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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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 ...
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13th June

INCIDENT 39/2026. SATURDAY 13TH JUNE 11:09HRS. ROUGH HILL, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

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 ...
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Incident 38/2026. Monday 8th June 13:30hrs. Ingleborough Cave, Clapham, North Yorkshire

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 ...
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Incident 37/2026. Saturday 6th June 22:45hrs. Cow Pot, Leck Fell, Casterton, Cumbria

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 ...
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6th June

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 ...
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Incident 36/2026, Thursday 4th June 13:24hrs. Birkwith, Selside, North Yorkshire

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 ...
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30th May

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 ...
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Incident 35/2026, Tuesday 2nd June (same day) 22:39 hrs. Ingleborough, North Yorkshire.

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 ...
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Alert Only. Tuesday 2nd June 21:55 hrs. Alert 7 of 2026

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a possible high risk missing person. As the Duty Controller was making initial enquiries NYP confirmed that the person had been located safe and well ...
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Incident 34/2026, Sunday 31st May (same day) 21:22 hrs. Whernside, Nr Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (f, 35) who had lost her way descending from the summit of Whernside. By the time the Duty Controller managed to speak to her she had already managed to retrace her steps back to the sum ...
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Incident 33/2026, Sunday 31st May 13:45 hrs. Nr Pecca Falls, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (f, 20) who had fallen and hurt her ankle whilst walking round Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. After an initial assessment by a team RRMT, the casualty was administered some pain relief and her ankl ...
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Incident 32/2026, Thursday 28th May 13:57 hrs. Footpath nr Austwick, North Yorkshire

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to an walker (f, 58) who had slipped and injured her ankle on the footpath between Clapham and Austwick. Whilst the first team members to arrive made their way to the casualty on foot, other team members m ...
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Incident 31/2026, Sunday 24th May 13:50 hrs. Oxenber Scar, Austwick, North Yorkshire

CRO controllers were called by North Yorkshire Police to attend an incident involving a fallen climber at Oxenber scar, unfortunately he had sustained serious injuries requiring a swift response and evacuation. The climber was treated at the scene by o ...
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23rd May

Vince, Brockers, Jake, Jon, Tav, Mike, and Harley Early at the farm and so was Brockers. Changed and wandered up to the cave to spend a little time ‘gardening’ around the spoil heap. Jake wasn’t far behind, and the rest of the team arrived soon after. Jon set off to CoW with Harley, Mike resumed … Continue reading ...
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16th May

Vince,, Sam, Jon, Nick, and Mike As is my wont arrived ahead of the team although this week, I was joined by Sam. Once changed at the farm we wandered up to the cave. Sam soon disappeared underground to Can of Worms to begin digging (it was his turn upfront anyway), I remained on the … Continue reading ...
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Incident 30/2026 Saturday March 10th 15:26 hrs – Ingleborough

The team were called out by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a casualty (F 15 YO) who had sustained a lower leg injury whilst descending from the summit of Ingleborough as part of her DofE expedition. The CRO duty controller (DC) spoke to the well ...
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INCIDENT 29/2026 SATURDAY MARCH 9TH 21.05 LOST JOHNS’ CAVE

The team were called out by Lancashire Police to a report of two overdue cavers (50 Y.O. & 19 Y.O.) in the Lost Johns’ cave system. CRO placed a full team call out for both underground members and surcace members to assist with logistics on t ...
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