Caving Quotes

[mikem]

Terry Pratchett

 

[Pitlamp]

It's certain to go, on the next session . . . .

(Often heard when a dig's running short of willing bodies.  )

 

[Jim MacPherson]

From a policeman we once bumped into post-trip: "It's dark, is it safe to go caving a night time?"

Erm! NO.

When some over-enthusiastic type takes the wrong direction out of Ireby Fell entrance on a dark and snowy winter's evening, luckily kindly farmer drove some back to collect the cars, a few miles I think, don't imagine he was deeply impressed though.

Jim

 

[JoshW]

It's certain to go, on the next session . . . .

(Often heard when a dig's running short of willing bodies.  )

On that theme 'it's practically wide open', is a running phrase of digs with Badlad, Franklin et al.

 

[mikem]

Erm! NO.

When some over-enthusiastic type takes the wrong direction out of Ireby Fell entrance on a dark and snowy winter's evening, luckily kindly farmer drove some back to collect the cars, a few miles I think, don't imagine he was deeply impressed though.

Jim

One of the uni groups even managed to get lost in the eastwater field...

 

[Pitlamp]

"It's a bit damp".

(Translation - mind you don't drown!)

 

[Graigwen]

Walking out from Penwyllt one very misty day looking for Pant Mawr Pot. Norman Martell says after about an hour and a half "I think we have overshot. That is a coal seam in the stream bed".

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[aricooperdavis]

One of the uni groups even managed to get lost in the eastwater field...

To be fair, re-reading the trip report, it sounds like most of the party were probably ill and hung over!

 

[Mark]

Doug Nash, on being interviewed about the science of cave discovery,

"caves are where you find em"

 

[chunky]

C'mon the sooner we get in, the sooner we get out again.....members of Dudley Caving Club

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[mikem]

The original thread:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/caversgroup/permalink/10158142062943639/?anchor_composer=false

 

[AlexR]

"It's a dry cave."
has got to be a classic. As far as I'm concerned, if you don't get your ears wet, it's a dry cave. Others on the trip may disagree and make their displeasure known.

 

[crickleymal]

"Don't worry, it's worse than it looks."

My son getting his words muddled trying to encourage someone.

 

[GarDouth]

"First you must conceive that the earth is everywhere full of windy caves, and bares in its bosom a multitude of fissures and gulfs and beedling, precipitous crags. You must also picture that under the earth's back, many buried rivers with torrential force roll their waters mingled with sunken rocks."

- The Nature of the Universe (55 BC)

 

[Fred]

"You won't need knee pads"

I think there was a series of T-shirts produced in the US with a title like Great Caving Lies.

 

[langcliffe]

There are a few more here.

 

[2xw]

I always remembered when on exped in Serbia one of the Serbs said

"The caves are not like rabbits, they won't run away"

Always stuck with me when I need to convince myself to go to Inglesport instead of caving

 

[andys]

"Thats the hardest trip I've ever done! What are we doing next week?"
"Quaking."

 

[John Gresty]

'Snuff dry'

Meant I was going to get wet.

John

 

[Joe Duxbury]

"You won't need knee pads"

I think there was a series of T-shirts produced in the US with a title like Great Caving Lies.

Indeed there was. 'Great Lies of Caving', by Jerry Wallace. 'You don't need kneepads' was no. 3. I have one somewhere.
Some others were No. 1, It?s right off the road; No. 2, We?ve got plenty of rope; No. 4, It?s not wet