By Ellie After driving down to the YSS on Friday evening with Tim, Tom1 and Chris the training started almost immediately as Rob2 set us a knot tying challenge; one piece of rope, a double fishermans, alpine butterfly, figure of 8 and a figure of 9. I got practising as...
Sheffield has been a little quiet recently and with actually having a job (how rare), finding the time to do “proper” trips has been a tad tricky. This will no doubt change when everyone is back in a week or so- hurray. So, during these quiet few weeks I’ve been...
By Ellie Me, Ali, Mike, Tim and James went down JH today and it was awesome. James and Mike went to their dig while ali me and tim went down leviathan and then into Speedwell to look at the Miner’s graffiti. After pottering around for a bit we ate sweets...
By Ali Armbar Ali (me), Michael Brewer, Richard Bramley & Leo First proper caving trip in NZ and it was a good’un. 10hrs under with some surveying on a distoX, bolting and some new cave passage found. Great cave with a little bit of everything. Nice dry trip with the...
Caving in the Yorkshire Dales always appeals, and when it involves Gaping Ghyll it sounds even better. Armed with permits, SUSS members drove up to the hospitable Bradford Hut to spend the weekend. Saturday morning delivered a great breakfast (thanks to Alisa) and everyone was fired up to go underground....