As it says above, are there any updates on a publication date for this much anticipated work? Last I recall it was being planned for a double issue of the Bulletin or some such? Thanks 😊

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/42-acre-plot-countryside-quarry-8960160 Just seen this, looks like Masson Lees quarry and area is up for sale. A snip at £275000! Any one local got some change down the back of the sofa?

Caver... Damp gear hanging up, a smell of caves, piles of rocks and minerals, drifts of silt in the corners, bits of rope waiting a wash, old worn out kit hung on the wall, photos of muddy holes, books surveys and maps.... Crafter... Bits of paper, half done projects, craft table covered in...

As it says in the title, Happy Birthday!

https://m.facebook.com/groups/816551028409538/permalink/6585601438171106/?sfnsn=scwspmo&ref=share Completed rescue from -250m in the Berger...

Was sent this cave based horror story. Although it's on YouTube, it's an audio experience. Starts off as a routine caving trip, finding a promising lead and digging over a number of trips, gradually taking a darker turn. I found it interesting, so here it is 😁

Does anybody have a link to the rigging topo for the SRT pitch into the streaway from the climbs up to upper East/West?

Thought I would start a thread to collate perhaps less obvious knowledge that an infrequent user or newcomers to a fresh skill set might find helpful. The hive was mind on here must be able to add many more, but here are a few things to be going on with... - The screw barrel on a harness...

I have an old Oldham lead acid battery and lamp combo, not touched this millennium and probably un chargeable (R below) And... A homemade FX2x2! Cut down battery case with four F cells in two pairs, can be changed over in the dark. Top plate ex NCB with stamped numbers. Case filled with resin...

As per the image I have: Three Oldham top plates, two with locking clips (NB, two are genuine ex NCB with stamped numbers) One Petzl Zoom without a battery box Spare reflector and bulb Bag of miscellaneous electrical bits Homemade adapter for car battery charger to twin F cell (FX2) Free to...

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNsbUsPw/ Hope this works, bit from ITV reporting an estuary as drought hit! 😳

What it says really, saw this on the PDNP faceache page and copied it here... Not sure how this will impact on cave access... Fire risk closure to Access Land - Extreme Red Heat Warning The risk of fires breaking out on the Peak District Moors has now reached a critical level, unseen for...

Seems like decades ago, probably is, went down here in drought. After the squeeze there were three distinct ramps to a triangular chamber about 100' below normal sump level to a largish standing height chamber... In one corner was a walking size phreatic tube to a sump that Moose dived to a...

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid031kDcvPes1KikqJkMNBsYzznbiXuN8dJw3npFQJvTZap4BF8Lh8XPXtzXNABoDXRKl&id=100008195562907 A new book about caves in Bihor County, Romania. It states it can be posted outside of the EU - at a price! Either copy and past the above link, or...

Attached should be a link to a video clip and a translation from Italian regarding a project. Any useful ideas please reply to him direct - I only saw the article in passing...

https://newdoar.com/products/newdoar-climbing-stop-descender-rappelling-belay-for-rope-9-12mm-novices-for-rescue Just found this and tried to get my head around its operation and functionality. Can any of tech-o-philes make sense of it, or perhaps a gear freak amongst us has one and can post a...

While mooching about in Jug Holes we found this unusual to me feature. It appears that a roof drip has been falling on a clay bank. Instead of the usual pit, the drips have hit a pebble and splashed up. This has caused a spherical hole about the size of an orange, with spikes of sediment left...

https://youtu.be/rRzVbhSfYgc Isaac Bertulis-Webb has posted this to Facebook on the "UK Caving and Speleological Community," and I think it deserves a wider audience! The quoted passage gives all the info you need  ;D Hello everyone. Some of the old school cavers (particularly around...

Tonight (23-01-22) BBC Countryfile was mostly about mining after effects and rehabilitation. Quite interesting if you can see a repeat or get it on the web

New Topic split from discussion of Media and the recent OFD rescue https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=28807.0 Just seen it has been reported that Geordie Greg, the editor of the DM has been sacked for being too... Honest. What is the inside scoop on this David?