Tag: introduction

Converting the cave-skeptics with the Caving Crew

25 June 2022

Some people don't like the idea of caving, but then when they try it, the discover it's quite different to how they imagined. They feel freed. Liberated. Happy. This leaves skeptical observes with two conclusions:1) they're not mentally sound2) they're lying Until you've tried something… how do you know? Originally posted on this post on […]

Introducing and re-introducing people to caving

23 May 2022

Introducing and re-introducing people to SRT with the Caving Crew. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Fantastic first caving trip with Julia

3 June 2021

Fantastic first caving trip with Julie, Jude, Carole and introducing Gareth and Louise to Bagshawe Cavern a few weeks ago with the Caving Crew! Some highlights: Seeing the old showcaveWatching Gareth find his own holeSeeing Carole do the slide headfirstWatch Jude glide through some sectionsLou's amazing mineral and fossil findingJulie and the Crews' conversation after […]

Jon and me took Helen Amanda and friends

7 March 2021

Last year Jon and me took Helen, Amanda, Martin and Chloe to Bagshawe Cavern. This was Amanda's second time caving with us, Helen's first time caving with us, Martin's first time in a year and Chloe's second trip since Covid. Helen tried everything we threw at her, taking on everything her first caving trip offered […]

A few years ago I was introduced to Nickergrou

27 February 2021

A few years ago, I was introduced to Nickergrove mine. Over the years I've been back a few times, but two things have eluded me, until last autumn. Samantha & I were looking for a last minute venue for an easyish, water and flooding-free, SRT trip in the Peak… So off we went with Sam's […]

When we suggest people try caving

7 February 2021

Often, when we suggest people might like to try caving, they say "but I don't have the equipment!" It's a fair statement. Who wants to invest hundreds of pounds for the joy of trying something, that someone's trying to convince you is really fun, but where you're wondering if that's actually just something they say. […]