Something I posted sometime ago but forgot to share. I've years and years worth of notes and ideas but this was the first I actually committed to completing. Honest it's not based on anything real. https://crackcavingcats.blogspot.com/2020/05/thundering-mouse-retreat.html

With the way things are going this seems a more likely publication... Anybody got ideas regarding content?

I've had a couple of instances recently when I've massively misjudged the size of something viewed underground, and put it down to my now poor, and ever deteriorating eye sight. I wear glasses only when driving. Anybody explain why this may be or had similar themselves? Don't recall ever having...

Presently looking for an alternative to Warmbac. Does anybody here have any time/experience with Seland Canyoning wetsuits?

I remember someone once saying; 'if you're going to go through the hassle of capping something then you may as well make it bigger than you actually need it to be'.. I also remember someone else saying that 'Squeezes don't exist in their projects'.. I'm sure this was just a joke or attempted...

I've been visiting Mossdale purely for sport for many years but it's only in the last few that I've begun to take the exploration side of things seriously. Over the course of 2017 I began work at a number of sites. Several of these are yet to be written up but my progress at one of these sites...

http://simonbeck.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/mossdale-cavernsst-marys-church-2425th.html

Although the job is not quite finished, here's the story so far.. http://simonbeck.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/mossdale-telephone-wire-clean-up.html

A write up and collection of photos from two off the beaten Langstroth Pot trips last spring. http://simonbeck.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/langstroth-pot-straw-chamber-goat-inlet.html

A collection of what was left after Descent had took what they needed. http://simonbeck.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/mossdale-caverns-photos.html

A brief write-up and photos from a trip down Langcliffe Pot. http://simonbeck.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/langcliffe-pot-via-oddmire.html

Can anyone offer any insight in to this type of reel? e.g How common, manufacturer etc The photo quality had to be lowered significantly to allow these to be posted.

Even though I really enjoyed this trip my heart wasn't in the writing of the piece. I persevered though in the hope of sharing what turned out to make a very refreshing change. Pictures included http://simonbeck.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/rowten-pot-pull-through.html

This is the first in a series of articles about my encounters with Mossdale Caverns. I've had many failed attempts at this over the years and scrapped the majority of them. I hope it is okay to have a link instead of posting the full article here... The piece still needs some work and I will...

I passed through Langstroth Pot the other day and for those who may need to know in the near future, especially after the devastating floods we've had this past month, all lines in the free diveable sumps are fine. For anyone interested I wrote the trip up and posted some pictures here...

Before I start I would prefer all prejudice(s) be put aside for this one. All I would like is for people to share their feelings towards such things. Nothing anyone says here, for-or-against, will change my own feelings towards such. Please save answers such as (e.g 'if I knew the rescue team...

Treading Water Some of us will forever be governed by the sensations we have long sought, collected and experienced throughout our lives. Some of these sensations are so addictive that we never break free of the need to continually pursue them. Because without such stimuli life becomes a...

                                                                          Season in the Abyss I had a bad feeling about today, it was there when I woke up...  a dull, hollow ache in the belly, maybe even a hint of doom, enough to make you pause and maybe even re-consider.  The feeling stuck...

34 and going on 30 Some cave trips just stay with you, you never forget them, and the memory of them or in repeating them continues to be a source great joy. There are many caves that could be classed as test pieces. And i'm sure if there's one such example of a test piece that most cavers will...

Two winters ago i introduced a mate of mine Sid Rayner to caving. Sid was a very accomplished rock & ice climber but had done very little underground stuff prior (if any). Sid was diagnosed with scoliosis in his late teens and the ensuing operations left him partly disabled. During this time he...