If you take the passage that continues on past the bottom of the climb up into toyland you find yourself in a rather unpleasant low crawl (hands and knees/flat out) which I am assuming is the Derbyshire extension? Follow this for long enough and you eventually find yourself at a very tight...

Lost in or around Sunset Hole last Sunday.  One ancient D shaped aluminium carabiner with a very faded red collar. Possibly marked with striped yellow/green tape.  If you find it, drop me a PM and I'll arrange its return at no cost to yourself. If you decide that it's 'finders keepers' then...

Are these available to purchase and download online?

Just wondering if anyone had any real world experience with the Equirial 10mm type A rope that is on the starless River site.  It's competitively priced at ?1.20 a metre. Can anyone comment on its handling characteristics/resistance to wear etc Cheers,             Simon

Just lost my sump virginity in Swildons number one. Can't quite believe that I did that.....

In an attempt to make my srt kit more compact I've decided to replace my handled ascender with a basic. I was able to get a mate to pick one up cheaply from go outdoors in Wigan and post it to me. Saved a tenner :-) Am I correct in assuming I need to adjust the lengths of the footloop *and* the...

Apologies if this has been asked before. I did try various searchs.. Just above my profile picture are 2 yellow squares, I notice that some posters have 3 or 4. Just wondering what they signify? :-\ Simon

Apologies is this has been asked before, tried a search but couldn't find an answer. I'm looking to tap the combined wisdom of the forum.... Bearing in mind most of the srt I've done so far has been on 10mm rope what diamter cord do you think makes the best prussic loops? I have some 5mm...

I had some junk to put in the loft last night  and the hatch was stuck. Soooo.... I'm standing on the top step of my rickety old stepladder which is at the top of a flight of stairs. Leaning out precariously whilst fiddling with the latch on the loft hatch with both hands. If I can just lean...

Retrieved my down jacket from the loft this morning. Condition=manky Anyone have any real-world experience of how to clean/dry my bedraggled jacket? I can't seem to find a care label anywhere but I'm guessing you can't just stick it in the washing machine on a 40 degree cycle. It's a mountain...

I heard a strange rattling sound coming from the washing machine this morning. After removing my (sweet smelling) oversuit I saw my fenix E01 sitting in the bottom of the drum. This tiny torch usually lives on a length of paracord around my neck and under my furry. Turned it on and it sparked...

Had another poke around crackpot with my speleo-kid today. It's my 'local' cave, being a mere hour and a halfs drive each way.... Weather fine and water levels very low. I decided to have a look around the (long abandoned?) Dig site. I'd not been down that way before having been assured that...

After failing to follow one of the basic eBay rules (do not browse whilst drunk) I find myself in possession of a brand new  Oldham GL16 caplamp.... I'm not quite sure what to do with it! I *think* its a fairly standard Oldham head with the two halogen bulbs but has a rather large yellow...

Anyone in the dales area have any retired rope they could donate to me? My wife has informed me I will be teaching her Cubs knot tying in July.... Condition/type totally unimportant as it will be chopped up into 2 metre lengths and never used in any vertical environment. I can't afford to pay...

Okay, I can manage a bowline, figure of eight (and nine) alpine butterfly and a double figure if eight on a bight.  I can tie these with my eyes closed. I know I'm still in nappies in caving terms but was wondering if it was worth learning any other knots or will this set suffice for most needs...

I'm not really expecting to ever see it again.... Lost, one size 6 green wellie. Last seen on the foot of my 13 year old son at the bottom of the water chute in Dr Bannisters. By the time he had made the climb up and out it had mysteriously vanished. Despite an extensive search 'twas not to be...

<sigh>  meant to be taking some noobs caving this weekend. Had hoped to go round the churns on Saturday and great douk on the Sunday. Up here in Sunderland its rained for four solid days I'm guessing that its not exactly been dry in the dales either..... I think I'll have to get up early and...

Morning all. I'll be travelling down to Derbyshire this weekend with the Craven for a spot of caving..  My first trip away from Yorkshire :o. Being totally unfamiliar with the hydrology of the area I was wondering how the change in weather was would affect our proposed trips through Giants on...

Anyone have any info about the abandoned dig site in the Great Douk enclosure? The scaffolding looks in reasonable nick and I was just wondering what I might find at the bottom if I inadvertently found myself climbing down tomorrow  :-\

I'm feeling just a little smug ;D Just improved my warmbac kneepads by gluing a piece of neoprene (salvaged from an old wetsuit) behind them. Sheer luxury when crawling :clap2: Anyone else got anything to share?