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Adventures Underground 2nd Edition

A great book and worth a read by anyone interested in caving in the Yorkshire Dales. Grab a copy while you can as Inglesport only have a few in stock. It may not be reprinted and then you will have missed the chance to acquire a copy of this riveting read.
H.L.
 
Quick update; Both Dave and I now have a small supply of the books. So if you're expecting to bump into either of us then we could get one to you if you're stuck, by arrangement.

I don't want to impact sales from Inglesport, Starless River, etc - just saying in case going to either is awkward.
I think there are a few on sale at the Cowan Bridge shop too. But try and support our main caving shops if you can.
 
For anyone wondering either whether to purchase or if the updated version is worth having as well as the original, I picked up a copy from inglesport yesterday and it’s excellent even having read the 1st version, there’s plenty of extra interesting stuff to make it worth while, I read most of it yesterday infront of the fire watching the rain lash down outside!
 
Thank you for the encouraging comments above folks; it seems you're enjoying it (phew!).

If anyone does spot any glaring errors could you send me a PM? We can always list any errata on the WP website, for completeness. There were a few minor isues with the first edition but we sorted these for the 2nd edition.
 
Thank you for the encouraging comments above folks; it seems you're enjoying it (phew!).

If anyone does spot any glaring errors could you send me a PM? We can always list any errata on the WP website, for completeness. There were a few minor isues with the first edition but we sorted these for the 2nd edition.
I think I got the last copy in Inglesport a few weeks ago. I'm slowly working through the chapters (spinning it out!) to keep it going. It's been excellent to catch up with what's been done (a lot!) since I ceased active caving nearly twenty years ago. The only 'shortcoming' I can see so far is no coverage of the Black Keld system explorations. Is there any intention to include that in the future or is that another book altogether?
 
Just tried to order a copy from Wild Places but the log in page comes back as "page isn't working, http error 500". Anyone else have a similar problem or is it me?
 
Just tried to order a copy from Wild Places but the log in page comes back as "page isn't working, http error 500". Anyone else have a similar problem or is it me?
I just experimented with this link and it seems to work for me:


You first have to click the box about whether you're in the UK or not (so it works out postage if overseas). That makes the rest of the ordering page live. (The cover priice includes postage in the UK.)

Lanknman - I think Inglesport have got more stock now. There's a reason the Black Keld system isn't in there. With the first edition we tried to stick as far as possible to the chapter subjects in the original 1952 Underground Adventure book. Since Gemmell & Myers' time there have been many fine caves discovered in and around Wharfedale, so we decided we ought to include at least one chapter on a Wharfedale system. After much deliberation we chose Birks Fell Cave for a number of reasons (only one of which being it's one of my own favourites!)

With the recent 2nd edition we did drift away from this principle a bit, mainly because we felt it better to write about stuff we've been directly inviolved in.

The trouble with a book like this is what do you leave out?

I take your point though - and I think you're right; the Black Keld system is well worth a full book of its own.

Shotlighter; if you continue to have problems chuck a PM to me and I'll alert Chris Howes.
 
I've really enjoyed both editions. Not all caving and climbing books are well-written, but this one is so I don't find myself wincing when things that should have been edited out survive to torment the reader. However, I sympathise with Lankyman: there are several caves (and areas) that are worthy of record in a second book. I'd include Black Keld, Fairy Holes and the North York Moors but I'd also be interested in the maze caves in the Northern Dales and (probably speculative) accounts of those areas which haven't produced much yet - eg Wildboarfell. Basically, anything that isn't included in Adventures Underground or Memoirs of a Moldywarp.... Definitely needs another book...
 
I've really enjoyed both editions. Not all caving and climbing books are well-written, but this one is so I don't find myself wincing when things that should have been edited out survive to torment the reader. However, I sympathise with Lankyman: there are several caves (and areas) that are worthy of record in a second book. I'd include Black Keld, Fairy Holes and the North York Moors but I'd also be interested in the maze caves in the Northern Dales and (probably speculative) accounts of those areas which haven't produced much yet - eg Wildboarfell. Basically, anything that isn't included in Adventures Underground or Memoirs of a Moldywarp.... Definitely needs another book...
As a kid, one of the books I used to get out regularly from the local library was David Heap's 'Potholing Beneath the Northern Pennines'. The chapter that described all those big Northern Dales drainage routes like Crackpot Cave really fired my imagination as much as the classic stuff round the Three Peaks. It made me get out and explore lots of those places off the beaten track. I recall one walk where Colin Jackson and I walked round the top of Mallerstang (both sides) wearing wetsuits looking for stuff. There ought to be a decent cave passing under Wild Boar from the Angerholme Pots to Needlehouse Gill. If it was in Mendip I reckon they'd have tunneled into it years ago!
 
I also read Dave Heap's classic many times as a youth. Years later I came to know him as I did loads of caving from Horton, where his club (KCC) had Hannum Cottage as a hostel. He was a pretty inspirational chap.

Strangely, I never had my own copy. Iain Barker knew I'd always wanted one; he found one on a second hand stall and presented me with it, for which I'm still hugely grateful!

I'd put that in the top half dozen caving books of all time.
 
I would say Mr Pitlamp that is praise on 5 other books rather than the 1 in question ;-)
My favourite will always always be Underground Adventures by Gemmel and Myers. Books can be better written about more interesting escapades and many other things, but I don't care I own 4 copies to make sure I don't forget which is my fave ;-)
 
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