CRO were contacted by Cumbria Police (CUMPOL) regarding an overdue caving party who had been on a caving trip in Pippikin Pot on Leck Fell. As the CRO Duty Controller (DC) were making initial enquiries before mobilising any team members, they were con…
The team were contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a casualty (M, 45YO) with a lower leg injury which he had sustained on the footpath above Goredale Scar heading towards Malham Tarn. A full team call out was initiated and CRO…
The team were contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a casualty (M, 45YO) with a lower leg injury which he had sustained on the footpath above Goredale Scar heading towards Malham Tarn. A full team call out was initiated and CRO…
Vince, Jake, Jon, Nick, Tav, and Harley Time on my hands so, after having a quick look at current progress in digs, headed along to AUD/ToT area to check on the faunal remains. All looked good and the area was dry, probably okay to do some digging (but not today). Bundled up some old plastic … Continue reading “12th September”
The team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police after a walker who had just completed the three peaks raised concerns about a party of 2 walkers she had passed some time earlier as appearing to be making slow progress from the summit of Ingleborough …
The International Day of Caves and Karst is a chance for people around the world to celebrate caves, karst and the people who explore, study and protect them. On 13 September 2026, the world will celebrate the first UNESCO International Day of Caves an…
The International Day of Caves and Karst is a chance for people around the world to celebrate caves, karst and the people who explore, study and protect them. On 13 September 2026, the world will celebrate the first UNESCO International Day of Caves an…
The team was alerted by YAS to a female walker (46 yo) who had slipped on rocks on the footpath near Victoria cave. Team members along with two team vehicles were mobilised to the incident. On arrival team members carried out an assessment of the injur…
As the team were mobilising to incident 59 (Malham) they were alerted by YAS to a report of a female (66 yo) who had fallen and sustained a wrist injury whilst walking near Thornton Force. This second callout required a split attendance of team vehicle…
The team were alerted by NYP to a report of a male (78 yo) who had fainted whilst walking at the top of Malham Cove possibly due to low blood pressure. As the team was preparing to mobilise to this incident a second call was received to Thornton Force,…
Vince, Sam, Jake, Brockers, Jon, Nick, Tav, and Mike Before the team arrived, I nipped underground to Can of Worms to take another sediment sample from the ‘blasted’ rift (some interesting findings in the sample collected previously) before returning to the surface. Back at the entrance met Sam who was tossing packs of empty bags … Continue reading “5th September”
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to three well equipped, uninjured walkers ( f 48, 51, 52) doing the Three Peaks walk who were lost near the summit of Ingleborough in the dark and low cloud with fading head torch batteries. After a discu…
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a runner (F 55) on Whernside who had hurt her foot and could not weight bear. CRO 1 and CRO 3 headed to the Aqueduct just below Force Gill, where team members then carried on on foot to the casualty si…
With Jake, Jon, Nick, Mike, and Harley Time to see what the ‘bang’ had done! Underground, it was obvious there had been recent rain the entrance was wet, water had flowed along the passage and down into the pot. Luckily, I avoided most of it (still wearing cotton overalls). Reeled in the wire as I … Continue reading “29th August”
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (M, 42) who was close to the summit of Ingleborough, and who had injured his leg. He was unable to walk. His exact location was established, and the team were deployed to assist. Once with the…
Jonny, Oliver and Phoebe all had their
first adventure into Otter Hole; this trip was led by Joel. The 30-minute walk
from the car park took us south off the hillside and into the Wye floodplain,
which we followed for a short while until we reached the…
Jonny, Oliver and Phoebe all had their
first adventure into Otter Hole; this trip was led by Joel. The 30-minute walk
from the car park took us south off the hillside and into the Wye floodplain,
which we followed for a short while until we reached the…
Image created by ChatGPT, 23rd August 2026
The team were called by our colleagues at Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a walker (M,20) who had injured his ankle whilst walking near to Malham Cove and was unable to continue. Having established his exact location as close to the Dales Hi…
Vince, Jake, Nick, Jon, Sam, Tav, and Mike A bit more ‘gardening’ – clearing brambles and nettles – while waiting for the team to arrive. Sam was first to show up followed, soon after by most of the others. A brief chat about this and that then underground. Tav and Jon headed off towards CoW, … Continue reading “22nd August”
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a camper (f,28) who had walked up towards Gaping Gill, with the intention of sleeping out overnight before attending the winch meet in the morning, but had lost her way in the poor weather and was unabl…
