Front bicycle light, possibly Lezyne brand, lost somewhere between Cow Pot and Lancaster Hole on 18/02/23. If found please send me a message.

Just seen this on Twitter*: https://twitter.com/Spiraloutpictu1/status/1158414535956541441?s=20 And this on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_iSjcw3fh8 I think these are the same film. They're both Scottish photographers/filmmakers so hopefully a fair bit of Scottish caving featured. No...

The European Outdoor Conservation Association hand out money for conservation projects based on public voting. Their current list of projects is themed on reducing plastic pollution and includes a cave conservation project in the lava tubes of Mauritius. This would entail a nationwide cave clean...

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I've just happened upon a 'test' email from the BCA in my junk mail folder. It's not unlikely that other people's email systems have been similarly overzealous. Given that they'll soon be sending out a ballot by email, it's probably worth adding their address to your 'safe' list. Safe 8)

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority are currently consulting on their 5-year management plan. It's a short, open survey and only takes a few minutes. It's a good opportunity to highlight the value of caves and caving, as well as any other issues you care to raise...

The Buttered Badgers and YUCPC teamed up for a little caving piece to bolt the Rowter Hole extensions. A concerted recruitment effort had managed to fetch a team of 6, who had travelled from such far-flung locations as London, Clitheroe, Oxford and York. After a hearty Pevril Stores breakfast we...

The P-hanger at the top of Dr Bannister's Handbasin in Upper Long Churn is currently missing. It must have come out in the last few weeks as it was there at the beginning of October. It's possible to tie a hand line onto a large flake of rock a few metres back from the waterfall, but you need...

Maskhill or Maskill - that is the question. The two spellings seem to be used interchangeably almost everywhere I look, including the Peak District Caving Info guides and the UKCaving Wiki. I'm starting to think there's some sort of conspiracy afoot. It vexes me. I'm terribly vexed. Can anyone...

Small Mammal Pot to Dihedral via the Whitsun Series A YUCPC Saga, starring: MarkS, Joe, Josh and Walmslers (me). It's been a while since I've done a nice long proper caving trip so was looking forward to this. I've also been wanting to visit the Whitsun Series for ages. Walking up through the...

Had a spot of bother with pulling the rope through Slit Pot in Simpson's on Saturday - not an uncommon problem it seems. It'll be collected this weekend. Sorry if it gets in anyone's way in the meantime. Anyone got any top tips for free-flowing pull through rigging on Slit Pot?

Hi I'm posting on behalf of a PhD student at Liverpool University who is researching the use of natural approaches to flood risk management. She is interested in gathering the experience of cavers regarding the cutting of moorland drainage channels (grips) and the more recent blocking of those...

Hi Cavers, I'm used to the term 'gower pool' for describing a pool formed by calcite deposits in a cave but I've now got cause to explain this term to a foreign scientist and I'm struggling. A google search turns up surprisingly little of use. Can anyone suggest a more...