Scythe Hole, Langstrothdale by Phil Ryder.

NGR SD 90665 78574 Alt 274m Depth 7m. John Southworth of the Earby P.C. has a talent for studying old maps and finding things of interest for cave explorers. We had just moved back to digging in Langstrothdale when he announced he thought he had found an old rising on one of these ancient maps. …

Raisgill Farm Sink, (3rd Attempt) by Phil Ryder.

NGR SD 90534 78583 Alt 265m. Since lockdown has been eased, things have been fairly manic for the B team diggers. Grassington Moor digs have been visited once again and we even bumped into the A team diggers on one occasion.  Malham Moor was another, nice to see my old mate Alan Speight again, and …

Goyden Pot 02/01/2020 by Phil Ryder.

(Main Photo by Phil Ryder. Adele Ward in Goyden Pot main streamway with River Nidd in full flow.) Caver's - Adele Ward, Phil Ryder. Glad to be underground again with Adele. For once it hadn’t rained for several days, but the River Nidd was still thundering through the main passage. It was very hard to …

Light Painting in Langstroth Cave, Thursday 21/11/2019 by Phil Ryder.

(Main Photo of Phil Ryder in Langstroth Cave by Adele Ward ) This week’s trip nearly didn’t happen due to concern about Adele’s long trip down when there was black ice about on untreated roads. So everything was last minute. “I’d like to take my camera into Langstroth Cave and have a play about”, says I. …

Moorend and Strawberry Pot by Phil Ryder.

(Main photo by Phil Ryder - Adele on Moorend track with Kettlewell and the glaciated valley of Upper Wharfedale). For four years in my teens I played the position of Hooker for my school Rugby Union team, and have suffered from problems with my knees ever since. Although I’m sure 48 years of caving might …

The Secret Seven Go Digging At Ribblehead, by Phil Ryder.

(Main photo by Steve Warren). Richard Gibson says we White Rose diggers are a parochial lot, but in a very rare event he’s managed to drag us out of Wharfedale TWICE!! in 7 months. Anybody familiar with his digs would be better off at least 100 miles away when he comes seeking volunteers, but seeing …

Ian Cummins by Steve Warren

Main Photo - Ian after a successful venture into Kilnsey Cave. Photo Steve Warren July 2018 In September 2006 a new face appeared on the White Rose Pothole Club caving scene. Ian Cummins had done some caving in past years, he then went into climbing quite seriously, and now he was back to try his …

The Dig at Howgill Nick, Grassington Moor, by Phil Ryder

Main Photo - Hucky, Gibbo and Adele in Howgill Nick. The new cave entrance (hidden) is just above them. Photo by Phil Ryder. NGR SE0233068385. Alt 450m. Length about 20m. Howgill Nick is a great big shakehole, and is accessible by a long walk from Yarnbury, above Grassington. It was first dug properly by the …

The Compass Pot Saga 1992 – 2018 by Phil Ryder

Main photo - Abigail Rhodes in Compass Pot 2006. Photo by Steve Warren Length c88m Depth c22m  The Explorers :- Simon Beck, Richard Bendall, John Clarke, Ian Cummins, Richard Gibson, Graham Huck, Phil Parker, Chris Smith, Alan Speight, Abigail and Gary Rhodes, Phil Ryder, Steve Warren For the last 3 decades the White Rose have …

Fun With Smoke, Lights… and A Kipper! by Phil Ryder

About time I told some more White Rose tales. My memory is not what it used to be, and I never keep logs or diaries, but as the paparazzi say don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story! So many years in the White Rose, and funny 2 names always crop …