19/07/13 In a cunning attempt to get an extra 2 hours sleep on Sunday morning, we headed Saturday afternoon, with the plan of descending Alum Pot. The cave went smoothly, reaching the sump and Diccan Waterfall via the Alum Pot main hang - a fun airy abseil of some 70m. However, on the way back …
Braemar Weekend, Scotland
27/06/13 - 30/06/13 Mike, Rob, Geoff, Ed, Syd and Rod braved ticks and midges on Thursday for a quick climb near Dunkeld just off the A9. Craig-Y-Barnes seems to have become an obligatory stop on the journey up to Scotland, with ‘The Groove’ being the usual route to yield to our topflight rock climbing skills. …
Braemar, Cairngorms
27/06/13 - 30/05/13 Muir cottage is owned by the Cairngorm Club and is the most comfortable and best equipped hut we have used in Scotland. It is in a superb position on the banks of the river Dee about a mile before the Linn of Dee. Over the week-end we saw red squirrel feeding at …
Croesor, North Wales
17/05/13 - 17/05/13 Ascent of Cnicht and the Moelwyns. Starting from the car park in Croesor the intrepid trio ascended the SW spur of Cnicht in good conditions - and with quite a few photo shots. From the summit the descent continued NE and E to the rather complex col of Llys-Dafydd-y-foel. Lunch taken somewhere …
Croesor – Rhosydd Through Trip
17/05/13 - 19/05/13 …or how HMS Homer saved the Day! A new venue in a small but ‘friendly’ hut, belonging to the Clogwyn Mountaineering Club, made better by dry weather and a good pub not far away! Most folk arrived by tea time Friday, and a walk was suggested by Andy to suss out the …
Peak Tourist Trip
A & B parties assembled in Castleton at the TSG Chapel HQ roughly 9am, Martin having just driven up from London. The Grayson brothers’ looked under dressed - Bob as if he was going shooting. Various bits of kit were handed out to the needy. The TSG organiser was very helpful and after he escorted …
White River Series
A large Gaggle of Cavers (Brace of Cavers? Flock of Cavers?) met at the TSG on Sunday morning. Jon was dressed in a blue boiler suit, giving the impression he was on his way in to fix the show cave lights. The two Grayson brothers looked like a couple of tramps who had just been …
Peak/Speedwell
The Cavers entered Peak Cavern with the intention of squirming their way through into Speedwell. They managed this, unfortunately they didn’t get much further. Due to the recent snowmelt up on Rushup Edge, water levels in Speedwell Canal were very high - or at least this was the impression we got gawping up at the …
Wet Winnats
Down through the chokes into Fox Chamber then down as far as the first big sump and sewer. Very wet! Water was pouring all the way down through the bottom choke, making the squeezes very cold/pretty sketchy. Like being waterboarded at times. (Mike, Rob, Sampo)
Nettle Pot – By G. Barnes
20th October 1985 On a fine clear October Sunday the intrepid party of cavers led by Barnes, strode not altogether purposefully across the fields above Oxlow Farm in search of Nettle Pot. Rumour was rife within the party that Barnes had no idea where he was going. Even at this stage the party had seen …
Derbyshire Pennine Club 