Caving & Exploration (1954-2023)
Dowbergill: Fay, Jack, Bob Reilly, and Steve Woods (2nd May 2021). There's plenty of tales of Dowbergill trips and Dowbergill records. I’ve been reading Wim Hoff’s book recently. He’s a remarkable guy. He talks about how we are all capable of more than we think, regardless of the limits others set for us or we …
Wanting to get out and go caving and with all the usual suspects tied up with other stuff I thought about Fossil and then there again was Dowbergill. So kitted up and caving I had a half plan. A repeat of my last trip with Ian and Adele. But there was more to it than that...
Dowbergill the Wrong Way Dow Cave to Providence Pot : Ian Cummins, Adele Ward (June 2017). It’s been a few months of since I first visited Dowbergill at that time I felt like I got my ass handed to me. I recall the trip being one of those that sticks, leaves an imprint. I knew …
Dowbergill the Wrong Way Dow Cave to Providence Pot : Ian Cummins, Adele Ward (June 2017). It’s been a few months of since I first visited Dowbergill at that time I felt like I got my ass handed to me. I recall the trip being one of those that sticks, leaves an imprint. I knew …
Dowbergill: Richard Gibson and Steve Warren (14th July 2016). Pic by Steve Warren.
Dowbergill: Ian and Simon (20th November 2011). Having done this trip one-way several times now, I had often considered doing it up and down, if only to avoid the walk into Providence Pot from Kettlewell, or back over the hill to Park Rash. Talking to my digging chums about this, it transpired that this was …
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Dowbergill: Leif & Ian (31st December 2009). Remembering the same week last year, with its cold, settled weather, I was hoping to have an equally productive time this Christmas holiday. However, having struggled to get to Langstrothdale in the hope of diving, I was unable to even to park my car and returned home to …
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Dowbergill: Ian, Simon and Paul (BCC) (27th October 2007). After the strenuous trip of the previous weekend, I wanted a cave requiring no tackle – hence the return to Dowbergill, with the aim of doing the trip in the direction of Dow to Providence, which neither Simon nor I had done. The morning was pleasantly settled …
Dowbergill: Ian Cummins, Simon Beck, Ed Tapp (Durham Uni), Pat (BPC) (3rd February 2007). After a dry, sunny week in the North East, I was pretty sure water levels would be low enough for a good trip and Saturday morning saw me and Ed meeting up with Simon and Pat in the Kettlewell cafe. Pat had …
The White Rose Pothole Club 