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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19th September

Vince, Jake, Nick, Jon, and Tav As usual the digging continued on two fronts – Tav was ‘under the stemples’ at the bottom of the pot; while I continued the dig at the [current] SW end of Can of Worms. Spoil removal at both locations is not rapid, so there was some alternative ‘scratchings’ also … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 65/2026. FRIDAY 18th SEPT 2302hrs. NICK POT, INGLEBOROUGH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were asked to assist North Yorkshire Police to help locate and rescue a lone female walker (22) who was lost and becoming hypothermic near to Nick Pot on the Three Peaks Path, on Ingleborough. Team members and vehicles were deployed and were a ...
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Incident 64/2026. Tuesday 15th September 21.48hrs. Pippikin Pot, Leck Fell

CRO were contacted by Cumbria Police (CUMPOL) regarding an overdue caving party who had been on a caving trip in Pippikin Pot on Leck Fell. As the CRO Duty Controller (DC) were making initial enquiries before mobilising any team members, they were con ...
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Incident 63/2026. Sunday 13th September 11.38hrs Goredale, North Yorkshire

The team were contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a casualty (M, 45YO) with a lower leg injury which he had sustained on the footpath above Goredale Scar heading towards Malham Tarn. A full team call out was initiated and CRO ...
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Incident 63/2026. Sunday 13th September 11.38hrs Goredale, North Yorkshire

12th September

Vince, Jake, Jon, Nick, Tav, and Harley Time on my hands so, after having a quick look at current progress in digs, headed along to AUD/ToT area to check on the faunal remains. All looked good and the area was dry, probably okay to do some digging (but not today). Bundled up some old plastic … Continue reading ...
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Incident 62/2026. September 9th Wed 21:14 hrs, Ingleborough

The team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police after a walker who had just completed the three peaks raised concerns about a party of 2 walkers she had passed some time earlier as appearing to be making slow progress from the summit of Ingleborough ...
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The International Day of Caves and Karst 2026

The International Day of Caves and Karst is a chance for people around the world to celebrate caves, karst and the people who explore, study and protect them. On 13 September 2026, the world will celebrate the first UNESCO International Day of Caves an ...
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The International Day of Caves and Karst 2026

Incident 61/2026. September 8th Tue 14:42 hrs, Victoria cave, Attermire, Settle, North Yorkshire.

The team was alerted by YAS to a female walker (46 yo) who had slipped on rocks on the footpath near Victoria cave. Team members along with two team vehicles were mobilised to the incident. On arrival team members carried out an assessment of the injur ...
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Incident 60/2026. September 7th Mon 12:25 hrs, Thornton force, Ingleton waterfalls trail, North Yorkshire.

As the team were mobilising to incident 59 (Malham) they were alerted by YAS to a report of a female (66 yo) who had fallen and sustained a wrist injury whilst walking near Thornton Force. This second callout required a split attendance of team vehicle ...
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Incident 59/2026. September 7th Mon 12:10 hrs, Malham cove, Malham, North Yorkshire.

The team were alerted by NYP to a report of a male (78 yo) who had fainted whilst walking at the top of Malham Cove possibly due to low blood pressure. As the team was preparing to mobilise to this incident a second call was received to Thornton Force, ...
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5th September

Vince, Sam, Jake, Brockers, Jon, Nick, Tav, and Mike Before the team arrived, I nipped underground to Can of Worms to take another sediment sample from the ‘blasted’ rift (some interesting findings in the sample collected previously) before returning to the surface. Back at the entrance met Sam who was tossing packs of empty bags … Continue reading ...
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Incident 58/2026. Sunday 30th August, 21:50hrs. Ingleborough, Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to three well equipped, uninjured walkers ( f 48, 51, 52) doing the Three Peaks walk who were lost near the summit of Ingleborough in the dark and low cloud with fading head torch batteries. After a discu ...
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Incident 57/2026. Saturday 29th August, 11:37hrs. Whernside, Nr Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a runner (F 55) on Whernside who had hurt her foot and could not weight bear. CRO 1 and CRO 3 headed to the Aqueduct just below Force Gill, where team members then carried on on foot to the casualty si ...
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29th August

With Jake, Jon, Nick, Mike, and Harley Time to see what the ‘bang’ had done! Underground, it was obvious there had been recent rain the entrance was wet, water had flowed along the passage and down into the pot. Luckily, I avoided most of it (still wearing cotton overalls). Reeled in the wire as I … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 56/2026. INGLEBOROUGH, CHAPEL LE DALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (M, 42) who was close to the summit of Ingleborough, and who had injured his leg. He was unable to walk. His exact location was established, and the team were deployed to assist. Once with the ...
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Otter Hole Trip Report (22/08/2026)

Jonny, Oliver and Phoebe all had their first adventure into Otter Hole; this trip was led by Joel. The 30-minute walk from the car park took us south off the hillside and into the Wye floodplain, which we followed for a short while until we reached the ...
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