YUCPC Trip History

Here you can see the list of pretty much all the trips YUCPC members have been on over the years. Members can also submit reports which will hopefully help others to avoid problems or just for some inspiration! Use the filters below to view by year or cave.

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Trips & Reports 2006

Saturday May 20th 2006 Valley Entrance Members: Adrian Turner,  Gary Douthwaite,  James Gregory,  Kevin Francis,  Matt Ewles,  Neil Bird,  Richard Gover

Adrian wrote...

Could we possibly have faffed any more?!?!? After getting up at 6:15 to meet at the container at 7, we realised it was a bit wet and dug out ropes for cow pot. Arrived at the dales after swearing at all the weekend drivers (yes they are out that early ;@) and had breaky followed by a trip to White Scar to see if we could go down it. The White Scar guy laughed at us saying... read more

Neil wrote...

Ok start with the FAFF is it possable to faff more than what we did?? i don't think so, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE US TO GET TO THE CAVE? never mind actualy into it. After driving to and from burnies (and a beer shop) to caves and back sevral times we final decided to go caving, :) , Got to the cave and thought we had better test wet suits out by playing in the river and good game... read more

Matt wrote...

Exactly as Neil and Ade describe it! A supurb water slide... we were able to negotiate about 50m upstream against waist-deep fast flowing water, until it became too strong to proceed. We were able to take the high level traverse another 20m or so before jumping in and going weeeeeeeeeeeee all the way down to (but not into) the sump. I slipped and fell in on the traverse bit and got swept away, which was great fun :-)

Gary wrote...

What can I say? The most fun had in a cave ever! They really should build a water park based on Valley Entrance. Hard slog up the streamway then weeeeeeee :p

Kevin wrote...

Pooh Sticks! This was great. I may have enjoyed the stream before hand a little more than the cave. Still didn't actually want to leave the cave though. After my initial jitters I could have quite happily played there all day. Who says you shouldn't go into caves when they are flooded?!?

James wrote...

I camped on my own near Grassington the previous night due to a lack of anything better to do. Perhaps around 11 o clock I eventually got up, packed away my tent and drove in the direction of Bernies with the aim of buying a cup of coffee. On arrival I was somewhat surprised to discover a group of YUCPC cavers there, given it was now close to lunch time. I therefore elected not to buy a coffee but instead to... read more

Sunday May 14th 2006 Aquamole Pot Members: Adrian Turner,  Chuck Holder,  Holly Read,  Matt Ewles

Matt wrote...

A fun, fairly short SRT cave, and a great one as my first full rigging experience (since Bar Pot, but we don't talk about that...) You're more or less constantly on a rope with the exception of a short crawl through muddy water. Was great to get to the bottom and to stand by the side of the sump, where lots of divers gear was. Couldn't help but wonder what's down there (Rowten and other caves somewhere)! Would highly recommend... read more

Saturday May 13th 2006 Red boats on the Ouse Members: Adrian Turner,  Chuck Holder,  Debbie Flowers,  Dominic Galliano,  Emma Welsh,  Gary Douthwaite,  Kevin Francis,  Matt Ewles,  Nicola Gover,  Simon Ko

Kevin wrote...

It was great!!! Thank you everyone for coming!!! (not too sure it counts as a club trip though :p)

Nicola wrote...

I want a boat :)

Sunday May 7th 2006 Roaring Hole Members: Adrian Turner,  Dominic Galliano,  Kevin Francis,  Richard Gover,  Simon Ko
Sunday May 7th 2006 Great Douk Pot Members: Adrian Turner,  Chuck Holder,  Dominic Galliano,  James Gregory,  Kevin Francis,  Richard Gover,  Simon Ko
Sunday May 7th 2006 Hardrawkin Pot Members: Adrian Turner,  Chuck Holder,  Dominic Galliano,  James Gregory,  Kevin Francis,  Richard Gover
Sunday May 7th 2006 Great Douk Cave Members: Adrian Turner,  Chuck Holder,  Dominic Galliano,  James Gregory,  Kevin Francis,  Richard Gover,  Simon Ko
Saturday May 6th 2006 Jingling Pot Members: Adrian Turner,  Debbie Flowers,  James Gregory

James wrote...

