Caving & Exploration (1954-2022)
Thursday 23rd January 2020 Christmas Pot Jack, Fay, Bob Reilly, Adele, Chris Curry (Moldywarps) Gentle, though long, walk up in mist and fog straight to the entrance. Chris and I went in rigging. With 5 re-belays on the first pitch, we were able to keep everyone moving to the next obstacle – an awkward slot …
(Main Photo by Phil Ryder. Adele Ward in Goyden Pot main streamway with River Nidd in full flow.) Caver's - Adele Ward, Phil Ryder. Glad to be underground again with Adele. For once it hadn’t rained for several days, but the River Nidd was still thundering through the main passage. It was very hard to …
(Main Photo of Phil Ryder in Langstroth Cave by Adele Ward ) This week’s trip nearly didn’t happen due to concern about Adele’s long trip down when there was black ice about on untreated roads. So everything was last minute. “I’d like to take my camera into Langstroth Cave and have a play about”, says I. …
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(Main photo by Phil Ryder - Adele on Moorend track with Kettlewell and the glaciated valley of Upper Wharfedale). For four years in my teens I played the position of Hooker for my school Rugby Union team, and have suffered from problems with my knees ever since. Although I’m sure 48 years of caving might …
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Fossil Pot: John Wootton, Ann Rutherford & Steve Woods (Friday 9th August). I willingly put myself up for this trip thinking it would be a good work out for the muscles and give me a few hours off work. Plus neither me or John had seen our old pal Steve Woods for ages, so I …
Wednesday 7th August 2019 County Pot – Wretched Rabbit via Manchester By-pass Jack, Gen, Bob Reilly, Martyn Soliman It must be the Mendip Caver in me, but I do like this trip. Laddered County Pot, then the climb into Broadway giving entertainment in inverse proportion to a caver’s height, on to show Gen the …
Main Photo - Ian after a successful venture into Kilnsey Cave. Photo Steve Warren July 2018 In September 2006 a new face appeared on the White Rose Pothole Club caving scene. Ian Cummins had done some caving in past years, he then went into climbing quite seriously, and now he was back to try his …
Rather quiet on the MWC front – just a couple of trips to report: Thursday 25th April 2019 Pillar Holes No 1 Jack, Fay, Bob Reilly, Martyn Soliman A forecast of thunderstorms ruled out our first choice, so instead a gentle trip down the less falling-apart of the 3 entrances to Pillar Holes. Long but …
Shark's Tooth Cave: Ian and Adele (15/05/2019) Despite having endured far too much crawling in Fairy Holes over the past couple of weeks, Adele accepted the invite to try to complete this tortuous little horror after our previous frigid and painful experience. We decided to start off the trip with a pint in the pub …
Shark's Tooth Cave: Ian and Adele (2/5/2019) It begins. I like the obscure; climbing at Goldsborough over Stanage any day – the same with caving - no crowds and a guarantee of a quiet day, has led me to explore and enjoy such little gems as Elph Cleugh, Hazel Bush Hill Hole, Yad Moss and …
Some years ago I decided to digitise all my colour slides, colour negs, and mono negatives. Many of these were deteriorating and others were worthless being total unidentifiable. I also had been presented with a boxful of 2 ¼ inch glass plate images by way of an old friend, Brian Smith, cobbler of Silsden, son …
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Mossdale - Kneewrecker and more. Ian and Adele. 20th April 2019 Watching the weather this past week has been torture for me, will the met office do that weird thing whereby they suddenly change the forecast?. It was looking good. February 2019 was the last time we visited this area; we have both been chomping at the bit to return. At …
Ian and Adele 17 April 2019 Having attended the most fabulous Paperless surveying course provided by Black Sheep diggers, Nick and Chris mentioned diving activity - our ears instantly pricked up. This was to be a three part plan; 1) Post Northern exploration event- discuss the potential of a cavers’ meeting with Nick and Chris 2) Help Cristian dive Beet Root Passage sump by carrying gear in for …
Yad Moss Cave: Ian and Adele (12/04/2019). This small cave had occupied my attention for several years, finding me combing the becks around Yad Moss, lying on the Durham Cumbria border, without success several times over the past 12 years. Turned out I had walked up every beck except the correct one! The perseverance of …