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Incredible news for northern cavers and history nerds. DNA has revealed Northern Britain’s oldest human remains—found in a Cumbrian cave—belong to a 3-year-old girl from 11,000 years ago. Pierced jewelry suggests it was a sacred burial site. What do you think? 👇
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260519224326.htm
#caving #spelunking #potholing #history #archaeology #cumbria #uk #britain #england
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Small cave last week, but still easy to maneuver in. For certain values of easy when that ceiling got a lot lower!
#cave #caves #caving #speleology #SIlentSunday #explore #nature #photography
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Small cave last week, but still easy to maneuver in. For certain values of easy when that ceiling got a lot lower!
#cave #caves #caving #speleology #SIlentSunday #explore #nature #photography
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Small cave last week, but still easy to maneuver in. For certain values of easy when that ceiling got a lot lower!
#cave #caves #caving #speleology #SIlentSunday #explore #nature #photography
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Small cave last week, but still easy to maneuver in. For certain values of easy when that ceiling got a lot lower!
#cave #caves #caving #speleology #SIlentSunday #explore #nature #photography
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A Texolex caving helmet, probably 1960s–70s, next to a modern Petzl.
The shell is resin-bonded woven textile laminate: cotton fabric soaked in phenolic resin, moulded under heat and pressure. The suspension inside was webbing and leather.
Produced by Malcolm Campbell (Plastics) Ltd, London. Patent dating to 1957.
Sat on our shop wall for comparison. What do you think? 🪖
#outdoors #caving #potholing #spelunking #mining #mineexploring #protective_equipment #history
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1,000 caves beneath Nottingham. And archaeologist Scott Lomax reckons there are still hundreds more to find.
Pub cellars. Sand mines. Medieval passages with no surviving written record.
A brilliant read for anyone drawn to the underground 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzp99g65yo#history #historical #speleogy #caving #nottingham #uk #britain #england #archaeology
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1,000 caves beneath Nottingham. And archaeologist Scott Lomax reckons there are still hundreds more to find.
Pub cellars. Sand mines. Medieval passages with no surviving written record.
A brilliant read for anyone drawn to the underground 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzp99g65yo#history #historical #speleogy #caving #nottingham #uk #britain #england #archaeology
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1,000 caves beneath Nottingham. And archaeologist Scott Lomax reckons there are still hundreds more to find.
Pub cellars. Sand mines. Medieval passages with no surviving written record.
A brilliant read for anyone drawn to the underground 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzp99g65yo#history #historical #speleogy #caving #nottingham #uk #britain #england #archaeology
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1,000 caves beneath Nottingham. And archaeologist Scott Lomax reckons there are still hundreds more to find.
Pub cellars. Sand mines. Medieval passages with no surviving written record.
A brilliant read for anyone drawn to the underground 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzp99g65yo#history #historical #speleogy #caving #nottingham #uk #britain #england #archaeology
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1,000 caves beneath Nottingham. And archaeologist Scott Lomax reckons there are still hundreds more to find.
Pub cellars. Sand mines. Medieval passages with no surviving written record.
A brilliant read for anyone drawn to the underground 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzp99g65yo#history #historical #speleogy #caving #nottingham #uk #britain #england #archaeology
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Locals in Bloxham, Oxfordshire talked about tunnels beneath the village for generations. Most called it myth.
Turns out it's real. A growing network of underground passages, one found by accident when a builder's garage footings gave way in March. Red deer bones inside. Pre-medieval.
Turns out some legends are worth investigating!
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Locals in Bloxham, Oxfordshire talked about tunnels beneath the village for generations. Most called it myth.
Turns out it's real. A growing network of underground passages, one found by accident when a builder's garage footings gave way in March. Red deer bones inside. Pre-medieval.
Turns out some legends are worth investigating!
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Locals in Bloxham, Oxfordshire talked about tunnels beneath the village for generations. Most called it myth.