Rigging practice for Debbie. I sat around in the sun for a bit, then I sat around half way down the cave for a bit, then I went to the bottom, and then I derigged. It was the first time I have actually bottomed Jingling, last time I went with people doing rigging practice I gave up due to boredom. It is a big hole. It is a good cave for rigging practice. There is not much else to say... read more

Saturday May 6th 2006 Bull Pot Members: Gary Douthwaite,  Jessica Walkup,  Nicola Gover
Monday May 1st 2006 Hillocks Mine Members: Gary Douthwaite,  John Singleton,  Kevin Francis,  Matt Ewles,  Richard Gover

Matt wrote...

Mechano passage! No way! Very tight connecting passage between Hillocks and Knotlow, almost suicidally tight! Would require a very slim and bendy team indeed. We weren't!

Monday May 1st 2006 Knotlow Cavern (210 Shaft into Waterfall Chamber) Members: Gary Douthwaite,  Kevin Francis,  Richard Gover
Sunday April 30th 2006 Abseiling from a viaduct Members: Chuck Holder,  Debbie Flowers,  Gary Douthwaite,  Kevin Francis,  Matt Ewles,  Richard Gover

14 photos by Gary...

Sunday April 30th 2006 Kirkdale Cave I Members: Chuck Holder,  Debbie Flowers,  Gary Douthwaite,  Kevin Francis,  Matt Ewles,  Richard Gover

Matt wrote...

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmUD!!!!! :o :o :o

Monday April 24th 2006 Vesper Pot Members: Andrew Gilmartin,  Debbie Flowers,  Gary Douthwaite,  Kevin Francis,  Matt Ewles,  Richard Gover

Gary wrote...

I've wanted to go back to Vesper for about 3 years! I didn't make it to the bottom last time so was glad to this time, but we must remember that as of today, the last pitch isn't p-hangered!! Thankfully we managed to knock up some rigging with some odd spits that Gover had and one I randomly found on a rock. This was helped by the spanner we also found on a rock!!

Debbie wrote...

Well I've never done a handstand in a cave before so that was quite amusing!! Head first in the entrance, fun fun fun!! Fairly tight bits at the beginning which were obviously made all the more enjoyable by the tackle sacks, but nothing too dramatic i dont think - although i've never heard matt swear so much in my life! There were also some really beautiful bits of cave formations and decorations etc high up on the... read more

Matt wrote...

It was only a handful of tastefully utilised swearwords. And only in the tightest parts. I'm not as bendy as the rest of you remember! Tight entrance for 5m then flat out crawl for 20m and then a bit more spacious though some interesting contortional passages to negotiate. Really enjoyed the trip, which was my intention as last time I came, I didn't enjoy it at all, so I'm gradually coming round to liking tight caves.... read more

Andrew wrote...

Very straightforward and uneventful descent. Only got interesting on way out. Derigging was enjoyable, carrying the bag out was a pleasure. As always, caving is boring if you don't get involved in the rigging, only when you contibute to the work is it rewarding. (Is he being genuine or is he trying to scam freshers into carrying all the tackle sacks??!!!)

Monday April 17th 2006 Goyden Pot with a wander into Manchester Hole Members: Kevin Francis,  Richard Gover
Saturday April 15th 2006 Long Churn & Dolly Tubs Members: Gary Douthwaite,  Neil Bird

Gary wrote...

First trip this year that we actualy got changed in bright sunshine! Only thing is... don't walk up a hill in a wet suit - its bloody hot! No real problems, the normal Long Churn fun. Loads of other people down there as expected on a bank holiday weekend. We met a really nice guy from Red Rose CPC who was chatting to us about a new dig they were doing in Lancaster.

Sunday April 9th 2006 Return to Kettleness Mines Members: Dominic Galliano,  Gary Douthwaite,  John Singleton,  Matt Ewles

John wrote...

