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A friend of mine has been asked by a friend to take him caving. This second friend is active and fit, climbs, swims and so on, but is in a wheelchair (no, please don't ask me how he climbs...).
So ... any suggestions for caves in Yorks or Derbys whose entrances are wheelchair accessible, and which would be accessible to someone crawling who has good upper body strength but useless legs. With several helpers, of course.
We have rejected Valley Entrance - accessible but too wet. Yordas - too big to crawl, and I don't think he wants to be just carried around in his wheelchair. Old Ing is possible, not too far from a track, but it's a long way to push the wheelchair along the track. Thistle, Runscar - don't fancy getting a wheelchair across the boggy bits! Roger Kirk is easier - perhaps going in one of the bottom entrances.
Anyway, you get the idea ...anyone got any suggestions? (apart from the obvious one of don't even try!)
So ... any suggestions for caves in Yorks or Derbys whose entrances are wheelchair accessible, and which would be accessible to someone crawling who has good upper body strength but useless legs. With several helpers, of course.
We have rejected Valley Entrance - accessible but too wet. Yordas - too big to crawl, and I don't think he wants to be just carried around in his wheelchair. Old Ing is possible, not too far from a track, but it's a long way to push the wheelchair along the track. Thistle, Runscar - don't fancy getting a wheelchair across the boggy bits! Roger Kirk is easier - perhaps going in one of the bottom entrances.
Anyway, you get the idea ...anyone got any suggestions? (apart from the obvious one of don't even try!)