YCC Blog
Penyghent Pot
Gary Douthwaite | 15 September 2009
I don't think you can call yourself a Yorkshire caver (or probably even a caver) until you've done Penyghent Pot! It defiantly lives up to its name as the finest stream passage pot in the UK. The day started with the usual faff in the name of Ade who couldn't set...
Boxhead Pot
Gary Douthwaite | 24 August 2009
With our long-awaited permit for Boxhead pot, we arrived at the dales as it started to rain. Of course this is nothing unusual, especially for Leck Fell! So, being a load of wimps, we decided to pack the ropes INSIDE the car, having been too un-organised to pack them before...
Croesor Rhosydd
Gary Douthwaite | 24 August 2009
I would defiantly say that Crosoer Rhosydd mine is the most fun you can have underground! It's like the ultimate cavers adventure playground! Crosoer Rhosydd has some of the most fun (and at times terrifying) wire traverses I've ever seen. After a long walk up the hill overlooking spectacular landscape, we...
Boggarts Roaring Holes
Matt Ewles | 20 July 2009
Due to an impending raincloud advancing on the UK we opted out of Dowbergill Passage in favour of a safer way to spend the weekend. We headed up to the Moors for a day of digging on the Saturday, and then on Sunday after the heavy rain had passed we...
Marilyn Pot to Henslers Master Cave
Matt Ewles | 21 June 2009
Our original permit was for Rat Hole, however following concerns about the impending rain on the run up to the weekend we were able to change the permit to another equally interesting though less floodable alternative: Marilyn, the new entrance to the Gaping Gill system. After meeting up with some folk...
Croesor Rhosydd
Tash Durham | 14 June 2009
The first official club weekend away in an unbelievably sunny Wales. No, you didn't read that wrongly - it was a sunny weekend in Wales! The highlight for me was the Crosoer Rhosydd through trip . A colleague had recommended this trip to me a year or so back and I’ve been...
Growling Hole (First YCC trip!)
Matt Ewles | 2 June 2009
After a lavish breakfast at Bernies with some of the YUCPCers doign Vespers that day, we headed to Kingsdale and commenced the unpleasant walk up the hill to the top. After waving goodbye to the Vespers team we made our way to Growling, which is approximately 100m further on. The...
Birks Fell Cave
Matt Ewles | 1 June 2009
After an early start we headed up the hill paying a visit on Redmire Farm to present the permit, who were very nice people indeed We headed up towards the cave, initially failing to find it as we headed too far south on the hillside. For future reference you head...