Welcome to York University Cave and Pothole club.
Exploring caves all over the world since 1981.
If you want to experience places few people get to see, wander in caverns six times the size of York Minster and abseil down to 300 metres underground, then come and see US! YUCPC is an ever-growing group of friendly cavers who meet every Tuesday & Thursday in the University Sports Hall at 8:00pm. We go caving every weekend, in the Yorkshire Dales, Peak District and sometimes further a field such as Wales and the Mendips. You don’t need to worry about gear as we have all the equipment and clothing you need... read more
July 2nd - 3rd
Vercours Training (Location TBC)
October 21st - 22nd
Freshers Weekend: Bullpot Farm
November 11th - 12th
NPC Weekend Away
November 25th - 26th
Christmas Meal 2022
March 17th - 25th 2023
Wales Week 2023
More events in the diary...30 June 2022
King Pot
Joshua Young wrote...
Just a quick report with some useful info for future trips. We used the Black Book description. Weather was dry, and water levels were low. Entrance was relatively easy to find, it’s the shakehole without a tree in. For rigging, the rope lengths were all fine. We did not need to use a single sling, the only deviation (Elizabeth pitch) has some in situ tat that just needed a krab. The traverse line was still in-situ. The whole cave is now equipped with resin anchors except one pitch where they were already in situ, so no need to bring spits. Several... read more
For more info on caving for the first time, check out the New to Caving website...
