Merry Christmas & Happy caving in 2024

[Pegasus]

Thank you to each and every forum member for their support this past year. Thanks for posting, liking, reading, sharing and caring

Thanks as ever to our Brilliant Moderation Team and to Q for keeping IT gremlins at bay

Thank you to Inglesport, SpanSet, Starless River and Warmbac for their continued support

It's great to see the forum thriving, despite the huge social media companies and all their billions.

As the year comes to an end, I'd love to hear what your favourite and/or most informative posts were in 2023.

The Christmas photos were all great, well done to AlanW for being chosen by Q who designed the poster (because I don't know how 😁)

Have a fabulous time over Christmas - hope your presents are full of caving gear. All the best for 2024 - may your digs go, trips be fun and cave photographs wonderful (post 'em, we love to see them).

Love to you All, Pegasus (and a heart handshake from Badlad 🤣)

 

[Pegasus]

This was one of my favourite threads 😁

First trip to Swildon's Sump 1

Last week, my eldest son Daniel made his first trip to Sump 1 in Swildon's. We want to Barnes Loop last year and he would have been fine carrying on then, but after a time check he reminded me it was time to turn around. Although we actually had time to continue, I was impressed by his...

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[Badlad]

I did like the Caving Memes - some a little unPC but mostly just funny

Caving Memes

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[Badlad]

I also enjoyed this year's instalment of Rowter Hole updates

Rowter Hole Update

Here's a grab from GoogleEarth with various overlays. This is the 2007 set, which shows the veins and hillocks best, though sadly not that hi-res. The 2017 is much better but it was done at lunchtime on a cloudless day, so most mining features are invisible. But as can be seen, the line of Shack...

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[rm128]

Who could forget Lily Patrick’s Alum Pot trip report? This was one of my favourites.

https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?threads/alum-pot-on-mummy’s-day-by-lily-patrick-aged-3-1-2.30481/

 

[MarkS]

I also enjoyed this year's instalment of Rowter Hole updates

Rowter Hole Update

Here's a grab from GoogleEarth with various overlays. This is the 2007 set, which shows the veins and hillocks best, though sadly not that hi-res. The 2017 is much better but it was done at lunchtime on a cloudless day, so most mining features are invisible. But as can be seen, the line of Shack...

ukcaving.com

You'll like the next post then!

 

[Badlad]

Can't wait....

 

[aricooperdavis]

I particularly enjoyed reading about peoples mine exploring exploits on the new mining sub-forum - thanks for sharing, mine friends, and please keep it up!

 

[Pegasus]

I particularly enjoyed reading about peoples mine exploring exploits on the new mining sub-forum - thanks for sharing, mine friends, and please keep it up!

Agreed, I like the photos too 😀

 

[Pegasus]

Merry Christmas everyone 😁

 

[royfellows]

I particularly enjoyed reading about peoples mine exploring exploits on the new mining sub-forum - thanks for sharing, mine friends, and please keep it up!

Thats nice, thank you. I just wish we had more people using it.
So, New Years resolution no1, I shall try to post some interesting and topical threads to get more people on here.

 

[Cantclimbtom]

Thats nice, thank you. I just wish we had more people using it.
So, New Years resolution no1, I shall try to post some interesting and topical threads to get more people on here.

You're sitting on a stack of some very good photos (judging by that Parc pic before) so looking forward to these posts Roy...⏰ no pressure.... 🤣

Merry Christmas (for the remaining 8 days of it) and Happy and Healthy New Year everyone

 

[Goydenman]

May you all have a special 2024. In 2023 I especially loved the digging updates eg Rowter, photos and trip reports thanks