Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere (I found a six year old thread, but thought a newer one would be useful). Does anyone have any recent feedback on the Landjoff oversuits that are available from Action Stash? For over a decade I have been a strictly Warmbac wearer, more recently the...

Up in the North York Moors, we have been treated to some great discoveries over the last decade, including a 1km+ extension to Jenga/Excalibur Pot in 2020. However, all open and obvious leads in Jenga/Excalibur are now exhausted (except for the four sumps which await divers and are sure to add...

More than 19 years ago, the Northern Pennine Club started deliberating the possibility of extending our cottage, Greenclose (halfway between Clapham and Bentham) to accommodate an improved library. We are in the lucky position of owning our property and a substantial space out front into which...

On the 10-12th June, the Northern Pennine Club celebrated our belated 75th anniversary (postponed from 2021). This was a splendid weekend, with members from all generations celebrating an evening at Greenclose (our bunkbarn near Clapham/Bentham) on Friday, a bash with after-dinner speaker and...

NAMHO 2022 This weekend just gone I attended my first NAMHO Conference, the mine explorer equivalent to Hidden Earth. Being a caver primarily, and a mine explorer as only an occasional jolly, I have never really thought to go to NAMHO before. However, this year the event came to my home...

We are pleased to announce the publication of The Journal of York Caving Club (YCC) and North York Moors Caving Club (NYMCC) Number Three. Our first two journals (covering 1980s-2010, and 2010-2013) document the discoveries of Excalibur Pot and Jenga Pot, plus many other projects and...

My former student club (YUCPC) is currently looking for a venue for our 40th Anniversary bash this November (ideally weekend of 6th November). The plan originally was a weekend-long event at Swarthghyll Farm Bunkbarn, accommodating 40 in the bunkbarn, with camping agreed for overflow people...

Hi all; Does anyone know of any caving huts in the Peak District that are accepting visitors this month (Four from York Caving Club on Saturday 14th August). The Orpheus and TSG are both closed to overnight stays from visiting clubs, and these are the only two huts I know in the Peaks. Happy to...

Many of you will have seen the latest Descent article about of our recent exciting discoveries in the North York Moors. Things are moving rather fast on this, and another Descent article will be put together once surveying is finished. For now (assuming anyone is interested) here?s a recap and...

Hello all Tonight I have submitted my application for the position of BCA Secretary, to be voted upon at the BCA AGM on Sunday 9th June. Details about the AGM itself can be found below: ---------------------------------------------------------- In line with the BCA Constitution, each year one...

Hi everyone The seventh in this series of CNCC newsletters has just been published and can be viewed here: https://cncc.org.uk/publications/downloads/CNCC_Newsletter_Issue7_Feb2018.pdf For those of you who do not regularly read newsletters from Regional Councils, I would urge that now is the...

Hi everyone Please see the link below for details of the CNCC Annual General Meeting which will be held on Saturday 10th March, Hellifield Village Institute, 10am. All welcome. https://cncc.org.uk/news/agm-2018-agenda-issued Matt Ewles Secretary, Council of Northern Caving Clubs

Hello everyone In the January 2018 Committee meeting the CNCC made the decision to opt-out of a long-standing access agreement with Langcliffe Estate covering Penyghent Pot, Psilomelane Pot, Dale Head Pot, and other small caves in between these around the south side of Penyghent. The decision...

Hi everyone I have received a number of reports of a substantial collapse on the roped traverse ledge around the top of Mud Hall, connecting the Gaping Gill side to the Whitsun Series side. Details are a little sketchy at the moment as to the severity of the collapse (some reports saying it is...

Hello everyone I am pleased to announce that a new CNCC access agreement is in place for Fairy Holes, which enables clubs and (for the first time) individual BCA members to obtain access to this excellent Weardale cave. For more details please see our news page...

Hi everyone The latest CNCC newsletter has been published and is available on the publications page of the CNCC website or via this direct link: https://cncc.org.uk/publications/downloads/CNCC_Newsletter_Issue6_Aug2017.pdf More so than ever before, there is lots of interesting news about a...

Hi everyone At the CNCC AGM in March we were very pleased to welcome Maz Holloway as CNCC Training Officer. One of Maz?s first actions has been to create a survey to gather your thoughts about what training opportunities the CNCC should be offering: https://cncc.org.uk/training-survey/ This...

Hi everyone We had some interesting and productive discussions at our AGM in March about the future of resin anchor installations in our region. Anyone who attended the AGM or has read our draft minutes (online here https://cncc.org.uk/meetings) will already know about this, but for anyone who...

For anyone who has not yet bought this excellent new book covering cave exploration in the Yorkshire Dales, but is considering doing so, a review of it can be found in this separate UK Caving thread. http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=22001.msg279003;topicseen#new

?Adventures Underground? by Dave Haigh and John Cordingley Wild Places Publishing, 2017. ?24.95 soft back / ?39.95 hardback, 240 pages, full colour. http://www.wildplaces.co.uk/books/630-adventures-underground.html. All royalties donated to Cave Rescue and Macmillan Cancer Support. In 1952...