Tag: srt

SRT training trip with my sister and her husband

25 October 2024

Throwback to a trip doing some SRT training with my Sister and the Caving Crew in the entrance to Giants Hole, with support from @lindsradams Great evening with @thecavingcrew The Caving Crew Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Exploring the lower series of Bagshawe after learning SRT

18 July 2022

Once you learn SRT, the lower series of Bagshawe Cavern starts to become accessible. Here's a Caving Crew trip with Me, Aaron, Jen, Colin and Judith from earlier in the year. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Winnats Pass SRT training with Aaron, Colin and Jen

4 July 2022

Winnats Pass SRT training with Aaron, Colin and Jen and The Caving Crew Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Refreshing SRT knowledge on the wall at YSS

15 June 2022

Refreshing SRT knowledge on the wall at YSS Originally posted on this post on Instagram

SRT training days with Yorkie and the crew

5 June 2022

SRT Training days with @yorkie1989, @wander_woman35 and Barabara. The Winnats Pass and Bagshawe dream team of @TheCavingCrew. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Nomz on the ropes getting more SRT practice

25 May 2022

Nomz on the ropes! Getting more SRT training in on the Crew trip to Yorkshire. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

After a day spent learning the ropes

25 March 2021

After a day spent learning the ropes with Nigel Atkins in early December, Kirsty and Jonathan were keen for a chance to use their SRT underground, and Monika was keen for a refresher, so just after Christmas, we made it happen. Me and Judith met everyone and headed to our favourite Winnats Pass training cave […]

One of Nigel Atkins SRT Masterclasses

25 March 2021

On one of Nigel Atkin's SRT Masterclasses, there were various people just like me- eager to learn a bit about various SRT self-rescue tips and techniques. Lottie was one of these people. These self rescue skills are ones you never want to use, but when you will want to use them, you'll be really glad […]

After the introduction to SRT last year

21 March 2021

After the introduction to SRT last year, Mark, Jane and Charlotte made plans with me and Judith a few weeks later to get underground and consolidate those skills in a real cave. Firstly, we headed a popular training cave in Winnats Pass where we jogged our memories about it all and practised going down and […]

I want to do some more SRT Jonathan said

26 February 2021

"I want to do some more SRT" Jonathan told me. "Let's do Bagshawe lower series" I said, "it'll be fun!" And off we went! Siobhan, Monika and Judith dropping the Dungeon like Zip. Zoop. Zeep. Jonathan being more of a "wee" and me more a "thunk". SRT'd up with false achievement, we stumbled through the […]

Samantha was eager to get to grips with SRT

20 February 2021

Samantha was eager to get to grips with SRT so we headed to a popular SRT training cave in the Peak District to work on it. She picked it up very fast. Later, me, Samantha and Jonathan met Tony Seddon from StarlessRiver.com so that Sam and Jon could try on their first caving suits and […]

In caves, ropes become roads

6 May 2020

In caves, ropes become roads. When you're exploring a vertical drop, SRT (single rope technique) allows you to travel safely up and down a rope – bypassing overhanging rock faces that would be impossible to climb. The skills that make up SRT have more in common with commercial rope access than climbing and often are […]