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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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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INCIDENT 28/2026 MARCH 9TH SATURDAY 09.15 HRS WHERNSIDE

The team were called out by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to a walker (m approx 60) who was experiencing a medical event whilst walking on the summit ridge of Whernside. Team members were deployed to initially RV at Ribblehead viaduct before making ...
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9th May

Vince, Jake, Nick, Brockers, Jon, Sam, Tav, and Harley At the cave entrance, spent a little time on the surface clearing vegetation and preparing the ground to further extend the spoil heap wall while waiting for the team to assemble. A strong team for this morning’s digging session. Tav and Sam headed into Can of … Continue reading ...
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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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Aggy – Courtesane

After a tiresome unsuccessful attempt to find the High Traverses shortcut link to the Southern Stream a week before and having said that we won't be back in Aggy for a good while, by Wednesday we were ready to find this ''mysterious'' connection, that ...
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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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