Hoping to do some caving

[Jess Noble]

Hello!!

My name is Jess and I live in Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. I got into caving in a society this year at university but was really hoping to do some wild caving myself over summer but wasn’t really sure where to start in Ireland. I was told about this page and was hoping someone could offer me some advice on where to go? If there are any caving groups nearby? Or if anyone was actually willing to take me down a cave!!

I am quite a beginner in experience with only having done three caves including OFD 1&2 in Wales which I really enjoyed!!

Would appreciate if I heard back from anyone!!

Thank you

 

[ChrisB]

This club may be what you're after, covering NI and based in or near Fermanagh : https://www.combinedcavingdivingclub.com/

 

[Jess Noble]

Thank you!!

 

[Ian Ball]

Well I can say that Marble Arch is one of the gems of the UK let alone Ireland, enjoy

 

[Jess Noble]

I actually got a job there for this summer!! But it’s wild caving that I’m looking to get into but don’t know anyone with surveys or experience around here!

 

[Ian Ball]

I'm not really sure what wild caving is, but i assume you mean caving not at the show cave and so Marble Arch will be fun for you, it's huge.

 

[Jess Noble]

Yes I mean caving in suits, not the show cave!!

 

[Cantclimbtom]

I actually got a job there for this summer!! But it’s wild caving that I’m looking to get into but don’t know anyone with surveys or experience around here!

Unsurprisingly, show cave employees tend to be people who cave themselves. Is it really not possible to cave with colleagues or people they know? You might have to "earn" it by offering to do some digging though

 

[Jess Noble]

Yea I do plan on doing that just thought here would be a good place to ask as well

 

[Ian Ball]

What happened to the Ulster Speleological Society and Caving Club?

 

[LadyMud]

What happened to the Ulster Speleological Society and Caving Club?

It's been replaced by the Combined Caving & Diving Club (link above)