Win 4 DMM Screwgate karabiners!!

[Maisie Syntax]

Interesting negotiating the ice at the top of the 'original' 1st pitch into Gavel.

 

[Maisie Syntax]

Looking up the same pitch into Gavel (as above). Bothe taken earlier today. A noticeable thaw underway, making being anywhere beneath the ice somewhat 'interesting'. Still, no rub points at the moment

 

[Pegasus]

.....it's still freezing cold, still time to get your entries in

 

[littlesunshine]

WIN 4 X DMM PHANTOM SCREWGATE KARABINERS!!

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Badlad and I went for a walk up East Kingsdale recently - it was bitterly cold, however gave me an idea for a quick competition to kick 2026 off!

To be in with a chance of winning 4 DMM Phantom HMS karabiners, post your best photos on the subject of 'The current cold weather' on this thread.

Bonus points given for: Caving themed (this is UKC afterall!) and a brief explanation, though I get some photos won't need that.

5 photos per person.

Closing date - 10pm, Sunday 11th January - so you only have a week!

Shortlist to be chosen by me then it's over to random.org.

Good luck - and thank you to everyone who supports my competitions - means a lot

DMM Phantom Karabiners

Thank you to DMM for the generous prize ​

The entrance to Notts today! It was shockingly not as cold as it looks as Leck Fell was very still, the wind (and sideways rain) is always the worst part so I was very glad for the good weather. Lots of loose icicles, luckily i got the photo before some were knocked off while prussiking, I heard many shouts of 'below' as I crawled towards the first climb.

 

[bagpuss]

Slightly tenuous caving link, shake holes on the moor north of Cefn Yr Ystrad, Brecon Beacons this morning.

 

[Samouse1]

A somber and cold spot on an otherwise cheerful and beautifully sunny walk from Grassington to Kettlewell! Took in Fossil Pot, Mossdale and finally Providence Pot

 

[Maj]

A chilly frozen morning in Fairy Cave Quarry

 

[cavingbiker]

It's that hill again

 

[Pegasus]

Ok, it's still horrid outside so I've decided to extend the deadline for this competition to this Wednesday 14th January 10pm.

(Also, if I'm really honest I haven't shared the comp round facebook which I promised the lovely Kelly at DMM I would do )

I've loved the entries so far, please do keep them coming....until Wednesday - thank you!

 

[Lankyman]

Even I can't link this in any way, shape or form to caving but this is where I was on Christmas Day. Not a flake of snow in sight but it was freezing. It's a mince pie frosted with icing sugar on the Howgill Fells

 

[Mizmazmoz]

Hole hunting in the snow on the south side of Yr Wyddfa.

 

[Mizmazmoz]

Yr Aran... A lovely afternoon walk to play in the snow.

 

[Mr Mike]

Frosty Winter Hill and Rivington Moor

 

[EvilStu]

Managed to get the pic the right way up this time.
On a recent (3rd Jan) YSS trip to Notts Pot, there was a chill wind on Leck Fell.

 

[Mr Mike]

Frosty Winter Hill and Rivington Moor

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Forgot to say, there are coal mines under this!

 

[Connor Cannings]

A very cold January Titan trip. (Looking out to the Peaks at Titan's Entance)

 

[ChrisEd]

Not cave related, but just next door to the DMM factory! I took the dog (Magda or Mags) for a day out in the snow over Elidir Fawr and Carnedd y Filiast in North Wales this Saturday.

 

[Pegasus]

Not cave related, but just next door to the DMM factory! I took the dog (Magda or Mags) for a day out in the snow over Elidir Fawr and Carnedd y Filiast in North Wales this Saturday.

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Oh, I think this is an inventive and excellent tenuous link - as DMM very generously support caving! Nice one

 

[Cantclimbtom]

Not cave related, but just next door to the DMM factory! I took the dog (Magda or Mags) for a day out in the snow over Elidir Fawr and Carnedd y Filiast in North Wales this Saturday.

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Isn't there a 250m Winter II/III recently added to the route list (The Tunnel, Atlantic slab) on Carnedd y Filiast. Maybe you could test it for us, probably without canine helper for that

 

[Juan]

Again not the current cold spell, so again not a competition entry, but more caving in cold weather, this time from 1975.

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Slimmer me and Pete Smith (now in Spain). Can't remember what we were doing, but it looks serious with those ammo boxes. Magnificent rope coiling!