Turns out it's real. A growing network of underground passages, one found by accident when a builder's garage footings gave way in March. Red deer bones inside. Pre-medieval.
Turns out some legends are worth investigating!
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Locals in Bloxham, Oxfordshire talked about tunnels beneath the village for generations. Most called it myth.
Turns out it's real. A growing network of underground passages, one found by accident when a builder's garage footings gave way in March. Red deer bones inside. Pre-medieval.
Turns out some legends are worth investigating!
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Really pleased and proud that my eldest daughter, Emma, has become a qualified cave leader (in addition to her mountain leader). She only started doing outdoor activities in her 40s, despite all my previous efforts.
My other daughter Claire was her assistant in the assessment making sure clients were clipped on properly for belays. Well done to her too.
Shows if you put your mind to something and enjoy it, anything is possible. Inspiring!
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Really pleased and proud that my eldest daughter, Emma, has become a qualified cave leader (in addition to her mountain leader). She only started doing outdoor activities in her 40s, despite all my previous efforts.
My other daughter Claire was her assistant in the assessment making sure clients were clipped on properly for belays. Well done to her too.
Shows if you put your mind to something and enjoy it, anything is possible. Inspiring!
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Really pleased and proud that my eldest daughter, Emma, has become a qualified cave leader (in addition to her mountain leader). She only started doing outdoor activities in her 40s, despite all my previous efforts.
My other daughter Claire was her assistant in the assessment making sure clients were clipped on properly for belays. Well done to her too.
Shows if you put your mind to something and enjoy it, anything is possible. Inspiring!
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Really pleased and proud that my eldest daughter, Emma, has become a qualified cave leader (in addition to her mountain leader). She only started doing outdoor activities in her 40s, despite all my previous efforts.
My other daughter Claire was her assistant in the assessment making sure clients were clipped on properly for belays. Well done to her too.
Shows if you put your mind to something and enjoy it, anything is possible. Inspiring!
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Really pleased and proud that my eldest daughter, Emma, has become a qualified cave leader (in addition to her mountain leader). She only started doing outdoor activities in her 40s, despite all my previous efforts.
My other daughter Claire was her assistant in the assessment making sure clients were clipped on properly for belays. Well done to her too.
Shows if you put your mind to something and enjoy it, anything is possible. Inspiring!
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Gaping Gill main shaft, a ~100m deep open cave shaft on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales was climbed yesterday (probably for only the second time) by a friend's son's friend - Josh Jardine.
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Gaping Gill main shaft, a ~100m deep open cave shaft on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales was climbed yesterday (probably for only the second time) by a friend's son's friend - Josh Jardine.
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Gaping Gill main shaft, a ~100m deep open cave shaft on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales was climbed yesterday (probably for only the second time) by a friend's son's friend - Josh Jardine.
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Gaping Gill main shaft, a ~100m deep open cave shaft on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales was climbed yesterday (probably for only the second time) by a friend's son's friend - Josh Jardine.
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Gaping Gill main shaft, a ~100m deep open cave shaft on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales was climbed yesterday (probably for only the second time) by a friend:s son's friend - Josh Jardine.
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Last week, I put away all my #caving and underground vertical gear that we used in the cave rescue course, then pulled out #hiking, #climbing, #paddling, and hotel travel stuff for that week's adventures.
This past Monday, I packed climbing, #backpacking, #rappelling, and car #camping gear for *this* week's adventures.
I'm tempted to go #biking tomorrow, just so I will have touched basically every piece of non-snow-related outdoor gear I own within three weeks! 😁Also I keep meaning to post about this stuff, but we are too busy *doing* it (and packing for it, and unpacking / cleaning gear from it) for me to sit down and write about it. Maybe next week... 😇
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A day late but happy international bat day!
A small early cluster of Gray Bats in a recent cave. Gray Bats are endangered as they have very specific needs and roost together in the tens of thousands or more. This means they are reliant on just a couple of very specific caves, and also susceptible to disease because of the tight clustering in large numbers. Luckily, they have been generally resistant to the fungus that causes White Nose Syndrome.
