The Gamestop fiasco, where hedge funds have been stung by a social-media-led squeeze has made the headlines. It is significant that the reaction of the regulators is stop trading rather than regulating shorting. Apart from the sheer immorality of short selling, there are a few things I simply...

A week on Wednesday - the evening of the 12th of June to be exact - why not skip the midweek caving and get a bit of different exercise while supporting DCRO at the same time? As a much-needed fundraiser, the team is holding a brand new fell race based upon Castleton and running past some of...

DCRO ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP At the DCRO Committee meeting on 17 October 2018, the Committee agreed to pilot a new form of DCRO membership aimed primarily at ex-members and members who can no longer fulfill the commitments of a fully operational team member, but who still want to maintain contact...

In mid April, cavers reported that there were two rungs missing from the bottom section of the Bung ladder, presumably caused by the action of high water during the winter floods. No other information was available because, at the time, it was difficult to see what other damage had been done...

I put two glue-ins into sandstone last Friday using Rawlplug's R-CAS-V-10 resin ampules. Came to test them this morning, and one was rock solid, but the other still had movement. I eventually managed to remove the mover by hand, and found the resin not to be set. What's the likely cause?

Can somebody please PM me with contact details for the secretary of the Pegasus.

Just a warning to fellow cavers and mine explorers on UKCaving that DCRO will be holding a team exercise in Via Gellia tomorrow which will involve several venues in that area. I can't say which ones at the moment, as the exercise is an area search, and revealing information at this stage would...

Last Saturday two cavers directly approached staff at Peak Cavern and asked to be let in. Fortunately the member of staff was a TSG member who contacted me by phone, and we managed to sort things out. But instances like this can adversely affect future access to the cave, so we all need to stick...

Open Day and Refresher Day DCRO Base Buxton Fire & Rescue Centre, Staden Lane, SK17 9RZ Grid Ref: SK 069718 Saturday 09 May 2015, 09:45am This is an invitation to you all to come and see us at our annual open day. It?s a day we use to bring probationary team members up-to-speed with our kit...

Can anybody going from Peak to Mendip this weekend (27-29/03/15) take a small parcel for Mark Vaughan? PM me if you can. Cheers Alan

Sadly, Keith Joule died yesterday while on a Crewe CPC trip in Lancaster Easegill. He collapsed on his way over the fell to the cave, and, despite efforts by the party, CRO and paramedics, he did not recover. Keith was a fellow DCRO Controller, a very good friend and a steady caving partner to...

Open Day and Refresher Day DCRO Base Buxton Fire & Rescue Centre, Staden Lane, SK17 9RZ Grid Ref: SK 069718 Saturday 10 May 2014, 09:45am This is an invitation to you all to come and see us at our annual open day. It?s a day we use to bring probationary team members up-to-speed with our kit...

Just a heads up that DCRO will be exercising in Baggers this coming Sunday 24/11/2013 10am-5pm (ish). Probably best to avoid the cave on that day, unless you're part of the exercise  :o. Cheers, Al

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June 12 - the warmer weather seems to be sticking around, and the pressure is dropping, all of which might, in previous years, have indicated that carbon dioxide would be building up in some of the usual places. However, apart from one post on here giving a non-metered OK report for Nettle, I...

The induction/refresher/open day that DCRO had to cancel in January because of the snow has been re-scheduled for Saturday 1 June. This day is not only aimed at team members wanting a refresher or just a good day, or probationers needing an induction day but any cavers who might be thinking of...

Just a reminder that this Saturday is the DCRO Open Day at the DCRO's new base at the Fire Station on Staden Lane in Buxton (out on the Ashbourne Road). Starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm. It's open to all interested cavers, there's no requirement to join DCRO, it's an interesting day covering...

On Saturday 19 January 2013, Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation is holding its annual open day at the new base at the Fire and Rescue Centre on Staden Lane, Buxton SK17 9RZ. The day performs a number of functions - i.e. 1. An induction day which probationary and prospective team members are...

Here's a question then ... How come this rickety passage is known as The Cartgate, when it obviously isn't? Is it just Moose being sarcastic?  :shrug:

Message for all DCRO Members:- Next Saturday's DCRO training exercise will take place in Peak Cavern. It will be an "everybody underground" exercise in the "traditional" parts of Peak so please bring underground gear. Please park in the bottom Speedwell car park and display a sign saying...