Caving & Exploration (1954-2023)
Leif had spent a lot of time sorting this weekend - and what fun it was! With a dryish trip led by Leif into the back of Smallcleugh, it fell to Adele and me to show Mick and Steve G the delights of the wet way from Caplecleugh to Smallcleugh - a favourite of ours …
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The Greater Nenthead Traverse: Ian Cummins Fay Hartley Adele Ward Aware this trip has been on Fay’s to do list for a while noting her enthusiasm, and hoping to avoid Fay deciding to solo it herself, such was her past enthusiasm for mine trips - plans were made. Arriving 15 minutes later than anticipated, Fay …
Nenthead Caplecleugh to Smallcleugh via Bogg Shaft: Ian, Leif (21 November 2015) Caplecleugh To Smallcleugh via North Vein Flats. “Oh no, you don’t want to go in there, that one’s dangerous, you want to go in that one over there...” Replied the lady I spoke to in Nenthead car park when I informed her …
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Greater Nenthead Traverse: Ian and Leif (16th August 2014). We had been piecing this trip together since the start of the year; initially exploring the far end of Smallcleugh in the region of Baron’s Sump and finding the airy workings in Cowhill Cross Vein that connect with the wet Caplecleugh levels below. Subsequent visits in …
Nenthead, Caplecleugh to Brownley Hill: Ian and Leif (11 July and 1 August 2014). Continuing my growing fascination with the Nenthead mine system, Leif and I have been learning sections of this complex maze in order to complete some of the longer through trips, the biggest of which is the Greater Nenthead Traverse from Caplecleugh to …
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Nenthead: Ian and Leif (2nd January 2014). A dry day for a change, at least at home and a pleasantly late start saw The Viking and me heading westward into the gloom. Sure enough, the pleasant 8-degree temperature at home fell to 3.5 at Nenthead and it was raining. A quick change and we romped …
Nenthead: Andy Cole, Ian, Chris and Geoff Dudman (10th March 2012). Floods and pestilence have combined to put paid to most club meets this year, with plans to go caving being sure-fire drought-breakers - but this all-weather venue found four flu-free cavers meeting up at the leisurely time of mid-day. As always, the drive up …
Nenthead Mine: Ian, Chris & Geoff Dudman (26 September 2010). I’d been into the tourist part of the Nenthead complex 5 years back on a family day out and having been recently inspired by Mike Hrybyk’s excellent website (www.mineexplorer.org.uk) I was keen to investigate the complexities of this monstrous system for myself. Mike had mailed …
The White Rose Pothole Club 