(Photographed with permission, using low light, during a period when they are not hibernating or nursing young)
#bat #bats #nature #cave #caves #caving #biology #BatAppreciationDay #Baturday
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A day late but happy international bat day!
A small early cluster of Gray Bats in a recent cave. Gray Bats are endangered as they have very specific needs and roost together in the tens of thousands or more. This means they are reliant on just a couple of very specific caves, and also susceptible to disease because of the tight clustering in large numbers. Luckily, they have been generally resistant to the fungus that causes White Nose Syndrome.
(Photographed with permission, using low light, during a period when they are not hibernating or nursing young)
#bat #bats #nature #cave #caves #caving #biology #BatAppreciationDay #Baturday
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A day late but happy international bat day!
A small early cluster of Gray Bats in a recent cave. Gray Bats are endangered as they have very specific needs and roost together in the tens of thousands or more. This means they are reliant on just a couple of very specific caves, and also susceptible to disease because of the tight clustering in large numbers. Luckily, they have been generally resistant to the fungus that causes White Nose Syndrome.
(Photographed with permission, using low light, during a period when they are not hibernating or nursing young)
#bat #bats #nature #cave #caves #caving #biology #BatAppreciationDay #Baturday
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A day late but happy international bat day!
A small early cluster of Gray Bats in a recent cave. Gray Bats are endangered as they have very specific needs and roost together in the tens of thousands or more. This means they are reliant on just a couple of very specific caves, and also susceptible to disease because of the tight clustering in large numbers. Luckily, they have been generally resistant to the fungus that causes White Nose Syndrome.
(Photographed with permission, using low light, during a period when they are not hibernating or nursing young)
#bat #bats #nature #cave #caves #caving #biology #BatAppreciationDay #Baturday
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Tight deviations are not only awkward to pass they increase the load on your anchor. At 60°+, the anchor takes more force than the rope load itself.
Kattsafe have a clear diagram + free calculator worth bookmarking:
https://kattsafe.com.au/resources/tools-calculators/deviation-point-load-calculator#caving #spelunking #potholing #uk #britain #england #outdoors
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In the 2nd Talk of the day - Andrew Northall taked about Caving (he really does that for fun!?) and how he collects and analyzes accident reports into structured data. One problem was the specificity of Data - he solved that by adding Treebeard to have a hierarchy of data that can be searched.
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Documenting life underground...no not the human, although he is practically a troglodyte as well 😜
#cave #caves #caving #waterfall #speleo #speleology #stream #creek #water #photography #explore #nature
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Documenting life underground...no not the human, although he is practically a troglodyte as well 😜
#cave #caves #caving #waterfall #speleo #speleology #stream #creek #water #photography #explore #nature
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Documenting life underground...no not the human, although he is practically a troglodyte as well 😜
#cave #caves #caving #waterfall #speleo #speleology #stream #creek #water #photography #explore #nature
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Documenting life underground...no not the human, although he is practically a troglodyte as well 😜
#cave #caves #caving #waterfall #speleo #speleology #stream #creek #water #photography #explore #nature
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New issue of Descent in at Inglesport. Issue 309.
Inside: Mendip discoveries, possibly the world's tallest cave entrance, the BCRC's 2025 rescue round-up, two weeks in Greece, a wildlife rescue guide, and a Gouffre Berger trip report.
Available in-store or online 👇
https://www.inglesport.com/product/descent-magazine/#caving #potholing #spelunking #magazine #uk #britain #england
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Dilophosaurus goes spelunking.
#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Caves #Caving #Dinosaurs
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Dilophosaurus goes spelunking.
#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Caves #Caving #Dinosaurs
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Dilophosaurus goes spelunking.
#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Caves #Caving #Dinosaurs
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Dilophosaurus goes spelunking.
#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Caves #Caving #Dinosaurs
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Dilophosaurus goes spelunking.
#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Caves #Caving #Dinosaurs
