Weathercote Cave access

[thehungrytroglobite]

The email for Weathercote access isn't working. Any help?

 

[alanw]

In what way isn't it working? A quick check shows that dalecontractors are using Microsoft to receive their emails and the address given on the CNCC page, after de-munging is accepting andrew@

There have been issues in the last few days with Microsoft Exchange not being able to send emails back to AOL/Yahoo

Exchange Online blocked from sending email to AOL, Yahoo

Microsoft IP addresses on the spam naughty step

www.theregister.com

 

[Franklin]

I've contacted Andrew several times now for access to Weathercote, he has always been very welcoming and access has always been given though he is often very busy - perhaps give him a while to respond.

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

In what way isn't it working?

It just wouldn't send the email, but then I typed it from scratch and it sent.

I just heard back from him. The email given is his work email so he doesn't check it at weekends, or when he has time off etc. Maybe worth knowing for anyone else looking for access

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

In general I am not used to applying to landowners for access and I only decided I wanted to go to weathercote after a bottle of mead at 2am

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

Does anyone have a rigging topo or description for Weathercote? I can't find one anywhere

 

[Pitlamp]

There is an excellent description of the cave in the North Ribblesdale Caving Group’s only journal from the mid 1960s, if you can get into your club’s library. It includes a good survey. There are just climbs (no pitches) so I doubt you’ll find a rigging topo.

 

[Pitlamp]

On a bus as I type, so I can’t check the reference directly for you; sorry.

 

[Fjell]

Does anyone have a rigging topo or description for Weathercote? I can't find one anywhere

Do you not have Northern Caves vol2? You can buy them on Ebay. I have two editions of them all. Really either will do for the vast majority of caves given the lack of new stuff, and most of any new stuff is in the latest Vol 3 anyway.

You don’t need any rope. Just go down steps and poke around in the various passages leading off. I would previously have said walk up dry river bed first, but it’s all modern now.

 

[Pitlamp]

Now home - and I've found the full NRCG 1964 article on my PC. Just emailed it to you. I think the survey that goes with it is on the Cave Maps website.

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

Now home - and I've found the full NRCG 1964 article on my PC. Just emailed it to you. I think the survey that goes with it is on the Cave Maps website.

thanks so much

 

[Fjell]

If you haven’t been to Hurtle Pot etc, it is worth doing that too. Hurtle is my favourite word, so there’s that.

 

[Pitlamp]

Aye - but beware that Hurtle Pot Boggart!

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

If you haven’t been to Hurtle Pot etc, it is worth doing that too. Hurtle is my favourite word, so there’s that.

I thought Hurtle was only accessible to divers? I cannot dive

 

[Pitlamp]

It’s a 15 m deep crater with a pool at the bottom; a window into the large water filled tunnel running beneath Chapel Beck. Go and have a look. Then go back when it’s in flood and overflowing!

 

[Pitlamp]

You think I’m joking about that boggart don’t you? Go there as a moderate to high flood is ebbing and see what you think.

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

Go there as a moderate to high flood is ebbing

A niche set of circumstances, but I'll try!

 

[Pitlamp]

He'll be lurking (and gurgling) if you're there on the right day . . .

 

[Alex]

Just be careful the landowner don't come down the cave with you, with scrappy clothes and rips his back on the roof of the cave hehe (but loved it anyway lol). Landowner here is very nice and has his own copies of Northern caves!