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 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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4th April

Vince, Jake, Nick, Jon, Tav, Mike, and todays guest digger, Harley Bennett While waiting for the team to assemble at the cave I spent some time ‘titivating’ the spoil heap prior to the morning’s activities, before packaging the dried bags ready to be refilled later. The team duly arrived. I wanted to have a look … Continue reading ...
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INCIDENT 17/2026. APRIL 3rd FRIDAY 16.34hrs. RIBBLEHEAD, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The Team were requested to assist our partners from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) with a patient (M,60) at Ribblehead, close to the Station Inn. The casualty was a short distance off road and help was needed to transport them back to the ambulance ...
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INCIDENT 17/2026. APRIL 3rd FRIDAY 16.34hrs. RIBBLEHEAD, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

INCIDENT 16/2026. APRIL 3rd FRIDAY 14.26hrs. PENNINE BRIDLEWAY, SETTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were asked by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a walker (F, 58) who had slipped on steep grass on the Pennine Bridleway between Settle and Langcliffe. She had sustained a painful ankle injury and was unable to walk. A team memb ...
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INCIDENT 16/2026. APRIL 3rd FRIDAY 14.26hrs. PENNINE BRIDLEWAY, SETTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Incident 15/2026. March 30th Monday 09.45hrs. Pen Y Ghent, North Yorkshire

The team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police regarding a 3 peaks walker (M 16YO) who had fallen ‘approximately 5 feet’ and sustained an injury to his arm. The other members of the party provided the casualty with analgesia and physical ...
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28th March

Vince, Brockers, Jake, Jon, Nick, and Tav At the cave waiting for the team to arrive fiddled about with the spoil heap walls and started packing the dry bags into bundles ready to be refilled later. On surface duties today so stripped off oversuit, the sun was shining, and it was likely to be busy … Continue reading ...
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28th March

Incident 22nd March 2026

On Sunday, 22nd March, Mendip Cave Rescue responded to a protracted 12-hour rescue under the Mendip Hills, where a caver was physically stuck in a tight passage. Whilst managing this incident, a further call was received for assistance at another cave ...
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Coniston Copper Mines

Our first trip into Coniston Copper Mines which has been on the bucket list for quite a while. We met up with Dom from CATHMS, who was able to show us around the mine. Bartek brough his camera equipment, so we had to stop quite a few times for some sho ...
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21st March

Vince, Jake, Tav, Sam, Jon, and Nick Got to the cave ahead of the others planning to reduce the lump of rock and calcite at the dig in Can of Worms. A slight distraction was caused by a pile of rocks, and I could not resist the temptation to add some of the stones to … Continue reading ...
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14th March

Vince, Nick, Jake, Tav, and Jon. And then there were five… Another earlier start for me (underground by 08:45) to break up the very large lump of calcite and conglomerate left on the floor in Can of Worms last weekend. Quickly set to work with plugs and feathers, drilling longer holes today (14mm x 260mm … Continue reading ...
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14th March

INCIDENT 14/2026. MARCH 14th SAT 14:36hrs. GRAGARETH NR INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were called by both North Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (f,52) who had fallen on the path up Gragareth sustaining an injury to her ankle. As the team were on route we heard from our colleagues at Yorkshire Air Am ...
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