• Summer Expeditions - would you like some free rope from UKC??

    To apply post on the 'expeditions' board giving some history, details, hopes and objectives for your trip. Those who have applied before are very welcome to apply again.

    Closing date is 10pm Monday 18th May!!

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"Caving" in a wwI fort...

Yes, a very interesting place. They open it for cavers from time to time. Some bits are rigged to make them more 'interesting' - like the leaking water pipe.
 
In Belgium we use not only old WO forts but also Basilca, towers, quarries as training sites :-)

Some examples

- Koekelberg Basilica (Brussels)
  2 yearly event on the Koekelberg (Brussels) Basilica
  http://www.gsredan.be/rallye/home.html
  In the basement of this Basilica there is permanent training facility too
  http://www.gsredan.be/site/visite-virtuelle-de-la-salle.html

- Tour du Roton (Tower / old Industrial plant)
  http://sus-pendus.be/la-tour-du-roton/

- Villers le Gambon (Quarry)
  http://www.speleoviavlg.be/vlgfr/index1.html
  Rigging plan : http://www.speleoviavlg.be/vlgfr/index1.html

BR


 
The rally on the basillica is amazing, I've done it twice with York Uni CPC. It's usually every 3 years but last time they only waited for 2. It takes a whole year to plan and 3 weeks to rig with over 3 k of rope. Its really brilliant everyone should do it.

Heres some photos  http://www.yucpc.org.uk/gallery/album.php?id=293&year=&author=&keyword=&sort=AlbumDate&page=3  http://www.yucpc.org.uk/gallery/album.php?id=341&year=&author=&keyword=&sort=AlbumDate&page=1#8


and a video I made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW94p6bymTQ
 
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