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  1. pmccarron97

    Dachstein 2023

    Moving onto the next day then; I decided to head back up the mountain on the arduous climb to see what all the craze for Ectoplasm (Ektoplasm? it was spelt so many different ways!) was about, but also to strategically place my equipment as far up the mountain as I could to assist with my...
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    Dachstein 2023

    Now that the first week of work has been completed since returning from expedition, I thought best to note done some excerpts from my time on the expedition this year. My main goal associated with the expedition before even leaving Northern Ireland this year was prospecting. There were a few...
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    Dachstein 2023

    13/08/2023 The Gathering For the 2023 expedition a stay at the Obertraun Caving Hut was organised to reduce the amount of possible faffing involved with getting people up the mountain. This was also particularly great for myself, Ethan and Petie travelling over to Austria by getting the Ferry...
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    SUICRO 2023 - Irish Caving Symposium

    I believe it was a non-https version of the link - I'll pass the message along to our web master, see if any server-side updates are needed just incase (y)
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    SUICRO 2023 - Irish Caving Symposium

    Schedule and Talks Announced for SUICRO 2023 A Preliminary Schedule of events for SUICRO 2023 has been published The detailed schedule for the caving lectures will be finalised by early August. The line up will include talks from: – Petie Talling on the Granada Plateau in North Peru. Hear...
  6. pmccarron97

    Dachstein 2023

    That Kaiserschmarrn you bought me really did pay off with the amount of photos I ended up taking 😆 For anyone interested, I have a report based on my experience of joining the Dachstein 2019 Caving Expedition as a complete newbie to caving expeditions. You can read it here...
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    Dachstein Expedition 2022

    Sun sets leaving moody skies in the distance It’s been a busy few months, between a trip to Yorkshire to do a spot of caving with Alex and Oscar and SUICRO in Ireland. I’ve finally got a few moments to piece together the final aspects of the expedition that I was part of. With Friday and...
  8. pmccarron97

    Dachstein Expedition 2022

    It's been a while since getting back from the expedition and I think its best to attempt to finish up my trip reports. On Thursday 18th August, big pushes were had by all teams entering WUG. For Oscar and Alex, this was further work on "The 70," whilst Axel thought it would be the perfect time...
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    Dachstein Expedition 2022

    Wednesday 17th August 2022 Wednesday was full of jam packed action, with lots of projects to be completed within both WUG and on the pushing front as Spreche Sie Welsh. Of course with the mist gently rolling across the hills, the softly sleeping cavers were all once again rudely awoken by our...
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    Dachstein Expedition 2022

    Monday 15th August 2022 Rudely awoken by an early alarm on someones phone in the bunk room, we kicked off what would be an extremely productive day of tasks to be completed involving; the usual expedition kit sorting faff, the stunning hike up to the Wiesberghaus from Hallstatt that never...
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    Dachstein Expedition 2022

    Sunday 14th August 2022 The Dachstein Caving Expedition is back following its hiatus due to the various rolling pandemic restrictions that have hit us over the last couple of years. What can I say, it is great to be back. With everyone having a mix of travel arrangements, it was decided for...
  12. pmccarron97

    New Look UK Caving!

    Nice job folks. I used to run a few large forums back in 2010-2015 and migrated them all to XenForo. One of the best software suites going, although I am aware - not cheap! You will most definitely enjoy the quality of life improvements it brings. Sadly my forums have gone to the waste-side, a...
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    Sad Passing of Matthew Parkes

    https://www.caving.ie/matthew-parkes-sui-librarian/ Is with immense sadness that we must announce that Matthew Parkes, the SUI Librarian, passed away on Friday evening (23rd of October). Matthew?s passing is an immense loss to the Irish caving community, the mining history and geological...
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    SUI Lockdown Livestream #8 - Matthew Parkes - Caves as County Geological Sites

    We're back this week for another Livestream! This week, Matthew Parkes will be joining us to talk about Caves as County Geological Sites within Ireland. We're really looking forward to this one, so why not join us this Thursday, 1st October 2020 from 8pm (GMT +1) for the next in our series of...
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    SUI Lockdown Livestream #7 - Som Hein - The Longest Cave in Myanmar [20/08/2020]

    We're back this week for another Livestream! This week, Fleur Loveridge will be joining us to talk about her experience of caving over the years, including within Som Hein, the Longest Cave in Myanmar. We're really looking forward to this one, so why not join us this Thursday, 20th August 2020...
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    SUI Lockdown Livestreams #6 - Caving Expeditions [06/08/2020]

    We're back after a bit of a break for another Livestream! This week's topic of discussion is Cave Hydrology with special guest Les Brown. Please join us this Thursday (6th August 2020) at 8pm on our YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/2a0gD1ke434 If you would like to suggest a topic, or would...
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    SUI Lockdown Livestreams #5 - Caving Expeditions [25/06/2020]

    It's time for another of our Lockdown Livestreams! This week we'll be having discussion surrounding Caving Expeditions and how they happen. Our guests this week include Stephen MacNamara and Leda Zogbi. Leda will be joining us Live from Brazil and will be talking about the work she has put...
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    SUI Lockdown Livestreams #4 - Cave Surveying [11/06/2020]

    Another week, another of our Lockdown Livestreams! Firstly, i'd like to say a big thank you to all who have been engaging and watching the livestreams of a weekly basis. The level of support and engagement we've received to date has been overwhelming! Another big thanks to Jane for sharing...
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    SUI Lockdown Livestreams #3 - Cave Diving

    Following on again from last week (which went much better than the first attempt, bar a few microphone issues  :lol:) we're back once again for the Third in our series of Lockdown Livestreams. This Week's Topic is Cave Diving - Featuring our Special Guest, Jim Warney. As some of you may know...
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    SUI Lockdown Livestreams #2 - Cave Photography

    Hi Everyone!  :) Following on again from last week (where i've both learned alot about both Livestreaming Software, and that Rural Ireland Internet connections of guests tend to go down when you don't want them too) we're hosting another Livestream this Thursday, 28th May 2020 at 8pm on our...
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