Tag: bagshawe-cavern

Memorable trip to Bagshawe Cavern

11 June 2021

Memorable trip to Bagshawe Cavern with Tom, Liberty and Jimmy and supported by Jon A few weeks ago! Here's how Tom described it: "Thanks to an invite from that nice man, Tim Dobson I finally managed to do something I have always wanted to do; go caving. I'€™d warned him in advance that I was […]

Great caving trip to Bagshawe Cavern

10 June 2021

Great caving trip to Bagshawe Cavern some time ago introducing Gary, Nadia and Tom to the underground – led by Judith and supported by Jonathan and me. Some of my highlights:”Various things I can't repeat in polite company˜¯Gary's impressive breathing in skills˜ŽNadia's fearless throwing herself into holes¨Tom's statement "Why is this fun?!"˜Judith helping Gary get […]

Fun trip to Bagshawe with Helen and friends

15 May 2021

Fun trip to Bagshawe Cavern with Helen, Wiz and Jon for a classic Bagshawe Giggletrip a few weeks ago. Little did we know it'd be like no trip we'd encountered before! Legends were created. Heroes were born and died in the same evening. As the trip got progressively more surreal, we waited in the dark […]

Lockdown looming and the last Bagshawe trip

8 March 2021

Lockdown was looming and the last Bagshawe Giggletrip was last year. Barbara, Leanne and Emily joined me and Alison for their first caving trip: to Bagshawe Cavern. Memorable moments:Œ´Looking at the desiccated coconut shavings on the roof˜®Discovering the first gate, and the second gateŒ‘Turning the lights off and seeing the darkŒ¿Leanne leading the way through […]

Our extra welcoming trips to Bagshawe Cavern

26 February 2021

Our extra welcoming trips to Bagshawe Cavern always make me smile. Last year, Naomi Amanda Maxine and Natasha were discovering it's delights with me and Judith My favourite moments:'ž¡When Maxine said the things she wouldn't do and afterwards compared her achievements'ž¡Amanda starting very apprehensive, and then ultimately leading the group'ž¡Tash jumping at every opportunity to […]

In late September the crew headed to Bagshawe

17 February 2021

In late September, the crew headed to Bagshawe Cavern for an extra-welcoming Caving evening, helping introduce Jane and Charlotte to the Crew. Some particularly good bits:'œ… Alison successfully taking charge of navigating helping us go the right way :O'œ… Jane getting to the otherside of "the tiny-ladder climb" 😀'œ… Judith leading the way through the […]

A trip to Bagshawe with great company

3 February 2021

This is I described a trip to Bagshawe Cavern where The Caving Crew found a passage we'd never been to before: One Tuesday in the summer, Jonathan and Hazel joined us for the first time, with Alison, Samantha, Judith and me for a trip to Bagshawe Cavern to explore the main series. I know the […]

Walking past the 20 foot drop at Bagshawe

3 February 2021

Everytime I go to Bagshawe Cavern, we walk past the 20ft hole called "The Dungeon" and wonder what's down there. In the summer, Judith, Kev, Matthew Ashleigh and me stomped down the old show cave to the pitch. I rigged a ladder off the ladder rigging and made a lifeline work off the stretcher-rescue bolts. […]

The welcoming depths of Bagshawe Cavern

10 May 2020

Bagshawe Cavern is often one of the extra welcoming caving trips we run. When you're a bit nervous and find the idea a bit scary, but are determined to give it a try – this place is ideal. It's varied, it's roomy, it's real – and the obstacles are mainly avoidable. You're never that far […]