YCC Blog
Cullaun One
Matt Ewles | 29 June 2016
Having visited Cullaun One exactly ten years ago and turned around at the first ladder pitch I was keen to return and this time complete the round trip at the end. Cullaun One is rather tricky to find, the entrance being in a forest clearing far from any paths. Head up...
Faurnarooska Cave
Matt Ewles | 29 June 2016
After our flooded off attempt at this cave at the start of the week we were keen to return. The cave is found by parking at the start of the track leading north east at M138046 on Irish OS map 51. This is best reached by heading north on the main...
Faurnarooska Cave
Matt Ewles | 29 June 2016
Our first trip of our week in Ireland and what a way to start the week. The rain (as forecast) was absolutely lashing down. It had been all night, and it was also blowing a small gale. Not a good day at all! Still, encouraged by the guidebook which said...
Hillocks Mine
David Willis | 25 June 2016
What a superb short Sunday trip before a drive back home, as we knew the trip wasn't too long we didn't rush, but we got up to the entrance and ones first thoughts shining the torch directly down the shaft makes you immediately think 58 meters.... really, however getting into...
South Llyn-y-Pandy / Rhyd Alyn Mine
Jerry Gibbs | 21 August 2015
Naga Naga, Double Death Bombs It was an earlyish start for some of the Teesside contingents but I was fashionably late. By early, I mean it was supposed to be a 10 o’clock start which is not really that early; however when I woke that morning I found I had been blessed...
Out Sleets Beck Pot
Matt Ewles | 9 June 2015
Out Sleets Beck has been on my wish list for several years so it was nice to finally have a day dry enough to go and do it! After meeting John at the parking area (where the track goes off along the south edge of Penyghent Gill, as described by Selected...
FOUL Pot
Gary Douthwaite | 22 May 2015
FOUL has been on my list of caves for some time after YUCPC members did it a couple of years ago. Following my newly found dislike for caves in "the black book" (Not for the Faint Hearted), I was keen to be sure that it wasn't going to be 5 hours...
The Joys of a Toblerone
Jerry Gibbs | 12 January 2015
This was a joint caving club trip to the heart of Welsh Wales, I mention Welsh Wales just in case anyone gets confused with us spending a weekend in Camilla, the duchess of, or the other Wales like Geppetto did when he was searching for Pinocchio – ah whales, yes,...
Slate Mines on Levers Moss, Coniston
Jerry Gibbs | 9 December 2014
A weekend in Coniston – trapped in a vortex of wee My plan for the weekend was to join up with a group of similarly minded individuals as we explored the Coniston copper mines from the Levers water level to the Hospital level on the Saturday and have a look around...
Hunt Pot
Gary Douthwaite | 19 May 2014
Following an entertaining mine trip the day before, this was the ideal Sunday potter! The original plan was for Hunt Pot but as it was such a nice day we started off by abseiling down into the magnificent hole of Hull Pot. Watched by a great number of walkers we managed...
Juniper Gulf
David Willis | 23 March 2014
Juniper Gulf was very good, though very scary, entering the pitch was good, though one of the team tried to throw a tackle sack at someone else... in the most southerly sense of the word (not "below") but a bit more colourful! entering the cave was good and looking down the...
Marilyn Pot
David Willis | 6 March 2014
An good round trip, the entrance to Marilyn was quite a surprise, nice hefty gate. To say this was my first deviation trip was fairly easy (in the words of Mr Douthwaite - "to be nice and give you the shorter deviation haha"). Bit of loose material at re belay levels....
Marilyn Pot
Gary Douthwaite | 24 February 2014
After two months of constant rain it was hard to find much worth doing that wasn't flooded but we gave Marilyn a go with little knowledge of how wet it got. No problem with the first couple of pitches, a bit drippy but nothing to cause a problem. At the top...
Wrysgan Slate Mine level 6 adit to level 1 adit
David Willis | 19 February 2014
Excellent trip, though i wasn't a fan of the climb up the mining cart winch... don't look down i remember thinking, :-s anyway seeing the gear box and engine for the winch at the top within the housing area and then some outbuildings, wow suddenly things started looking promising. We...
Allt Nan Uamh Stream Cave (Anus)
Matt Ewles | 8 December 2013
After our trip down Rana Hole a few days before, we didn't want to leave Scotland without having experienced two of its other finer caves, so we set off to do ANUS and Uamh an Claonaite in one day. After the long, but pleasant walk up the hill, we reached the...
Boxhead Pot - Lost Johns Pot
John Dale | 23 September 2013
Boxhead to Lost Johns is a cracking through trip, which included the Tate Galleries and the Lyle Cavern series, both hugely remote areas of Lost John's pot during the early 80's. Before the relatively recent discovery of Boxhead pot, a trip to the high level Lyle Cavern and back out...
Wrysgan Slate Mine level 6 adit to level 1 adit
Margot Saher | 19 September 2013
When we were parked for Cwmorthin we saw a beautiful incline on the opposite hill, which seemed to lead into a hole. We figured it would be worth having a look. Laura had been to the top of the incline, and to the quarry she said was behind it, but...
Lancaster Hole - Wretched Rabbit via Double Decker Pot and Main Drain
David Willis | 4 September 2013
Excellent trip for a second cave, no problems with any descending (strangely my favorite part). We headed for the collonades to complete John's video. Eventually when finished, continued through to the minarets and double decker. Once we found the main drain took a break and some munchies, before continuing. Continued up...
Uamh An Claonaite
Gary Douthwaite | 1 September 2013
This classic stream cave definitely beat my expectations! After another bloody long walk up the path from the road and the second hill climb of the day (after investigating ANUS first) we arrived at the quite large shake hole. I was surprised that the altitude was not that much lower...
Lancaster Hole - Wretched Rabbit via Double Decker Pot and Main Drain
Matt Ewles | 14 August 2013
A superb trip as always. We were going to do the usual Lancaster Hole to Wretched Rabbit route via Montague East but we thought we would add interest by going round Double Decker Pot and up the main drain to Oxbow corner instead, which was excellent. Total trip time six...