Damn, that’s close to my house. If only I were retired.

Thanks mark, I’ll see you again soon! thank you for the info on the winching session in early 80s, I’ll look that up in the library, great to briefly catch up.

Hi mark, I’m guessing this got snapped up, if not is it still available?

Clearly they’ve got the rock to work on the nut again. I’ve been there a few times and seen fresh scratches in the concrete from a rock being used to nudge the nut. Anyone going to those lengths isn’t going to assist us with kindly placing the nut back on the bolt after looking down the shaft.

I remember watching this, going past the botanical gardens 50 miles (80km?) It seems to be a loop, the botanical gardens (west side of loop) being an hour away by car from SWCC, so the near (east) side of the loop must be closer?

Had teams in today and it was ok.

I’m sure spontaneous inspiration from trip reports is within the bounds of the permitted responses of a trip report. Politics and religion is probably out of bounds and maybe declaring a hatred of all who steer too close to the hells angels. 😅

Repurpose as a steampunk light-emitting necklace? Or the metal bit as a base for a very small snowglobe? Or one of those really annoying puzzles that you have to get 9 ball bearings into 9 sockets? Or a rather large keepsake/lockett? On the same vain/vein/vane (sp?) a makeup thing? With...

Can someone with the ability - lock this topic. so the club involved can deal with itself behind closed doors?

Sounds like a maths problem: If Sandra has 5 sweets and molly has 7, how many holidays has Becky been on?

That tallies, I let people in on Sunday 17th just gone, and it recorded 0.16m and they were fine. Was nigglingly concerned about potential rain, but briefed the experienced team, so at least half of the team knew the drill. But gut feeling said they’d be fine. I’ve been in on an over the step...

Pindale farm? https://www.pindalefarm.co.uk/accommodation/ The derybyshire pennine hut? (Only for 12 people, so out of the question) https://derbyshirepennineclub.co.uk/hut/ Oread mountaineering (again only for 12, so not in scope) https://www.oread.co.uk/huts/heathy-lea/

There was a section last week that was a crawl over a block of mud, good to hear you and the Crewe crew had a good trip. I’m now racking my brains, is it the section between Liam’s way and the hump that sends the water down the wind tunnel? Or is it the section after the hump but before the...

If you ain’t listened to it yet, then this talk on radio 4. I’m not complaining of aches and pains, but I do seem to be listening to more and more radio 4!!! https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?threads/gideon-henderson-interview-r4.30906/#post-378736 Here’s a link to the actual talk -...

Exeter uni in 3 weeks? They have a booking at TSG, probs best to contact via Facebook? Or Shepton mallet at the Orpheus start of April.

Well I guess it would be good to resolve that too, with UKSAR perhaps having a meeting with mobile companies and putting across a case that designated numbers should be allowed to breakthrough.

Perhaps this is a case of cave rescue groups/BCRC pushing the message back through UKSAR about what we are experiencing. There must be some document provided by UKSAR which points the police to the difference between different lowland search teams, different MR teams, different beach lifeguard...

Probably the perfect birthday for a forum:

I went there in 2009, afraid it was 10 years prior! But can rate the bunkhouse, just don’t drop your phone down the toilet! But I think that’s a general rule for life…