Team: Duncan Hornby and Claire VivianTrip date: 15th – 16th August 2026It’s been a while since any club member blogged about a trip or something club\cave related. So here is a short blog of adventures from another valley! With yet another heat wave co…
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a family group on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Members of the group were struggling with various issues including medical problems, darkness, and poor weather. A small party quickly located …
Vince, Brockers, Jon, Jake, Nick, Tav, Mike, and Harley Arrived at the farm even earlier today but with a plan – I had drill/plugs and feathers packed ready for use! A curious phenomenon was observed as I walked up across the fields towards HR – all the dandelion leaves had turned red! At the cave, … Continue reading “15th August”
The team were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to a lone 3 Peaks walker (M, 36) who was reported to be exhausted and unable to continue, close to the Swine Tail path near the summit of Ingleborough. Our controller was able to contact the wa…
The team were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to a lone 3 Peaks walker (M, 36) who was reported to be exhausted and unable to continue, close to the Swine Tail path near the summit of Ingleborough. Our controller was able to contact the wa…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a camper (f,66) who was staying at the Gaping Gill winch meet and has slipped whilst walking to her tent. A small team headed up to the winch meet in CRO 4, our Honda Pioneer ATV, whilst another team he…
Vince, Sam, Jake, Tav, Nick, and Harley Always a sense of anticipation going back to see what effects a bang has had! Arrived early to check things out. At the bottom of the entrance sat down to start reeling in the wires. Dropped down into the pot, there was quite a bit of fly-rock into … Continue reading “8th August”
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (f,67) who had passed out whilst out walking on Long Lane, near to Clapham. Team members were able to drive our off road vehicles up the track to meet the party and after an initial assessment …
CRO were called out by North Yorkshire Police after a member of a caving party (F 60 YO) had a medical episode just as she taking part in a caving trip in Ireby Fell cavern. Showing great fortitude, she was able to ascend the final pitches with the a…
Another trip into the cave to carry out some chemically-induced speleogenesis in Can of Worms and down in the pot. All good! Should be plenty of stuff to clear on the weekend.
Vince, Sam, Nick, Tav, Jake, Jon, Mike, and this week’s guest, Ed Ford Arrived ahead of the team to check that Wednesday’s chemically-induced ‘rock bothering’ had achieved the desired effect. Into the cave, reeled in the wires and inspected the damage. As expected, the use of 40g had produced lots of gravel-, cobble- and small … Continue reading “1st August”
North Yorkshire Police asked the team to assist with a search for a missing person. Just as the first team members arrived on scene, police officers located the person safe and well. Volunteer hours: 10
Vince, Jake, Jon, Brockers, Nick, Tav, and Harley Got to the cave ahead of the others so that I could get some photos in Can of Worms now that the bang debris has been cleared. Looks interesting. Returned to the surface to await the arrival of the team. Once all were assembled, Jon and Brockers … Continue reading “25th July”
Report by Jon: “Harley, Jon and Jake arrived at the appointed hour. The team determined that all members should go underground. In Can of Worms, Harley and Jake dug. Jon stacked on the ledge. Vince banged boulders mid-week. Harley and Jake dug accordingly, mainly downwards. The space at the dig face is somewhat larger. Further … Continue reading “18th July”
The duty controller was contacted by a member of the public who had heard a sheep in distress whilst walking on Newby Moss. Upon investigating he found it to be stuck 10ft down a pothole about 30ft south of Fern Pot and so contacted the team to see if …
Whilst the team were deploying to Incident 45 we received a second call from North Yorkshire Police to a walker (m,25) who had fallen whilst scrambling near to Langscar Gate, near Malham Cove. Some team members already on route to the previous incident…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (f,64) attempting the Three Peaks walk who had gone over on her ankle and could not weight bare. After an assessment by team RRMTs we splinted her ankle and stretchered her down to Kings…
Vince, Brockers, Jon, Jake, Nick, and Tav Walked up to the cave with Brockers who had also arrived early at the farm. We occupied ourselves with bundling up the dry bays until the rest of the team arrived. It was good to get underground, much cooler. In CoW, Jon digging, I was clearing the filled … Continue reading “11th July”
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a report of a Three Peaks walker (m,54) who was dehydrated and feeling faint on the path back to Horton from Ingleborough. The Duty Controller managed to speak to the walker, who was feeling a bit …
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (f,96) who had slipped whilst walking near Raven Scar, above Malham Cove. The first team member arrived at the same time as the YAS ambulance crew, who assessed the casualty before the tea…
The team were called by NYP to assist with a 17yr old male with an ankle injury close to the summit of Ingleborough. The team responded and evacuated the male down to Chapel Le Dale for onward transport by the rest of his party to hospital for further …
