Caving & Exploration (1954-2020)
Bar Pot: Simon Beck, Ian Cummins, Fay Hartley, Dennis Bushell, Leif Andrews, Adele Ward (January ‘17). Over the last half decade or so I've probably only attended a small handful of official club related meets. I was reminded of this today as the experience felt rather alien and I seriously racked my brain to remember …
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 …
Birkwith 1 and 2 (27th August, 10th Sept) Bar Pot (24th Sept 2006) After a 20-year break from caving, what made me start again. Curious really - scouring Teesdale last winter for the bouldering motherlode, I came upon a sinkhole and felt the urge to investigate - but sensibly decided to go home instead. A …
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Bar Pot: Ian, Abby, Woody, Jill, George, Joe, Gary (24 Sept 2006). A caving trip went ahead on this day if not down either of the above. Ian came along to the mill on Thursday to try out a bit of S.R.T. under the guidance of Woody our training officer. As Ian had never done …
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