• Canal Cave - Nidderdale

    Some interesting exploration techniques.

    'The next thing was to purchase a generator and pump. The plan being to test pumping out the flooded bedding in Lofthouse pot and fill HUTWP. The latter in a vain hope of creating water pressure to open up the choked bedding'.

    Click here for some excellent before and after shots

Laurie Galpin

Jopo

Active member
Some of you older cavers may remember Laurie Galpin (fondly or not so)
Laurie died a couple of weeks ago and has donated himself to medical science.
A memorial is to be held next week Simon and Annie wrote.



Sent from Simon' s iPad

Begin forwarded message:

From: Simon ...
Date: 18 August 2015 22:00:06 BST
To: Tim's gmail ...
Subject: Mr Galpin


There will be a gathering at the Miners Welfare Hall ,Abercrave , on Friday the 28 th August  at 1 pm ( 1300 ) to remember the life of Laurie Galpin. Could anyone who is attending please let Annie or Simon know to assist in catering. If you are attending please bring photo s or anecdotes to show or tell others and to help build a memory board for his brother Dennis, whom you may remember at Marry s  funeral.

Simon and Anne
 

bograt

Active member
There goes another one :(, I remember Laurie fondly, unfortunately am unable to participate :(

Yet another speliocharacter lost to us.
 
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