Super fun trip. We emptied thousands of litres of water from the cave. Hope the iron stains will come out of my clothes. Dom slid down the bank and I hoofed a load of shale off my shovel at him (sorry didn't mean to). We need to get some wide bore flexible pipe so we can siphon the rest of the water out as the entrance as the floor is too hard to lower any further.... read more

Saturday April 8th 2006 Long Churn Members: Adrian Turner,  Julie King,  Richard Gover
Wednesday April 5th 2006 Exploring Sea Caves Off Flambrough Head Members: Adrian Turner,  Kevin Francis,  Nicola Gover,  Richard Gover
Saturday April 1st 2006 Jingling Pot Members: Andy Tricklebank,  Ellie Jones,  Natasha Durham,  Steve Gilbert

Andy wrote...

Best trip ever. Ever. (we played underground rounders)

Natasha wrote...

not sure 'best trip ever' is appropriate but was a fun little jolly. riducuolous amounts of water prevented more hardcore trips. The guide talks complete horseshit when it says abseil 9m to a rift going off to the right. the rift is 4m down if that. After some preliminary faff and swingage to get to the start of the 'technical' route was straight forward rigging down to the scrotty bottom (beware dead sheep). Another thing learnt is that cave rounders (played with... read more

Saturday March 25th 2006 Pant Mawr Photography Trip Members: Adrian Turner,  Gary Douthwaite,  John Singleton,  Matt Ewles

Matt wrote...

A rather rainy day!!! We parked as for Little Neath, and the streamway was already gushing. It took around an hour to walk to Pant Mawr, along the pathway as far as the concrete bridge over the stream, and then bearing left along the line of trees. Garys GPS then took us the remaining 0.5km or so to the pothole, which is surrounded by a fence. I rigged the entrance which has a fun large Y-hang, and we... read more

37 photos by Gary...

Saturday March 25th 2006 Ogof Daren Cilau All the way to the Time Machine! Members: Andrew Vick,  Debbie Flowers,  Nicola Gover,  Richard Gover
Saturday March 25th 2006 Trip to Neath Members: Dominic Galliano,  Emma Welsh,  Israel Bontempelli,  Kevin Francis
Friday March 24th 2006 Trip to Cardiff Members: Dominic Galliano,  Emma Welsh,  Gary Douthwaite,  John Singleton,  Matt Ewles

Gary wrote...

Emma is slighly mad in a night club! Much dancing fun, a great addition to a caving week in wales!

Thursday March 23rd 2006 Dan yr Ogof Members: Adrian Turner,  Andrew Vick,  Richard Gover

Adrian wrote...

Sooooooooooo pretty!!!!

Thursday March 23rd 2006 Walking Members: Gary Douthwaite,  John Singleton,  Matt Ewles

Matt wrote...

A nice walk from Pont-ned-fuchan (or wherever it's called) up the river towared Ystrafellte. Along route we passed the old Silica mine workings, which were fallen down old stone building, surrounded by lots of rusty rock and slag heaps, and numerous evidence for former workings. In fact, we found the building where they probably did the melting part of the extraction, and if you run your finger roughly against the blackened stone, some soot comes off, and is smells of... read more

Thursday March 23rd 2006 Ogof Ffynnon Ddu 2 (top) Members: David Sproson,  Dominic Galliano,  Holly Read,  Kevin Francis,  Oliver Bunting

Oliver wrote...

Well, no one else seems to want to document this trip... A complete cock up. Lessons: Take a watch.

Thursday March 23rd 2006 Ogof Agen Allwedd Members: Debbie Flowers,  Emma Welsh,  Nicola Gover
Wednesday March 22nd 2006 Little Neath River Cave Members: Dominic Galliano,  Gary Douthwaite,  Holly Read,  John Singleton,  Matt Ewles,  Oliver Bunting

Matt wrote...

Thoroughly enjoyable fun cave. Though I was rather annoyed that after the first 10 minutes my brand new wetsuit had developed a tear! Was treading rather cautiously after that which spoiled enjoyment slightly. ALWAYS WEAR AN OVERSUIT OVER A WETSUIT... WETSUITS ARE NO MATCH FOR A JAGGED ROCK!!! It's easily repairable however :-) The water levels were fairly low I reckon. After the first 15m or so, the entrance crawl narrows and stooping through a low... read more

Wednesday March 22nd 2006 Pwll Dwfn Members: Andrew Vick,  Kevin Francis,  Richard Gover

Kevin wrote...

Dinosaurs! SRT! Not so clear clear pools! Fizzy Pop!