Meets List
A list of meets that have been disorganised in advance. There is often an alternative meet offered. If the main trip is a difficult one, then the alternative may be easier for those not wanting something too hard core. If the main trip is highly weather dependent, then the alternative may be a better option if the conditions are poor. Back up trips may not happen if there isn't enough interest. Main trips sometimes get canceled, or rearranged, due to circumstances. In addition to these, many other meets are disorganised on an ad-hoc basis.
We use our groups.io email list and WhatsApp group for detailed trip disorganisation as the day approaches. Access to the email list, WhatsApp and the exact date of meets is available to all club members and to prospective members by invitation only.
Maskhill - Oxlow Exchange, Castleton, Derbyshire. Grade 4.
Longcliffe Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire. Grade 3.
Derbyshire Explorer's Forum, Eyam, Derbyshire. Not a caving trip, but should be a great event.
Marble Steps Pot, Dales. Grade 3/4.
Goodluck Mine, Via Gellia, Derbyshire. A trip to this mine, courtesy of the preservation society.
Tatham Wife, Chapel le Dale, Dales. Grade 3.
Yorkshire Weekend, Dales. Possible trips are Curtain Pot, Penyghent Long Churn, Sell Gill.
Milwr Tunnel, Mold North Wales.
Giant's Hole, Castleton, Derbyshire. Grade 3.
Gaping Gill Winch Meet, Ingleborough, Dales. Various trips, prerigged in the GG system.
Merlin's Mine, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire. Grade 3.
Ingleborough Cave, Yorkshire. Beyond the show cave.
Cussey Pot, Eyam, Derbyshire. Grade 5.
Lost John's Cave, Leck Fell, Dales.
Alum Pot / Diccan Pot Exchange, Selside, Dales.
South Wales Weekend, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu (OFD) system and possibly ascend Pen y Fan.
Ireby Fell - Cripple Creek, Dales.
Lancaster Hole - Magic Roundabout, Easegill, Dales.
Hidden Earth, Llangollen. The annual caving extravaganza.
Little Hull Pot, Penyghent, Dales.
Rowten Pot, Kingsdale, Dales.
Aygill Caverns, Easegill, Dales. Grade 3.
Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire. Grade 3 to 5. The Assault Course has been mentioned!
Waterways Swallet, Blore Staffordshire. Our annual car park clean up and a possible trip.
Christmas trip and bring & share, location to be determined.
Post Christmas Walk to clear the head.
In the Autumn, our meets secretary will be asking club members for suggestions for the following years meets list.
We usually use Single Rope Technique, or SRT to descend and ascend vertical sections of caves. With the areas we cave in, many of our trips will require mastery of SRT. Full training can be provided by the club and you can borrow the equipment until you decide to buy your own.
Where possible, an indication of the difficulty of the cave is given on a scale from one to five. The grading system is based on that used in the Northern Caves guide books. Grading in caving will always be subjective and not as sophisticated as the systems used in the climbing world. The difficulty of the cave will also depend on the size, experience and fitness of the caver as well as the weather conditions and many other factors.
Dan at the top of Victoria Aven, Peak Cavern. Photo © Gaz McShee 2023.