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 89/2025. NOVEMBER 1st SATURDAY. 13.47hrs. FOXUP MOOR, PLOVER HILL, LITTONDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Our colleagues at Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) asked the team to assist with an injured walker with a suspected fracture to his lower leg on the bridleway above Foxup, which is close to the border of our respective areas. Due to the ...
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1st November

Vince, Nick, Mike, Jake, Jon, and Tav Early to the cave to install new pulley on the haul out of the pot, new jute rope too (but this will be replaced as it was too thin, 10mm. Have ordered a 14mm hemp rope). Also replaced the worn-out skip on the haul from ledge/entrance. The rest … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 88/2025. OCTOBER 31st FRI. 1201hrs. CRINA BOTTOM, INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (F, 23yrs) who had fallen whilst descending from Ingleborough. She had sustained a painful ankle injury and was unable to continue unaided. As the Team responded, other passing walkers helped ...
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INCIDENT 87/2025. OCTOBER 25th SAT. 16.18 hrs INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a walker (f,61) who had taken a tumbling fall coming off the summit of Ingleborough and sustained arm and facial injuries. As team members headed up toward the casualty’s location from the ...
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25th October

Vince, Jake, Mike, Jon, and Nick I got to the cave ahead of the team to collect some sediment samples from An Unexpected Development (AUD) area for a local artist who wants to experiment with natural pigments (I have already collected samples from the Polden Hills, Dolebury Warren, and Wookey Hole). While I was there, … Continue reading ...
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25th October

18th October

Vince, Brockers, Jake, Nick, Jon, Tav, and Mike An earlier start for me, drill/plugs and feathers packed. Arrived at the farm, chatted briefly with the farmer, got the key from the shed, changed and walked across fields to the cave. Once underground set off to Can of Worms and got to work removing a calcite … Continue reading ...
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OFD: Return to the Tourist Trail

On Saturday 18th November the Dudley met at South Wales Caving Club. One CDG member was taking a trainee around OFD for the weekend, another photography trip was delayed due to a puncture. The rest of us went on a nice amble around the classic touri ...
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OFD: Return to the Tourist Trail

12th October

Vince, Nick, Jon, and Tav Due to a variety of circumstances, a suggestion was put forward “shall we have a Sunday session?” There were some minor glitches but, eventually, it came to pass. A suitable team gathered at the farm on Sunday morning. Underground, Jon and Tav were dispatched to Can of Worms to continue … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 86/2025. OCTOBER 11th SAT. 15.39 hrs Nr JANET’S FOSS, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

A walker (f, 24) slipped and injured an ankle not far from Janet’s Foss on the path towards Malham village. When she had been assessed by the YAS paramedic, team members helped her to the road ambulance which took her to Settle Railway Station fo ...
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INCIDENT 85/2025. (same day) 21.19 hrs PROVIDENCE POT, KETTLEWELL WITH STARBOTTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

Our colleagues at Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) asked the team to assist with investigating a report of three cavers overdue in Dowbergill Passage, a demanding through trip between Providence Pot and Dow Cave in upper Wharfedale. An ...
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INCIDENT 84/2025. OCTOBER 2nd THURS. 17.23 hrs WHERNSIDE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

North Yorkshire Police called the team to assist a walker (m,17) who had slipped and injured his ankle and knee descending Whernside toward Bruntscar. Team members ascended to the casualty’s location just off the summit ridge, where they assesse ...
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4th October

Vince, Nick, and Jon Arrived early at the farm, got changed, and wandered up to the cave. There were no bags to pack up so added a few stones to the spoil heap extension wall before going underground. Into Can of Worms to see last weeks progress and, while I was there, decided to remove … Continue reading ...
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4th October

Incident 27th September 2025

Mendip Cave Rescue were called by Avon and Somerset Police via SARCALL at 23:39 on 27th September 2025, following a report that a solo caver was overdue and hadn't returned from a trip into Eastwater Cavern, Priddy. With a large number of MCR members a ...
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Incident 24th September 2025

Wiltshire Police contacted Mendip Cave Rescue, following a large fire reported at Bethel Quarry, and at 20:28 a SARCALL alert was received via Avon & Somerset Police requesting assistance. Two local MCR members attended the scene and briefed office ...
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ALERT ONLY. OCTOBER 1st WED. 14.46 hrs INGLEBOROUGH NATURE TRAIL, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 16 OF 2025

The team were made aware of a person (m 80’s) who had collapsed on the nature trail. As the team were preparing a response they received a further call to say the person had been brought down to Clapham by the nature trail staff and no further as ...
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