in the centre of this image is the ar?te from which we abseil to the Primadona...