The team were called by YAS to assist with a 65yr old male walker who had slipped between Dean Moor Hill and Coomb Hill in the Malham area. On arrival the team were deployed to the area but the party had made their way to a waiting YAS ambulance. Volun…
Vince, Jon, Jake, Sam, Tav, Harley, and Mike Spent a moment trying to establish another altitude reading but without success. Underground, Harley and Mike digging in CoW, me and Jon on the ledge, Sam at the bottom of the entrance, with Jake and Tav up on the surface. The pile of rocks in CoW from … Continue reading “4th July”
Solo Time for some ‘rock-bothering.’ First stop at the bottom of the pot (Soft South) to break-up the large boulder there. It’s very ‘mucky’ here, lots of soft sediment that has been washed in over several years, wellie’s kept getting stuck. Thankfully, it didn’t take too long to get the job done. Climbed back up … Continue reading “30th June”
Solo Time for some ‘rock-bothering.’ First stop at the bottom of the pot (Soft South) to break-up the large boulder there. It’s very ‘mucky’ here, lots of soft sediment that has been washed in over several years, wellie’s kept getting stuck. Thankfully, it didn’t take too long to get the job done. Climbed back up … Continue reading “30th June”
The team were called out by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist them with a visitor (F,55) who had slipped on the waterfall at Scaleber Force, near Settle. On our arrival at the scene, paramedics from both YAS and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance were als…
Vince, Jon, Jake, Nick, Tav, Harley, and Mike I was keen to see what effects the induced rapid speleogenesis (IRS) had been so arrived at the cave ahead of the others. Quickly underground and reeled in the wires as I progressed towards the Soft South. Down at the bottom of the pot there was some … Continue reading “27th June”
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to 3 walkers (2m, 1F) who had become disorientated in mist on the summit of Ingleborough. The party were otherwise uninjured but unable to find their way safely from the summit plateau to the correct path…
Vince and Roz The best place to be during a heatwave is underground where the air is cool and fresh. Any excuse to go ‘rock bothering,’ creating more space to work in Can of Worms and reducing boulders at the bottom of the pot in the Soft South! Emerged to a very warm surface! On … Continue reading “24th June”
Vince, Tav, Jake, Nick, Jon, and Mike Another day for the plugs & feathers to be pressed into action. Before that though dried bags to be packed and a bit of tinkering with the spoil heap wall while waiting for the team to assemble. Underground in Can of Worms with Tav, we decided to widen … Continue reading “20th June”
Vince, Jon, Harley, Brockers, Tav, Nick, and Jake Earlier start for me, a boulder to break up in CoW. Soon got to work with plugs and feathers to reduce boulder to more manageable pieces. When the rock was split some fine examples of calcite-crystal growth were exposed (Nick took an especially good sample home). Also, … Continue reading “13th June”
Vince, Jon, Harley, Brockers, Tav, Nick, and Jake Earlier start for me, a boulder to break up in CoW. Soon got to work with plugs and feathers to reduce boulder to more manageable pieces. When the rock was split some fine examples of calcite-crystal growth were exposed (Nick took an especially good sample home). Also, … Continue reading “13th June”
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist a walker who had collapsed on the Three Peaks route above High Birkwith. Despite the best efforts of family members, other walkers, team members, and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew, the casualty c…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a member of a school party (M, 12) who had fallen on the track near to Ingleborough Cave and injured his shoulder. A small team was quickly sent from our depot to the show cave. The youth was ass…
Our Duty Controller was alerted by one of our members to a potential overdue caver in Cow Pot on Leck Fell. A number of cavers from nearby Bull Pot Farm (Red Rose caving club HQ) had gone out to try and locate the missing caver. We were then alerted by…
Vince, Sam, Jake, Nick, Jon, and Harley At the cave, whilst awaiting the arrival of the team, occupied myself with some gardening – trimming back brambles to allow more space for spoil disposal, and bundling up bags ready for refilling later. Jake and Sam arrived, soon followed by Nick, Jon, and Harley. A brief discussion … Continue reading “6th June”
The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to an injured walker (M, 54), close to God’s Bridge near Birkwith. He was suffering from cramps and unable to walk any further. We had difficulty making direct contact with the party due to poor sig…
Vince, Jake, Tav, Nick, Jon, and Harley Carried the 3no. ‘new’ skips/bucket (made yesterday) up to the cave, and a little bit of ‘gardening’ while waiting for the others to arrive, watching, listening to the birds in the surrounding woodland. The team assembled. In CoW, my turn to dig, Harley helped, Jake and Tav hauling … Continue reading “30th May”
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a group of Three Peaks walkers (m 20, 42 & 47) who had lost their way whilst descending Ingleborough in the dark and misty evening. Using our PhoneFind tool, the Duty Controller was able to l…
