Dave Elliot
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Rest in Peace Dave.
Funnily enough it is because of Dave that I am named Badlad on this forum. Back in the early eighties I went on a Whernside Manor trip to the Pyrenees with Dave as a leader. He nicknamed a group of us from the Airedale 'the Badlads' as a bit of fun. Shortly after one of the lads had some stickers made of the 'Badlads' and years later one of those stickers reappeared just as I was registering on the forum. Voila
Funnily enough it is because of Dave that I am named Badlad on this forum. Back in the early eighties I went on a Whernside Manor trip to the Pyrenees with Dave as a leader. He nicknamed a group of us from the Airedale 'the Badlads' as a bit of fun. Shortly after one of the lads had some stickers made of the 'Badlads' and years later one of those stickers reappeared just as I was registering on the forum. Voila
shotlighter
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Must be one the the most influential cavers of his generation. Many, myself among them, must have learnt the basics of SRT from his (some would say controversial) books.
His books on the Castleton caves are still a classic & well worth a look!
What a loss.
His books on the Castleton caves are still a classic & well worth a look!
What a loss.
Dave Elliot was years ahead of his time with his superb red-bolt routes and the text and photos accompanying the infamous book were inspirational to me. As a teenager I taught myself SRT, mostly using Dave's book and was an avid reader of his phenomenal Equipment Column in Caves & Caving. As a young caver he was undoubtedly my caving hero and the first time I met him my legs turned to jelly - it was like meeting royalty. RIP - an inspiration and a legend!
richardg
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Dave certainly standardised SRT caving techniques and in so doing made caving a lot safer.....
The few times I met up with Dave he was always interested in whatever project I was working on, and for someone of Dave's prestigious status to to say " well done" was approval indeed..... I will always remember our conversations... I was looking forward to more, but sadly that will not be... But we can grateful for Dave's company while we had it.....
The few times I met up with Dave he was always interested in whatever project I was working on, and for someone of Dave's prestigious status to to say " well done" was approval indeed..... I will always remember our conversations... I was looking forward to more, but sadly that will not be... But we can grateful for Dave's company while we had it.....
blackshiver
Member
Oh No - not another one.
Dave was: as people have already said, "A visionary" in terms of those early red bolts and SRT guide - done around the time when I was badly placing spits in "exploration mode" not thinking of the longer term consequences.
These Whernside Manor day's of Caving now seem a lifetime way.
RIP Dave.
Dave was: as people have already said, "A visionary" in terms of those early red bolts and SRT guide - done around the time when I was badly placing spits in "exploration mode" not thinking of the longer term consequences.
These Whernside Manor day's of Caving now seem a lifetime way.
RIP Dave.
Ship-badger
Member
His tee shirt with the slogan "ladders are for lofts" still makes me chuckle.
A generous man, he lent us some information on the caves of Mallorca when we went there many years back. He was planning on writing a guide book to the island, and had compiled a lot of info. All he asked in return was that we let him know of any mistakes that we found.
A good man. RIP.
A generous man, he lent us some information on the caves of Mallorca when we went there many years back. He was planning on writing a guide book to the island, and had compiled a lot of info. All he asked in return was that we let him know of any mistakes that we found.
A good man. RIP.
al
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Sad to hear that Dave has passed away.
He was such a solid character - very helpful and always willing to discuss anything to do with caving, but, with an abrasive sense of humour, he would delight in winding you up, just when you weren't expecting it, even though you really were.
I remember the "Manor" years well, in particular a rigging course where he took a small group of us to finish off his bolts in the Goblin Shaft of Sell Gill - red rings, of course!
He'll be missed by many of us.
He was such a solid character - very helpful and always willing to discuss anything to do with caving, but, with an abrasive sense of humour, he would delight in winding you up, just when you weren't expecting it, even though you really were.
I remember the "Manor" years well, in particular a rigging course where he took a small group of us to finish off his bolts in the Goblin Shaft of Sell Gill - red rings, of course!
He'll be missed by many of us.