Other Sites and Blogs – Darkness Below

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2nd May

Vince, Nick, Jake, Jon, Sam, Tav, Harley, and today’s guest, Nick Gymer Some realignment of the spoil wall extension and bundled up dried bags while waiting for the teams arrival. First to arrive were Jake and Sam who were quickly on their way underground to get digging underway in Can of Worms, I remained on … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 27/2026. APRIL 25TH SATURDAY 15.12 HRS. , THREE PEAKS MOUNTAIN RACE, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team provided rescue cover for the annual Three Peaks Mountain race. Almost 1000 runners took part in the open race and team relay events. Team members were placed at strategic locations throughout the course. Fortunately, despite the warm conditio ...
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INCIDENT 27/2026. APRIL 25TH SATURDAY 15.12 HRS. , THREE PEAKS MOUNTAIN RACE, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

25th April

Vince, Jake, Tav, Sam, Jon, Nick, and Harley I spent some time levelling over the spoil heap ready for the dumping of more material and started to bundle-up the dried bags ready for refilling later. The team arrived. In Can of Worms, it was my turn to dig aided by Jake, continued to pursue the … Continue reading ...
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18th April

With Nick, Jake, Tav, Jon, Brockers, and young Harley Bennett came back for more. Got to do our part to encourage and support future generations of diggers. Underground ahead of the teams arrival, a bit more work on the skip-run between the entrance and pot/ledge. Laid down a strip of plastic belt to see if … Continue reading ...
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Incident 26/2026. April 16th Thursday 15:09 hrs. Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (m, 80) who had fallen whilst walking around Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and had a reported head injury. One of the Duty Controllers who was in the area was able to quickly locate the casual ...
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BCRC Medical Conference

Mendip Cave Rescue is pleased to be hosting this years BCRC Medical Conference, which is to be held in Priddy Village Hall over the weekend of the 13th and 14th June 2026. This weekend is primarily aimed at cave rescue team members who have a medical q ...
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INCIDENT 25/2026. APRIL 11TH SATURDAY 13.51 HRS. WHERNSIDE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

North Yorkshire Police called the team regarding a father and young son close to the summit of Whernside who were struggling on steep ground and extremely wet and cold. After speaking to the father, a small CRO team were asked to RV on the Kingsdale t ...
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INCIDENT 24/2026. APRIL 11TH SATURDAY 13.40 HRS. SULBER NICK, AUSTWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team was contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service regarding a male walker (72) who had collapsed while out walking with a party of friends. Team members and vehicles attended at the incident site, as did Yorkshire Air Ambulance, YAS, and North York ...
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14th April

Just me to start with but Roz joined me later in the morning! Today’s objective involved more rock bothering focusing on removal of the rock and calcite obstruction that impedes the ‘free-flow’ of the loaded skip from the pot/ledge to the entrance. Calcite is always difficult to deal with, and the rock, geothermally ‘altered’ marl … Continue reading ...
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11th April

Vince, Nick, Jake, Tav, Mike, and Harley Bennett came back for some more! I arrived at the cave ahead of the others and made my way to An Unexpected Development/Trick or Treat area. My plan was to have a bit of a tidy up and bring the tools and bags left in that area back … Continue reading ...
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11th April

INCIDENT 23/2026. APRIL 8th WEDNESDAY 13.22hrs. INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

We were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to an incident on Ingleborough, close to the summit plateau, involving a paraglider who had crashed onto rocks causing leg injuries. As our members were already ‘on the road’ returning from the prev ...
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INCIDENT 22/2026. APRIL 8th WEDNESDAY 11.39hrs. PEN Y GHENT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (M, 60) who was suffering a medical episode on Pen y Ghent, close to the summit. The team were alerted and mobilised. Meanwhile, the walker was contacted by our Duty Controller and it was fo ...
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INCIDENT 21/2026. APRIL 6th MONDAY 21.34hrs. PEN Y GHENT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a group of 3 walkers (all F, 63,63,33) who were stuck on the summit of Pen y Ghent, unable to get back down due to high winds. Initial contact with the party indicated they were sufficiently equipped, ...
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INCIDENT 20/2026. APRIL 6th MONDAY 17.01hrs. ALUM POT, SELSIDE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a possible overdue caving party in Alum Pot. Following initial enquiries by our group of Duty Controllers it was ascertained that the party had actually got back to the surface, safe and well and had j ...
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incident 19/2026. APRIL 6th MONDAY 13.23hrs. OTTERBURN, HELLIFIELD, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were alerted by our partners at Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to an incident involving a cyclist (M) who had apparently suffered a medical episode. Ambulances had been despatched and we were requested to back up. The team were rapidly aler ...
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INCIDENT 18/2026. APRIL 4th SATURDAY 13.50hrs, THRESHFIELD QUARRY, GRASSINGTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were asked by our colleagues from Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) to assist with an ongoing search for a dog which had fallen into a rift in a quarry. A small group of our caving members, and some members of our extended caver ...
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