Caving & Exploration (1954-2020)
Langcliffe Pot: Ian Cummins, Adele Ward (6 September 2017). Round 2 of Langcliffe Pot. A previous attempt to have a little test trip to Boireau Falls Chamber failed when the weather turned from hot and humid, to heavy rain and dismal conditions. At this time we had spent a fair bit of time looking for the …
Dowbergill the Wrong Way Dow Cave to Providence Pot : Ian Cummins, Adele Ward (June 2017). It’s been a few months of since I first visited Dowbergill at that time I felt like I got my ass handed to me. I recall the trip being one of those that sticks, leaves an imprint. I knew …
Return to Caplecleugh High Level: Leif Andrews , Ian Cummins, Elise Ward, Adele Ward (12 March 2017). My daughters love of the underground world never held surprise. It seems the most natural thing in the world. Watching Elise tick off school Caving trips with eagerness is sources of inspiration. Progressing from the Junior caving …
Small Mammal Pot to Bar Pot: Ian Cummins, Leif Andrews, Simon Beck, Fay Hartley, Denis Bushell, Adele Ward (Spring 2017). This is a report I wrote in Early 2017 as I became hooked which I posted on UK Caving, on the New to Caving thread. I have always pondered what lay beneath the hills and …
A few down climbs behind us we come to the falls. The water cascading down into pools, the noise drowns out any voice that isn’t shouting directly into your ear. Simon scurries off into the falls. I sit, I think and I decide. Through the entire cave I have been asked at nearly every point without fail “are you okay with this” and my answer was always without a doubt yes, because I didn’t feel unsafe or like it was out of my capability. Now seeing the herculean-like strength of these falls and knowing the struggle I had passing through the stream at the top I was starting to think maybe the cave has got the best of me, that maybe this was for another more experienced and equipped me.
Caplecleugh, Nenthead Mines (Cumbria): Ian Cummins, Leif Andrews, Adele Ward, Elise Ward (12 March 2017). Since I first got a good sniff of what people do underground, I have heard many tales of Caplecleugh. A mine few people have been down. Possibly few people would want to go down, well - that’s Caplecleugh. I had …
The Greater Nenthead Traverse: Ian Cummins Fay Hartley Adele Ward Aware this trip has been on Fay’s to do list for a while noting her enthusiasm, and hoping to avoid Fay deciding to solo it herself, such was her past enthusiasm for mine trips - plans were made. Arriving 15 minutes later than anticipated, Fay …