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
3 May 2026
Sell Gill Holes Camp 2.0
Erika Lang wrote...
Cave shits are awful. Very highly do not recommend. I suggest the Rosie method instead: ‘I just don’t do it’. The conception of a Sell Gill camp was created for the event of the year which was of course, Challenge Week. 24hrs underground challenge? Where else to do it but Sell Gill? It’s mostly dry down the dry route, it’s pretty, and within walking distance of a train station (which was actually the only real reason we chose Sell Gill because we never managed to manipulate a driver into taking us). Sell Gill 1.0 was foiled due to weather. The original group... read more
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