Crewe Climbing and Potholing Club
We are an active and friendly caving club that welcomes both new and experienced cavers. Despite our name, we are mainly a caving club, though some members do climb as well. We are mostly based in Cheshire and Staffordshire, but some members live further away. Our caving and mine exploration takes place locally in the Peak District and Yorkshire Dales and further afield in this country and abroad.
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Sun, Oct 25 2026
Storm Boleo put paid to our planned trip to North by North End Pot this weekend. Heavy rain and high wind were not conducive to a safe trip, so we cancelled.
Sun, Oct 11 2026
On Saturday, there were four of us descending Eldon Hole. Our plan was to descend the East Wall route, but there was already a rope on that, so we switched to the South Gully route, after a quick check that we had enough carabiners. In the main chamber, we found the pull up to Millers Chamber was inaccessible. We knew that the fixed ropes up Damocles Rift were being worked on by The DCA, but were hoping to get up to the chamber. Not to be on this trip. We had a look at the dig in the main chamber floor, before preparing to return to the surface. In the mean time, another caver had descended South Gully on his own ropes, so there were five returning to the surface. After getting changed, we visited the Devonshire Arms in Peak Forest for a quick drink, before heading home.
Sat, Aug 29 2026
Last Saturday, 22nd August, we took advantage of the drought to visit Lathkill Head Cave. The team made their way a considerable distance into this usually flooded cave, but aren't sure quite how far they got!
We can arrange supervised caving trips for individuals, or for small groups, with all equipment provided. Our ability to do this was initially funded through a National Lottery grant. If you are interested, then please get in touch.
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Yordas Pot in Kingsdale, with some club members. Video © Gareth Williams 2024.
As a club we aim to minimise the impact we have on the cave environment by following the BCA Caving Conservation Code.
As a club, Crewe Climbing & Potholing Club (C.C.P.C.) recognizes that the activities undertaken by Club Members may involve a danger of personal injury or death. As participants in such activities, all adult Members of C.C.P.C. (including Temporary Members) must be aware of, and accept, these risks, and must be responsible for their own actions, and for their own safety. [CCPC Risk Statement. 01-01-2015]
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