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 12/2026. MARCH 2ND MON 19:38 HRS INGLEBOROUGH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

A walker (M 27) walking the 3 peaks, struggling with sore knees on the summit of Ingleborough, called for assistance. The team were put on stand by and a small team headed off up the fell in the team’s ATV CRO 4. The local running club (Settle Ha ...
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28th February

Vince, Jake, Nick, Brockers, Tav, Mike, and good to see Sam Batstone again! At the cave, ahead of the others, cleared some more vegetation and prepared ground to further extend the spoil heap wall. A strong team assembled again this week and as Sam was on his first visit today it is tradition that the … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 11/2026. FEBRUARY 23rd MONDAY 12.58hrs. WARRENDALE KNOTTS, SETTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to assist a local farmer with a pregnant sheep stuck on a ledge, on a small crag on the west side of Warrendale Knotts above Settle. The sheep had apparently been there a few days and had not self rescued ...
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21st February

Vince, Mike, Jake, Jon, Tav, Nick, and Brockers. The full squad! At the cave, while waiting for the team to arrive added the pile of stones recovered last weekend to the wall extension and levelled spoil behind the wall, created more space for emptying bags later. The team assembled. Underground in Can of Worms, me … Continue reading ...
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21st February

14th February

Vince, Nick, Brockers, Jake, Jon, and Mike Packed drill/plugs and feathers into tackle bag and loaded into Kangoo along with the previously prepared skips and all the other stuff required for a digging session in HR. All loaded, over the hill towards Wookey Hole. A bright, sunny morning was a welcome change from the recent … Continue reading ...
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14th February

INCIDENT 10/2026. FEBRUARY 8TH SUN 18:31 HRS, SPRINGS WOOD, LANGCLIFFE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

The team responded to a request from North Yorkshire Police to assist with an incident at Springs Wood above Langcliffe. Volunteer hours: 30 ...
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INCIDENT 10/2026. FEBRUARY 8TH SUN 18:31 HRS, SPRINGS WOOD, LANGCLIFFE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

The team responded to a request from North Yorkshire Police to assist with an incident at Springs Wood above Langcliffe. Volunteer hours: 30 ...
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Incident 7th February 2026

Mendip Cave Rescue were called by Avon and Somerset Police via SARCALL at 14:24 on 7th February 2026 requesting assistance for three cavers who were cold and exhausted, but uninjured, beneath the 20 foot pitch in Swildon's Hole, Priddy. They were appro ...
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INCIDENT 09/2026. FEBRUARY 8TH SUN 14:00 HRS, STACKHOUSE, SETTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

The team were called by north Yorkshire Police to assist with a walker (F 60) who had slipped off a stile sustaining a lower leg injury. Team members assessed and splinted the leg then carried her a short distance to the road. She was then taken in a t ...
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7th January

Vince, Nick, Brockers, Jake, and Jon Got to HR before the team arrived to clear some vegetation (mostly brambles) and prepare the ground for the continuing extension of the spoil heap wall – somewhere for the inevitable supply of rocks to be utilized. When the team arrived, Jake and Jon made a ‘beeline’ towards Can … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 08/2026. FEBRUARY 2ND MON. 14:09 HRS. QUARRY WOOD, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

A member of the public reported a sheep stuck on a ledge in a disused quarry near Ingleton. The team gave the sheep an opportunity to self-rescue. When it did not do so, team members attended and, having discussed the situation with the farmer, set u ...
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31st January

Vince, Mike, Jon, Jake, Tav, Brockers, and Nick. A full squad gathered! As planned I arrived at the cave ahead of the others and was quickly underground. I wanted to get the slumped material bagged up and clear the path along the ledge. This was necessary to enable the spoil from Can of Worms to … Continue reading ...
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30th January

Solo Packed the Bosch Powerhammer 36v (for a change) along with plugs/feathers, loaded the Kangoo and set-off over the hill to the farm. I was soon at the cave. On arrival, I got distracted by the pile of rocks hauled out last weekend and could not help myself. All the rocks were added to the … Continue reading ...
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ALERT ONLY. JANUARY 29TH THURS. 16:59hrs. HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT 3 OF 2026

North Yorkshire Police asked the team for assistance with a search for a potentially vulnerable person. While the Duty Controller was still waiting for tasking instructions, North Yorkshire Police advised that the team’s assistance was no longer ...
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ALERT ONLY. JANUARY 29TH THURS. 16:59hrs. HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT 3 OF 2026

ALERT ONLY. JANUARY 27TH TUE. 12:41hrs. MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT 2 of 2026

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist with the search for a vunerable person in the Malham area. As the controllers were gathering more information the police officers on scene located the person and the team stood down. Volunteer ho ...
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