Trips & Reports

The day started very efficiently leaving the store at 0730 and easily finding the alternative route to Skipton avoiding the closed A59. Reaching a cold Ingleton at around 1000 we met Mark and all tucked into a decent breakfast. Some people bought gear in standard fashion and then we set off to Leck Fell……...let the fun and games begin. Leaving Mark’s car in Ingleton he clambered into mine and Rachel followed me. Unsurprisingly she didn’t know the way to Leck... read more

Well it was two years to the day since I last tried to find this cave, so a second attempt was called for. After much faff with grid refs, GPSs, maps, ismartphonewotsits and the like, we rested our navigational hopes on a screenshot of the map on Rachel's phone. As we drove to Langcliffe the rain intensified and 'twas somewhat inclement when we arrived. I watched in amusement as Findles performed some inexplicable manoeuvres in her pimpmobile, slipping and sliding... read more

After getting back from the day's caving, Doyle said he fancied a little evening trip, so I said we'd go for a furtle down Wool Pot of the Bitches. With tinnies in hand, we proceeded down the pot, banter flowing freely. Presently we arrived at Gour Chamber and drank our bevvies while admiring the surroundings. Job done, we GTFO'd back to the farm for a full night of shenanigans.

So once again the York University Cake and Pudding Club met to take a band of freshers into the subterranean world of the Yorkshire Dales. The team met at the new gear store at 9 to distibute items of safety to the newbies and then proceeded through the hordes of runners who'd gathered for some marathon or other. Onwards to the dales! Breakfast was sought in Inglesport, and soon we were heading to the darkness underground. Arrival on the fell saw... read more