If anyone is interested, Howard Clarke & myself will be at the Felix Trombe in July '23. Trombe is France's longest known cave sytem at 90+km, 13th longest known system in the world, approx: 30 entrances, 1000m deep. We've been several times before (1st visited it in 1979 or 80 with the WRPC plus  Harvey Lomas then, I think, a NPC member?) normally staying at either Gite de Paloumere, commune owned accomadtion, from where you can walk to several of the cave entrances, but formal campsite options (plus also othe ..read more

The weekend started with a relaxed evening of socialising at Greenclose, with some polypins of nice beer and the usual NPC ‘red wine and cheese’ customs. Having just returned from the May Ardeche trip, there was no shortage... June 2022, we held our belated celebration ..read more

Pool’s a fine, easy, quality Yorkshire streamway. Its most awkward parts are right at the top. The entrance crawl is not roomy, but nor is it tight if you keep your wits about you. An obvious S-bend is a nice way to ..read more

It all started a couple of weeks ago during the York Uni Club’s Christmas Meal (or lack of - which is another story!). As we were staying at Halton Gill bunk barn, we had planned a trip to nearby Curtain Pot and in unusual efficiency had even pre-packed the ropes the weekend before after a Sunday dig in Canary Pot. However, Storm Arwen had other ideas as we awoke to a snow-covered Dales and lack of electricity. Still in high ..read more

Imperial College Caving Club has contributed many cavers to the Northern Pennine Club in its time. Several of us are still heavily involved with the student club. At the beginning of September 2021, the week before the official NPC meet in Scotland, ICCC stayed at the GSG to visit the caves in Assynt. There were seven joint ICCC/NPC members on the trip - me (Fiona), Rhys, Cecilia, Dave, Jack, Diss, and Ana - and I thought I would mention that ..read more

We had guests to impress. Chloe had been to caves in France, Sardinia , Austria, Spain, Slovenia. One form of cave food she would bring was slices of a fluffy fruity sweet bread which apparently fitted perfectly inside her oversuit chest pocket. This was telling that she had been missing out on some fine UK cave passages. She was fully aware of that. She demanded water, mud, and trips from the black book which she had studied thoroughly. We assured she ..read more

2. Find the Menu, top right, and drop to the bottom ..read more

Just below the top deviation. The two cavers peering down from the pitchhead may have lost interest and left after I shouted my mate should come up before they try ..read more

A prerigged Gaping Ghyll was a succesfull lure to draw our party of four up the slopes of Ingleborough. The long tramp up Clapdale lane is not so long with shoulders unburdened by tackle, and the day was welcomely mild and overcast. On our way up we met a behatted Craven member who was descending after rigging Dihedral the previous day. This piqued our interest significantly as we have some history with the entrance.  ..read more

We visited Lost Johns' on Saturday, doing a Dome/Centipede exchange with a crack subteam descending Valhalla. Ana and Diss shared the rigging down Dome and Fiona, Clive and I followed. Above Battleaxe we met the other group ..read more