Wednesday Caving – The Next Generation 2 by Jack Upsall

Great Douk Cave: Jack, Pete, Gen, Fraser, Erin, Dillon and Zachary (26th October 2016). Mild weather and a short walk…ideal for the kids. Down into the Great Douk shakehole and we all stared down the dig, then over to the entrance. Enough water was pouring out to encourage most of the party to take the dry …

Great Douk by Steve Warren

Great Douk Cave: Phil Ryder and Steve Warren (26 August 2007). Pic by Steve Warren.

Great Douk by Ian Cummins

Great Douk Cave: Cummins senior and juniors! (12th April 2008).  With it being Easter holidays for my son and daughter, I asked George if he fancied going caving again.  To my surprise he said yes and Beth even volunteered herself!  The initial aim of Dow cave was thrown out with the wet weather, but we fancied …

Meregill Hole and Great Douk by Ian Cummins

Meregill Hole: Ian Cummins, Simon Beck (31 March 2007) & Great Douk: Ian Cummins, Beth Cummins, Steve Warren (1 May 2007).  Still feeling a bit tired from the previous weekend’s exertions and a midweek nocturnal digging session in Weardale, I suggested Black Shiver or Meregill to Simon.  Simon chose Meregill, as it’s deeper and he had …