Mid-Week Caving by Jack Upsall

  Thursday 15th April 2021 Ireby Fell Cavern Jack, Fay, Bob Catteral, Scott Nixon (KCC) Making the most of the good weather, off to Ireby with its reported wetter entrance. Except there wasn’t any water! Ding, Dong, Bell quickly rigged by Scott, just a little interest when 43m of rope seemed slightly shorter than the …

Ireby Fell Cavern by Jane Kulkova

Ireby Fell Cavern, Ian, Matt & Chris Dudman and Jane Kulkova (2nd February 2013). Pics by Jane Kulkova.

Ireby and Juniper Gulf Meets by Ian Cummins

Ireby Fell Cavern: Emma, Ian, Matt & Chris Dudman (4th December 2010). The year ended as it began - ****** cold!  Having done both these trips several times myself, it was, however, the first time for the rest of the party and I must admit to still finding the caves an absolute delight. Having managed …

Vesper Pot and Ireby Fell by Ian Cummins

Vesper Pot: Ian Cummins, Simon Beck 3rd March 2007).  Ireby Fell, Bubbles Route: Ian Cummins, Ed Tapp (Durham Uni) (4th March 2007). My main memory of Vesper Pot is of hauling/pushing/rolling my tackle bag containing 100 m of 9 mm and my SRT gear out of the convoluted entrance series, whilst listening to the curses of Simon doing …

Ireby Fell Caverns by Ian Cummins

Ireby Fell Cavern: Ian Cummins, Simon Beck (24th February 2007). After a chat with the Ambleside gang, who were en route to Almscliffe, I met Simon in Inglesport, finding him to be so fatigued he couldn’t eat his breakfast, but he was still keen to go caving and suggested Ireby Fell. Our cars were the …

Ireby Fell Cavern by Gary Rhodes

Ireby Fell Cavern: Abby, David, Peter, Gary (4th September 2005). Once more the phone was hot with the cry of the caving fraternity fighting and falling over each other, ready to kill their best friend, in their eagerness to go caving this weekend. HA! After a few e-mails and phone calls David and Peter wanted to …