16/03/19 The team set out in wet and windy conditions, but in high spirit. The walk up to the cave entrance provided a number of variable omens, in particular the raging torrent that was the waterfall in Clapham, the outlet by the show cave and the worsening hole in Robs left welly. Quick lunch at …
Derwent Edge Walk & Titan – Peak
17/02/2019 The walkers met at 9.30 by Ladybower Reservoir and walked up to Derwent Edge passing various tors enroute including Whinstone Lee Tor and Back Tor, before heading to Lost Lad. The view was clear, with only some haze in the distance. We then walked down the track into the valley to have lunch out …
Giants
20/01/19 The original plan was to have a gentle SRT trip down Nettle and into the lower reaches, but with only 3 of us signing up it would've been a pretty short day. So with a last-minute change of plan we met at Giants at the leisurely start time of 11am. There were plenty of …
DPC Christmas Festivities 2018
15/12/18 - 16/12/18 “You can come caving if you want. The cave has even been picked with you in mind!” said Rob. “We’re doing it by candle light and everyone will be frisked to make sure no one has a torch.” Whilst living in Sussex as a child, I could not begin to understand why …
Coniston Copper Mines Hut
06/04/2018 - 08/04/2018 The above leaders were 3rd hand, the role changing in rapid succession. In the end Griff catered marvellously, with Lionel adding his little touches. The Peppits stopped off at Trowbarrow on the Friday afternoon, Mike & Rob completing two routes before heading off to Coniston and the Black Bull, downing some ale …
Clapham – Walking & Caving
09/03/2018 - 11/03/2018 Once again a pleasant, warm comfortable hut, made even better by being the only ones there. Hoody (assisted by Chris) made everyone welcome and amused us all with catering and cooking misfortunes (for example the green beans being cooked with no water and the pudding heated with cling film attached – both …
Walk from Stoney & Knotlow Caving
18/02/18 The cave and walk leaders joined forces, the cave leader confident that the younger cavers would be able to cope without him. So the party started off with a devious route up the Dale via Stoney crags, past Carlswark and along the narrow climbers traverse to the Eyam road, all of which some members …
A Bad Weather Walk & Caving in Stoney
21/01/2018 With John E unable to lead the walkers, Syd was co-opted. With a poor weather forecast for snow and then turning to rain. Snowflakes began falling as we set off to Cutthroat Bridge, then up the shooting track to Jarvis Clough. The ground was frozen with a dusting of snow and picking our way …
Xmas Cave
16/12/17 - 17/12/17 Cavers descended R** R*** in Calver, which is one of the mines the Club explored in the early 1900’s. On the Saturday night they did a Streaks through-trip by candlelight.
Some More Swinging About #2
11/11/17 Only the two of us again for a bit of a last minute trip. Rigged up the entrance pitch with some of the cast-off wind turbine rope and whizzed down with the drill and one very heavy bag full of various cave biggering devices. Through the choke and back up Ride of the Valkyries …
Derbyshire Pennine Club 