Climbing, Caving & Hill-Walking
23/01/22 Back for a proper ferret about at the bottom this time. After paying Roy the farmer, we found the 2 Oxlow laybys completely rammed so had to park round at the Eldon Quarry track, which makes a far more pleasant changing area. We came armed with some proddy tools and a few rubble bags …
16/01/22 Rob and I had been meaning to have a look down Mountbatten Pot for a few years now and when we realised there’d only be the two of us caving, it seemed like a good opportunity. It’s located on the same hill about 300m south of Nettle Pot and we spent some time wandering …
19/12/21 The Christmas meet was, in keeping with the odd times in which we live, somewhat disrupted by Covid. Various members rang – more or less sheepishly - to say that wives, partners and multigenerational Christmases meant they felt they could not attend as they might put Christmas at risk. This led to an enormous …
17/10/21 Leisurely Sunday trip down Oxlow. Had little look at the 'other end' of the Pilgrim's Way on the way back out. (Rob, Sam, Ben, Mike P)
13/03/20 - 15/03/20 Five of us set off across the moor to Lancaster Hole on the Saturday morning full with an excellent breakfast, marred only slightly by the subpar cereal on offer. Rob and I had been into Easegill a few times now but it was all new for McBain, Ed and Syd (not counting …
16/02/20 The Cavers chose Nettle because it wouldn’t be prone to flooding. Unfortunately Storm Dennis not only flattened the molehills, but provided a continuous spray of water down the entrance shaft. They descended Elizabeth, for Ben a first, and he was provided with the history. The Flats either way were explored briefly and then the …
15/12/2019 The main party assembled at the hut at the allotted time, for slow gin, coffee and mince pies. The cavers had a more leisurely start, meeting at 11am for their descent of Longcliffe Mine above Speedwell, whilst the motley group of walkers embarked on their toil of reaching the Grouse. The day was good, …
19/05/19 With an upcoming trip to do the Ease Gill Traverse planned, Rob and I headed over to the Dales on the way back from Patterdale to tie up a few loose ends in our navigational knowledge and leave some pitches rigged if needed. We parked and changed at Bull Pot Farm and after traipsing …
17/05/2019 - 19/05/2019 12 members and 1 guest attended… there were no survivors! A "bakers dozen" enjoyed the amenities of this excellent and well situated hut. The weather was cool and mainly cloudy - though dry. Good walking weather with some partial cloud cover on the high tops. The Meet Leaders hid their wives (1 …
17/03/19 Day two of the caving exploits was undertaken by a leaner caving team; ‘Atkins Caving Team’. The objective was to go underground at Wretched Rabbit and re-emerge at Lancaster Hole and as such the first requirement was to rig Lancaster Hole. Mike bravely dropped down and put the ascent rope in place and was …
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