• Descent 298 publication date

    Our June/July issue will be published on Saturday 8 June

    Now with four extra pages as standard. If you want to receive it as part of your subscription, make sure you sign up or renew by Monday 27 May.

    Click here for more

young diggers

Laurie

Laurie

Active member
About 65.........
whistle2.gif
 
T

thenuttygang

New member
Well it seems that my son, aged 7yrs, is just about to become the youngest active cave digger in somerset. I'm actually quite chuffed.

:clap:
 
cavermark

cavermark

New member
What do you class as active?

In the Peak Distrcit my daughter tested out the railway in my dig when she was aged 4... she really wanted to be in charge of a drill though..  :)
 
Damo

Damo

Member
I was at my first dig at the age of 5 back in good old 1985. Mother was working so father was left to look after me.

I don't recall having much say in it!!  :confused:
 
Ed W

Ed W

Member
Got a feeling these two were younger than seven when they helped out at Battery Swallet a few years ago...

60077_435363630973_4523583_n.jpg


62546_435363525973_1246224_n.jpg


These are the kids of my regular digging partner.  His daughter also used to come along to Bone Hole sometimes.  They are however a bit older than seven now.
 
T

thenuttygang

New member
well active means, (in my opinion), going regularly. Nik has been digging with me and others on a few occasions now and is caving every week at the moment. so once again i ask, does that make him the youngest active digger on the mendips?
 
Antwan

Antwan

Member
Ed W said:
62546_435363525973_1246224_n.jpg


These are the kids of my regular digging partner.  His daughter also used to come along to Bone Hole sometimes.  They are however a bit older than seven now.
Click to expand...
those kids are 'spoiled'  ;) <getting coat and leaving>  :-[
 
al

al

Member
Pitlamp said:
We had a lass in our club who went digging whilst pregnant. Beat that!
Click to expand...

How about three diggers flooded into a cave who were rescued by two of their heavily pregnant wives?
 
F

Fulk

Well-known member
Pregnant wives or not ? it's great to hear about youngsters getting stuck in ? and, indeed, giving every indication that they're enjoying it.
 
Pitlamp

Pitlamp

Well-known member
Well said Fulk - that's exactly what went through my mind when I saw those great pictures of them clearly having a whale of a time with the grown ups.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top