I have seen it written in many places that the name Yordas comes from the Old Norse jord ass (or jord aas) meaning 'Earth stream'. I am no Old Norse scholar but, whilst j?r? certainly seems to be the word for earth, I cannot find any source for the word ass or aas meaning stream. The Old Norse...

This has probably been asked before, but which caves in the Dales are former show caves? Off the top of my head: Yordas Skirwith Bruntscar Weathercote Any others?

I have always referred to the pub between Kirkby Lonsdale and Cowan Bridge as the Woop Hall, but when I mentioned it to someone at work, she said it's the Hoop Hall. Whoops. So what is it?

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I went down the highly impressive Jockey Hole yesterday and it made me ponder the question of how many pitches in Yorkshire surpass the completely arbitrary depth of 50m. These are the Yorkshire caves that I can think of, which (I think) contain pitches of 50m or more: Jockey Hole Nick Pot...

Someone from work asked me what I thought about plans to have mixed toilets at a local pub. I told her I wasn't at all bothered about it and that in caving huts mixed dormitories are the norm. She replied with: "Yeah, but you probably don't get drunk nutters in caving huts though."

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Tutman's Hole Monday the 7th of May 2018 Chris Scaife, Don Miller, Andy Wardlaw My third visit to this cave, having been twice when water levels were high and the long duck was impassable. At the end of a warm, sunny and dry Bank Holiday weekend, this seemed like a natural choice for our...

England's northernmost inland caves are the very unusual sandstone phreatic tube at Roughting Linn and the wide rock shelter, steeped in history and folklore, known as St Cuthbert's Cave. However, on the coast between Berwick and the Scottish border there are numerous sea caves, some exceeding...

Dear Cavers, I am looking into a suitable bank account to set up in my club's name. At present we have a very old fashioned account with no online banking or debit cards. I looked into setting one up with Lloyds Bank and after one year of free banking, we'd have to pay ?6 per month. Does anyone...

I've recently been on some excellent short trips that are close to bigger, more popular ones and make very good extensions to the day. Being an altruistic type I thought I'd share some here and would be beside myself with joy if others could add to this list. Turbary Pot. Very close to Swinsto...

I was at the Gaping Gill winch meet on Saturday and on our way out we encountered something of a lunatic. Our trip had been: down Stream Passage, out Flood Entrance; then back down Corky's Pot and we were on our way out Bar Pot. When we had been in Stream we had encountered this rather inept...

I found a survey for this cave amongst the Northumberland surveys on the cavemaps website, but can't make out any of the writing on the tiny image. Does anyone know anything about this cave?

Cavers: Chris Scaife, Alex Ritchie In preparation for this tight trip, I drove to Inglesport wearing baggy clothes, to make me feel thin. Xander was in the cafe and we were soon met by Don, who was planning a solo SRT adventure in Kingsdale. Off I went with Xander to Leck Fell, freezing as...

I heard a rumour that you brave ladies and gentlemen are about to do something magnificent for the Cave Rescue Organisation- 24 hours in a cave as I understand. How might one make a substantial donation to this worthy cause?

I've read a few confusing accounts about Ayleburn Mine Cave, near Alston. Does anybody know if the entrance is still open, or if an alternative entrance is available?

Team Almost: Duncan Jones, Chris Kelly, Don Miller, Chris Sharman, Mike Skyrme Tiger Team: Dan Jackson, Chris Scaife, Alex Ritchie We assembled in Eastgate in Weardale, outside the Cross Keys pub, before driving in convoy a short distance to a large gate, behind which was some lubrication...

A few of us from Black Rose are hoping to go down to Devon for a day as a detour from an otherwise Mendips-obsessed trip in March. I think Afton Red Rift and Baker's Pit sound like good choices. I assume access will not be granted to Reed's Cave at that time of year. Can anyone on here help us...

Dan yr Ogof Sunday 30th September 2012 People present:  Chris Scaife, Duncan Jones, Alex Ritchie, Pete Brookdale, Stuart France. Weather ? Light rain We met Stuart France in the DYO car park and headed past the dinosaurs, through the show cave and into the frigorific lakes. The water was rarely...

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, I to II through trip Saturday 29th September 2012 People present:  Chris Scaife, Duncan Jones, Alex Ritchie, Pete Brookdale. Weather ? The bluest skies, as if they thought of rain. After a late night at the S.W.C.C. we decided to explore the cave whose entrances sound like...