Other Sites and Blogs – Darkness Below

We can’t hope to bring you every story, but there are plenty of caving and mining blogs out there you can browse at your leisure – so have a read through some of the best! If you know of a blog you’d like us to add to this page please let us know.

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INCIDENT 52 / 2025 JUNE 14th SAT 16.27hrs. KINGSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Whilst busy with the previous 2 incidents, the Team received a call from North Yorkshire Police concerning a lone walker (F, age not known) who had become separated from her group whilst doing the 3 Peaks Walk. She had apparently descended into the wro ...
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INCIDENT 52 / 2025 JUNE 14th SAT 16.27hrs. KINGSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

INCIDENT 51 / 2025 JUNE 14th 15.45hrs HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

A number of Team members were assisting with a local fell race on Pen y Ghent, near Horton in Ribblesdale. This is an annual event for our local fell running community, at which we are always pleased to help. The race had largely gone well but unfortun ...
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INCIDENT 50 /2025. JUNE 14th 14.24hrs. OCCUPATION ROAD, DENT, CUMBRIA

The start of a busy afternoon for the Team! We were alerted to an incident by our colleagues at Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, which had been misdirected to them by Cumbria Police. The incident was very near the border of our two Teams, just above Dent ...
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14th June

Vince, Brockers, Jake, Nick, and Tav A mindful gathering to celebrate Global Wellness Day! An early start for me to replace a couple of skips (thanks to John Cooper and Wessex for supply of drums) before returning to surface, where I was joined by Brockers, we packed bags until the team arrived. A slight change … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 49/2025. JUNE 10th TUE. 14.03 hrs. MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

A walker (m, 72) became unwell after climbing almost to the top of the steps up the side of Malham Cove. After assessment by YAS paramedics, he was walked very gently back down with support from team members. Accompanied by the paramedics, the walker w ...
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INCIDENT 49/2025. JUNE 10th TUE. 14.03 hrs. MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

7th June

Vince, Jake, Nick, and Tav Another earlier arrival at the cave packing bags until the rest of the team turned up. When all were assembled the small team deployed to Can of Worms where Nick was upfront digging. While Jake cleared away the filled bags I went on to AUD to retrieve the strips of … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 48/2005. JUNE 4th WED. 10:59hrs JACKDAW HILL, Nr HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a local farmer with a sheep trapped in a small pothole. A small team met the farmer at the location to be confronted with a large sheep that was firmly wedged in a narrow shaft. After two hours o ...
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INCIDENT 48/2005. JUNE 4th WED. 10:59hrs JACKDAW HILL, Nr HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Dudley Caving Club 2025-06-02 09:05:00

TitanIt was a long-awaited trip to Titan for the four of us who had never visited it before. Since we weren’t planning to go far into the system but were only doing a bounce trip with a potential look into the connection, we weren’t in a rush to ...
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A Weekend Trip To Parys

Anyone who heard that the Dudley were planning a weekend trip to “Parys” might have envisaged us all drinking wine by the Seine. No such luck this time: this was an excursion to “Parys” not “Paris”. But what an amazing trip it was! A handful of ...
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A Weekend Trip To Parys

31st May

Vince, Jake, Nick, and Tav An earlier start for me as I wanted to continue preparing the ground ready for extending the spoil heap wall on the western side. That done got on with packing bags just as the others arrived. A smaller team assembled today so the digger, Tav, chose to excavate in Can … Continue reading ...
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Fixing up the water supply

Ever wondered where the water comes from to make your cup of tea or give you that hot shower after caving, then read on…and don’t say the tap!Over the weekend of May 23rd-25th members of SWCC and Wealdon CC came together to help carry out repairs to t ...
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Fixing up the water supply

INCIDENT 47/2025. MAY 28th WED. 11:00hrs HORTON SCAR, Nr HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

A local farmer contacted one of the Assistant Controllers to request assistance with one of his lambs that had fallen down a small pothole off Horton Scar Lane. After alerting the Duty Controller, the Assistant Controller went up with the farmer to ass ...
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ALERT ONLY, MAY 27th TUE 16:55hrs GAPING GILL AREA, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 4 OF 2025

North Yorkshire Police asked the team to help with a call reporting concerns for the welfare of a person in the vicinity of the Gaping Gill winch meet. Whilst initial enquiries were being made by the Duty Controller the person in question was assisted ...
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