Trips & Reports

Its apparently been a while since a report was written for Notts 2, so I'll take that responsibility upon myself. I had not yet done Nots II and didn't know what to expect from it other than descriptions of the scaffolded entrance. We had two trips going in at different times; We were the second trip. Weather on Leck Fell was pleasant enough and we quickly got changed, leaving our SRT kits behind. I completely fell for a joke about... read more

I made it to Notts!!! It was on my cave to-do list for over a year, and when I finally got there I even managed to cajole my way into being allowed to rig. Viki asked which route I’d prefer, saying that Centre Route was more straightforward to rig, but that Twilight Zone was more ‘fun’. Since Viki’s idea of fun often translates for me as ‘fun but scary/tiring/impossible/Viki pls push me up this climb I can’t do it’, I... read more

After an enthusiastic start to the weekend (Notts Pot on Friday, Nick Pot’s ‘Traverse in the Gods’ on Saturday), Will and I decided we may as well commit to a full weekend of big trips. Strategising on the sofa at NPC the night before, we both agreed that Sunday had a real Lost Johns vibe about it… couldn’t really tell you why, that was just the vibe. After consulting Alfie, Will told me that a Lost Johns trip (Dome Route)... read more

Weather was worse than forecast, and a lot of water thundering down. So unfortunately we did not descend the big pitch. Was still a fun little trip.

This trip was my first of three trips on our NPC weekend, and was my first time caving on the Friday of a weekend away! We set off with spirits high at 9am, stopped for a quick breakfast in Skipton, dropped our rucksacks at the NPC, and began the drive up to Masongill. We chose to do the Gully Route to the Main Chamber and back. This meant it was short enough for us to get back to the hut... read more

Originally planned as a trip to Nick Pot, but an uncertain forecast and need to pack the car a few days before lead to a change to Notts Pot. James suggested trying Adamson’s route, and having already done a Centre/Twilight exchange this seemed like fun. Due to Friday cave associated faff, and the fact that a full Notts trip is not the shortest trip in the world, I thought a 7:30am departure from York would be justified. The day started with... read more

A few weeks ago I decided that this November NPC would be my first ever Friday cave, I finally decided to skip my important seminars for being cold, wet, and underground. Originally the plan was to go to Nick Pot, we had been planning this trip for weeks (Me, Will, Abbie, and Noula) however the weather had been flip flopping between raining and dry and Noula could no longer make it, so plans changed. It was Notts time. We were... read more

As the NPC weekend approached, the stress of organising was dulled by two things: an evening of crashing at Viki and Rosie’s to play Mario Kart, and the promise of going Friday caving with Asher and Will! The original plan was for the three of us (plus Nuala) to head to Nick Pot, alas the weather was not on our side and so we agreed on a plan B - Notts Pot, Adamson’s Route. In the days before the weekend we... read more

It all started with a message from Flynn in the group chat the previous Tuesday, asking for interest in a trip on Sunday. After a little bit of deliberation we settled on Rift Pot, a suitable choice for the day's forecast. Rigging both routes down seemed like a fun idea, the YRC and Bob Hole route. A mini-exchange. Some rope packing the day before, and a 9am start began the day. Meeting Josh at Inglesport, he’d informed me of his keen... read more