Apparently, I have to get you excited so allow me to commence with a little poetic line; “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive but to be young was very heaven [William Wordsworth, The Prelude”]. On Saturday June 2 George Mitchell and Brian Thomas [two Life Members] may...
Over the past two weeks I've been down P8 for a hydrogeological quest on behalf of John Gunn (BCRA), Viktoria Nemeth (MUSC) and Liam Kelly (dirty non-caver). What started as a simple dye trace from P3 (Gautries) to upstream Sump B in P8 (Jackpot) ballooned into an exciting whistle-stop tour...
On the Sunday of NCHECC I found myself rather trip-less. I had no freshers to take underground and none of the other trips going out seemed particularly appealing. I'd brought my dive mask in anticipation of a Kingsdale Pullthrough ending with some sump practice, so I decided I'd go and...
Those who know my Derbyshire Caving habits will know I absolutely adore Winnats Head, so when the chance arose to assist in furthering its exploration - I bit Rob's hand off. I left work, my kit packed ready, and tore through Chapel-en-le-Frith to arrive at the farm just in time...
This week I managed to tick off two (or three depending on how you count it) bread-and-butter Derbyshire caving trips, that I'd somehow managed to avoid visiting thus far. Must be all those exciting trips down P8 and Oxlow I end up taking... Last Sunday I visited Knotlow and Hillocks,...