Caving Games

[skippy]

At the Golden Lion in Settle there is/was a square pillar, cavers used to see how many times they could go around it at the top.


And there is the 3 man lift!

The 3 man lift is still a firm favourite up at Gaping Gill.

 

[PeteHall]

I've just remembered the beam squeeze above the stairs at the Station Inn bunk barn.

Also playable at the same location is the "window traverse"

 

[Pitlamp]

The 3 man lift is still a firm favourite up at Gaping Gill.

. . . which reminds me of the brass "spin the wheel" blowpipe challenge. ;-)

 

[mrodoc]

Really glad to see Pass The Burning Box is already on the list. An absolute classic for surface digs involving a firepit (as most of ours do, to keep warm in winter or repel midges in summer). A large sturdy cardboard box has a nicely burning log placed inside and is then quickly sealed up. The box is then lobbed from one digger to another. Over the course of 2-3 minutes said box goes from smoldering, to on fire, to an inferno. The loser is the person first to wimp out of catching it and throwing it onwards. As with most caving games, a trip to A&E is a high probability!

Sounds like the tar barrel event held at Ottery St. Mary every November 5th!

 

[pwhole]

All of this thread is why I almost never stay at the hut

 

[skippy]

. . . which reminds me of the brass "spin the wheel" blowpipe challenge. ;-)

Ohh, yesss

 

[Pitlamp]

Excellent. Look at them all, waiting expectantly . . . LOL!

 

[Long Drop]

Is the bread-oven challenge in The Hunters still a thing?

 

[alanw]

Is the bread-oven challenge in The Hunters still a thing?

There's a bread oven in what is now Lake House, previously the Bunk Barn in Clapham. Johnny proposed to Jude in it. Apparently it's a cavers' tradition to do so: it's in the Daily Mail so it must be true!

With this hard hat, I thee wed: Pair of potholers get married in the place they met... deep down in a cave

Jude Onions, 27, and bridegroom Johnny Latimer, a 32-year-old engineer, chose to have part of their marriage ceremony in Ingleborough Cave, North Yorkshire.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[cavemanmike]

I remember driving down the country lanes in Angelsey in an old transit minibus and the driver winds down the window (yes I know winds down the window) then climbed out and onto the roof and climbed back into the passenger side and the passenger grabbed the steering wheel, once the first driver was back in it was repeated until everyone in the minibus had their turn. What could possibly go wrong. That was a long time ago

 

[afraidofthedank]

Has suspended sock wrestling not been mentioned yet? I’m suprised.

 

[wormster]

There was the "Inaugaral Ashes Rat Rounders" match between the BEC and the NZCC around 2009, the match had to end prematurely as we ran out of rats!! Or there was the occasion of pink the 2p coin off the woodshed to go to the Hunters!!

I think ACC used to have "consequence jenga" some of the forfeits for knocking down the tower were hilarious!

One member of the BEC had to give up caving after snapping an Achilles tendon attempting a complicated maneuver from the windowsill to sofa via the members bunkroom door whilst attempting a traverse of the common róom.

Oh yeah and the 3am Belfry table bra dance, always fun!

 

[wormster]

Is the bread-oven challenge in The Hunters still a thing?

Not anymore, just don't ask.........

 

[Pony]

Is the bread-oven challenge in The Hunters still a thing?

Tried to convince a couple of newbies to have a go a couple of weeks back, but they weren't up for it.

 

[wormster]

Tried to convince a couple of newbies to have a go a couple of weeks back, but they weren't up for it.

Just don't OK!! There's a reason why Roger doesn't want anyone in there!!!

 

[Pony]

Just don't OK!! There's a reason why Roger doesn't want anyone in there!!!

Don't worry, well aware.

 

[Long Drop]

Probably so you can't get out of sight and use your mobile phone .

 

[wormster]

Has anyone tried flaming volleyball??

All you need is somewhere like The Snake Pit at the Belfry, half a pint of paraffin some bog roll, a lighter and a load of people!! It's beautiful when multiple burning bog rolls arc across the night sky!!