International Cavers
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TheBitterEnd
Well-known member
graham said:
I agree that it is not a direct check but to get a CNCC permit you need to be a club with with all the blah so effectively BCA insurance is a requirement in some places.
That said for a couple of weeks (actually 17 days IIRC*) temporary membership would cover it.
*I'm sure plenty of people will be champing at the bit to correct this number if I have not RC
bograt
Active member
IIRC when the international was at Sheffield (Many moons ago!), various clubs took responsibility for arranging trips in specific areas / systems so any foreign visitors could go on the trip of their choice, TSG and Eldon hosted the Peak Cavern / Castleton / Eldon Hole area.
(Although this was in the pre-insurance era, aah, happy days
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(Although this was in the pre-insurance era, aah, happy days
)When I caved there in 2010 I had no issues. ^.^ Les took me around Mendip and a trip to OFD as well. And I loved the Wessex! (cue club wars now with that statment... :tease I forget who up in Scotland took me to a limestone mine outside Edinburgh, and then I visited Heron Pot in the Dales with the BPC. My time in Mendip and Wales was my fav though. Of course, there was a lot of disconnect in the BPC and no one knew I was coming since my contact there neglected to tell anyone...so other than getting in on a trip on Sunday I was left alone in the Dump for about 36 hours until I was rescued and spent an evening with the lovely Steph and we stayed up talking nerdy (similar science backgrounds, yay awesome science caver girls WOOT!) for a good bit of the night Then I ended up crashing on the couch of I think...Joe? Yeah I think his name was Joe. Wow...that's bad to not remember the name of some dude's place you slept on the couch at in a foreign country. LOL
(cue club wars now with that statment... :tease I forget who up in Scotland took me to a limestone mine outside Edinburgh, and then I visited Heron Pot in the Dales with the BPC. My time in Mendip and Wales was my fav though. Of course, there was a lot of disconnect in the BPC and no one knew I was coming since my contact there neglected to tell anyone...so other than getting in on a trip on Sunday I was left alone in the Dump for about 36 hours until I was rescued and spent an evening with the lovely Steph and we stayed up talking nerdy (similar science backgrounds, yay awesome science caver girls WOOT!) for a good bit of the night Then I ended up crashing on the couch of I think...Joe? Yeah I think his name was Joe. Wow...that's bad to not remember the name of some dude's place you slept on the couch at in a foreign country. LOL
martinm
New member
Hammy said:
why not go to Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales instead, you don't need any permits (unless things have changed since I was last there) for KMC, Swinsto, Simpsons, Jingling, Rowten, etc. Great system. Or the Long Churn, Alum Pot system. Or there's loadsa stuff in the Peak District you don't need permits for, just a 'Derbyshire Key'. (Adjustable spanner.) Regards, Mel.
ian mckenzie
New member
Main thing is to link up with the many friendly and helpful local cavers, and give yourself enough time to cave on their schedule as you will be on holiday but they will not. Six weeks should be about right...
meanderthal
Member
Or you could try the uni clubs - they have a lot more time on their hands usually!
