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caving tattoo ideas

thehungrytroglobite

thehungrytroglobite

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Have been wanting to get a caving tattoo for a long time, but been held back by being indecisive about which tattoo to get. Please help me brainstorm some caving-related tattoos!!

So far I've been thinking of:
- a collection of notable formations from Easegill (ie. the colonnades, bob's boss, painter's palette, fire hydrant, etc.)
- looking towards the waterfall in bullpot of the witches from the bottom of the chimney
- a lil SRT dude

and yes I'm serious about this  :D
 
pwhole

pwhole

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Whereabouts are you planning to have it? I'm guessing if it's an underground shot it'll have a 'frame' of some sort? Darkness fading out to skin-tone might be quite tricky?
 
thehungrytroglobite

thehungrytroglobite

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Yeah if it ends up being an underground shot then it will have a frame, ideally the frame will be the shape of a cave entrance! Which cave entrance is yet to be decided
 
PeteHall

PeteHall

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Do you know Phil Wharton (ex-DUSA)? He's got a pretty epic cave tattoo that's worth checking out.
 
pwhole

pwhole

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thehungrytroglobite said:
Yeah if it ends up being an underground shot then it will have a frame, ideally the frame will be the shape of a cave entrance! Which cave entrance is yet to be decided
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Jubilee Cave near Malham is pretty tasty as an entrance - I made a t-shirt design from an outward-looking shot with masking, but that only works on a black background! But it looks like I have a big hole (and a tiny person) in my chest if I stand against a white wall, so that's pretty cool I guess. The outdoor shot might work, and you're welcome to trace that if you don't find anything better :)
 

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Fulk

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Browgill's a nice-looking entrance . . . . but would you want a whole load of black ink surrounding it?
 
2xw

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How about I get your face tattooed on my arse if you get my arse tattooed on your face?

Other ideas:

- a "tramp stamp" of a caver descending into your crack
- Andy Eavis but in the style of the Che Guevara poster every student used to have
- a Petzl Duo with a disappointed face next to it
- Krab around the nipple
- Draenan survey as a back piece
- Duncan Price in the bath
- the wording of the BCA participation statement on your thigh
- Josh Bratchley snoopy loops photo
- a wellie but tattooed life size, on your foot
- that cliche one people do of the planets in a line, but instead of planets it's the Petzl diagrams from the side of descenders
- the NUCC logo of the lion made of all the caving kit, or really just any of their t shirt designs
- one of the Wizards from namho

Hope this helped!
 
benshannon

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2xw said:
How about I get your face tattooed on my arse if you get my arse tattooed on your face?

Other ideas:

- a "tramp stamp" of a caver descending into your crack
- Andy Eavis but in the style of the Che Guevara poster every student used to have
- a Petzl Duo with a disappointed face next to it
- Krab around the nipple
- Draenan survey as a back piece
- Duncan Price in the bath
- the wording of the BCA participation statement on your thigh
- Josh Bratchley snoopy loops photo
- a wellie but tattooed life size, on your foot
- that cliche one people do of the planets in a line, but instead of planets it's the Petzl diagrams from the side of descenders
- the NUCC logo of the lion made of all the caving kit, or really just any of their t shirt designs
- one of the Wizards from namho

Hope this helped!
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This has had me in bits 😂😂😂😂😂
 
Leclused

Leclused

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thehungrytroglobite said:
Have been wanting to get a caving tattoo for a long time, but been held back by being indecisive about which tattoo to get. Please help me brainstorm some caving-related tattoos!!

So far I've been thinking of:
- a collection of notable formations from Easegill (ie. the colonnades, bob's boss, painter's palette, fire hydrant, etc.)
- looking towards the waterfall in bullpot of the witches from the bottom of the chimney
- a lil SRT dude

and yes I'm serious about this  :D
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A nice survey of a cave you like.
 
andrewmcleod

andrewmcleod

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thehungrytroglobite said:
Have been wanting to get a caving tattoo for a long time, but been held back by being indecisive about which tattoo to get. Please help me brainstorm some caving-related tattoos!!

So far I've been thinking of:
- a collection of notable formations from Easegill (ie. the colonnades, bob's boss, painter's palette, fire hydrant, etc.)
- looking towards the waterfall in bullpot of the witches from the bottom of the chimney
- a lil SRT dude

and yes I'm serious about this  :D
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I can recommend trialling designs in glitter first :p
 
Rob

Rob

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A brilliant list. I couldn't resist  :LOL:  :LOL:

2xw said:
How about I get your face tattooed on my arse if you get my arse tattooed on your face?

Other ideas:

- a "tramp stamp" of a caver descending into your crack
- Andy Eavis but in the style of the Che Guevara poster every student used to have
- a Petzl Duo with a disappointed face next to it
- Krab around the nipple
- Draenan survey as a back piece
- Duncan Price in the bath
- the wording of the BCA participation statement on your thigh
- Josh Bratchley snoopy loops photo
- a wellie but tattooed life size, on your foot
- that cliche one people do of the planets in a line, but instead of planets it's the Petzl diagrams from the side of descenders
- the NUCC logo of the lion made of all the caving kit, or really just any of their t shirt designs
- one of the Wizards from namho

Hope this helped!
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Roger W

Roger W

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Mind you, a detailed survey of OFD or the Thr? Counties (properly kept up to date) could be useful if you are in there and get lost.
 
mrodoc

mrodoc

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Tattoos are crazy unless you are at an advanced age. I look all these people and think what they'll look like with blurred smears all over them in a few years time. I also have a nice photo in my collection of a bas relief tattoo where the ?victim? reacted to the cinnabar in the red ink.  If you must have a tattoo get a fake one you can remove. Still I think the tattoo removal specialists will be doing a roaring trade in about 20 years time so anybody wants a career in this field that's a tip from me.
 
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