What caving related thing did you do today?

[jonnybellman]

Knocked up this homemade reel for some underwater fun this weekend. 50m+ of polyprop, just need to mark each 5m for surveying practice now.

 

[JAshley73]

Whipped up a simple Sheave similar to the Petzl Ultralegere. Drawn and 3D printed in under 2 hours. Petzl on the left. Mine on the right.

Makes me wonder if I can make a prussik-minding body, that slips around the sheave, and works with the sheave & carabiner as well.

 

[Ian P]

Made some displays for the CNCC stand at Hidden Earth

 

[Badlad]

Pondered the architectural use of harvested speleothems.

 

[Lankyman]

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Pondered the architectural use of harvested speleothems.
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Your bench doesn't look very comfortable

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Two day breakdown. Wondering if the time equated to the 5 hours digging.

Sort photos on the pc one hour.
Upload to Flickr and Photobucket for sharing one hour.( also saving to seperate hard drive )
Posting a " few " on UK Caving 30mins.
Email to group. 30mins
Pressure wash all kit. One hour.
Sort stuff for the following week. Poles clips etc. Two hours
Clean drill. One hour.
Charge all batteries One hour.
Post waffle on Facebook. 30 mins.

Well eight and a half hours.

Better than the 20 mins bottom time I got diving at 70m.

 

[JAshley73]

Your bench doesn't look very comfortable

What is comfort anyway? It's such a subjective, relative idea...

<distant, thoughtful stare>

 

[Samouse1]

What is comfort anyway? It's such a subjective, relative idea...

<distant, thoughtful stare>

Comfort? In caving? We can only dream...

 

[JAshley73]

Comfort? In caving? We can only dream...

"Mmmmmmm"

 

[Tritim230]

Spent most of this week finalising my presentations for Hidden Earth. They include new footage from Ian....
Hope you will enjoy them...

 

[bagpuss]

Two day breakdown. Wondering if the time equated to the 5 hours digging.

Sort photos on the pc one hour.
Upload to Flickr and Photobucket for sharing one hour.( also saving to seperate hard drive )
Posting a " few " on UK Caving 30mins.
Email to group. 30mins
Pressure wash all kit. One hour.
Sort stuff for the following week. Poles clips etc. Two hours
Clean drill. One hour.
Charge all batteries One hour.
Post waffle on Facebook. 30 mins.

Well eight and a half hours.

Better than the 20 mins bottom time I got diving at 70m.

Contemplated possibility of installing a washing machine in the garage after cleaning kit post a Manor farm yesterday! Also wondering whether its worth getting a heated drying rack for kit drying..

 

[Pitlamp]

In case it slipped under your radar there's a decent washing machine available FOC but you'd have to collect (or arrange collection from) the Clitheroe area, near to the Dales:

Thread 'Washing machine up for grabs, Clitheroe area'

Sep 24, 2025

If anyone's interested in a washer that wants re-homing (free) please PM me and I can put you in touch with the owner.
Despite the comment below about using it for mucky caving gear I suspect it's in good condition and works fine.

"It’s an integrated Hotpoint 7kg washer with 14 programmes. Not sure how old, but would be a good starter for someone, or a second one for washing dirty overalls or dog stuff. Will need to collect from here."

• Pitlamp
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• Forum: For Sale / Wanted / Free Recycling

 

[Cantclimbtom]

Changeovers: taught someone with a rope over a tree branch how to ascend a rope 2 metres, switch to descending on a stop and just before touching the ground change back to ascending again.

What I learned is that very nearly 30 years of threading my own stop (so completely automatically without thinking and could do blindfolded without any difficulty) didn't teach me how to visualise how to thread a stop when viewed from a mirror image (them facing me) and from below. Took quite some thinking!!

 

[Max bowen]

Went to the Lyon sale and picked up two tackle sacks for an absolute bargain.

 

[Pete K]

Lack of an extra 13mm ring spanner nearly defeated me while removing a dodgy alternator from a narrowboat, except I remembered that I had my caving kit in the van with my spanner/knife/whistle. Also caving related because working in the bilge of a narrowboat is as equally manky and awkward as some caves I've done.

 

[Cantclimbtom]

Lack of an extra 13mm ring spanner nearly defeated me while removing a dodgy alternator from a narrowboat, except I remembered that I had my caving kit in the van with my spanner/knife/whistle. Also caving related because working in the bilge of a narrowboat is as equally manky and awkward as some caves I've done.

The whistle could've been handy too, while grovelling in the depths of the bulge you could've signalled an emergency message to those above decks

-.-. ..- .--. / --- ..-. / - . .- / .--. .-.. . .- ... .

 

[braveduck]

Making a new batch of digging Buckets !

 

[bagpuss]

Squeezed through a tree

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Going down the mine later. I dont just talk about it.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Back from the mine.