Generational Caving

[mrodoc]

Occurred to me the other day that 4 generations of my family have been to the lake in Pridhamsleigh Cavern and 3 from those generations have dived in it. Any other 4th generation cavers out there before I write to the Guiness Book of Records!

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Well done Peter. Lets keep it going for 2025.

 

[PeteHall]

Four generations of my family have been caving on Mendip, though my mother's generation never did more than a handful of trips.
Never had more than three generations underground at the same time though...

 

[LadyMud]

So now loads of youngsters will be trying to persuade their grandfathers and great-grannies to go caving . . .

 

[Cantclimbtom]

The terms and conditions are not clear.

Does it need to be all at the same time, or will any caving by a grandfather in the past allow a 3 generation claim? And does that have to be the same cave (in which case my son and I better get down p8).

(Not that we can compete with the astonishing 4 generations of the mrodocs or Hall clans!)

 

[mrodoc]

I don't think we managed all four generations underground at the same time as I had no grandchildren when my father was alive so perhaps somebody else can up with them all there at the same time. We had on trip with grand dad, grand ma and all four grandchildren but that was a short foray. I have got my entire family into one photo in a guide book but not grandchildren. You can see them in one of the older MU's

 

[Samouse1]

In my family there have been three generations of people who regularly went underground, although it did skip a generation. My dad and I are both cavers, but I'm not sure my coal miner great grandfather would approve of us going underground without being paid!

 

[shotlighter]

In my family there have been three generations of people who regularly went underground, although it did skip a generation. My dad and I are both cavers, but I'm not sure my coal miner great grandfather would approve of us going underground without being paid!

If you're going to play the mining card, then 8 generations here - with no skips!

 

[mrodoc]

I think the word cavers was in my first statement!

 

[Babyhagrid]

I'm currently a third generation caver although my grandad started caving after my dad!

 

[mrodoc]

i met a chap last summer from Ashburton whose grandfather was Eric Hensler. However he hadn't followed in his footsteps.

 

[anticrawling]

Another 3rd gen caver here! Mendip for my granddad, dales for my dad, and peak for me

 

[Rachel]

Three generations here as well. My dad was a caver, although he gave up before I was born. Me then my kids.

 

[kay]

Can I count as 3 generations? Used to take my children and their friends, and I took my Dad to Yordas and Old Ing when he was in his mid 80s.

 

[Rhys]

I'm a second generation caver and my teenagers seem keen on doing a bit, so that makes three generations here.

 

[Rhys]

 

[Rhys]

That photo was nearly 13 years ago, but illustrates the point.

 

[David Rose]

Me with my son Daniel, now the secretary of UBSS. Last weekend we did the Daren - Cnwc through trip in sporting conditions, but I should point out this image was also taken a while back...