https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/ 2026-04-08T02:11:18+00:00 https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/ https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/lib/tpl/wallpaper/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-02-21T19:43:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=diary&rev=1677008581&do=diff Diary ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] Other Caving Diaries * The BCA's National Caving Diary * The FSE's European Caving Diary * The UIS World Caving Diary * International Year of Caves & Karst 2021 Trip and Event List There are caving trips most weeks and a club meeting once a month. The trips can change at the last minute. Check with the club mailing list for the latest information. text/html 2013-05-01T20:10:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eastwater_cavern&rev=1367439042&do=diff Eastwater Cavern ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] Report: Club trip to Eastwater Cavern. Friday 6th August This was a “last minute” trip, attended by Steve Lodge, Danielle Gorman, Andy Morgan, Melanie Lloyd, Andy Sparrow and Chris Binding. While the others parked their cars on the roadside verges where tall grass gently swayed in the early evening warmth I went to deliver the goodwill fee to the landowner - the farmer's wife grinned in her usual kindly fashion as the six shiny fifty pe… text/html 2013-08-25T12:35:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=gallery&rev=1377434120&do=diff Gallery The Gallery can be found here.[Gallery Screen Grab] Top Tip: Click on the arrow head at the right-hand side for a slide-show. Selections * 2013 Trips * Otter Hole * Star Shaft Mine * Rod's Pot * Miscellaneous text/html 2013-05-01T20:15:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=gb_cave&rev=1367439329&do=diff GB Cave ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] GB Cave: Sunday 20th June An example of what gets organised as a “spur of the moment, what are you doing at the weekend?” trip. Cavers comprised Ken Passant, Mel Lloyd, Andy Sparrow and Chris Binding. “Right, we're all here; let's go text/html 2013-05-01T19:19:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=history&rev=1367435995&do=diff History ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] A Brief History Of Caving Caving, Potholing, Spelunking - call it what you will, it all amounts to the same thing. Crawling around in holes in the ground for apparently no reason. I mean, it's not as if there is likely to be nuggets of gold just lying about down there. So how did it all start? text/html 2024-11-10T20:29:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=join&rev=1731270570&do=diff Join Us ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] How to Join If you think the Cheddar Caving Club might be for you then get in touch with us and arrange to come caving. It doesn't matter how much or little experience you have. We regularly have training sessions above and below ground and these are great opportunities to get to know us. text/html 2024-11-10T20:23:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=links&rev=1731270217&do=diff Links ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] There are many organisations which cover a staggering array of cave related topics and just a few of those relevant to the Club caver are listed below. If you want to know any more about specific aspects of Cheddar Caving Club you can contact the club officers through the relevant links. text/html 2019-03-14T00:17:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=logbook_2018&rev=1552522675&do=diff Log Book 2018 ---------- Mangle Hole. Fri 15th Dec 2017 So I returned to Mangle Hole yesterday with my new friends Mr. C. Bar and Mr. M.tock to see if I could make any progress. I first tried to move the rock stuck in the bedding as it seemed like an easy prospect but it was jammed solid, wielding a 600mm crowbar above ones head in a narrow space was harder than I expected so I decided to temporarily give up and do some digging in the passage next to the bedding which also issues a cool drau… text/html 2019-11-24T16:50:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=logbook_2019&rev=1574614226&do=diff Log Book 2019 ---------- Far Rift Dig. Update to 11th Feb 2019 Through usage a few names for discoveries have stuck, the existing rift (with the knotted rope) at the end of the original dig with water in is now “Referendum Rift”. The start of the tight bedding plane is text/html 2013-05-01T20:17:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=ofd_columns&rev=1367439453&do=diff OFD Columns ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] Club Trip - “The Columns Open Day”, OFD: Sunday 30th May Andy Sparrow, Melanie Lloyd, Glynn Rowland & Chris Binding. After a relatively pleasant telephone enquiry from Andy (who sounded like he was calling from Spazackstan at the time) the previous evening to determine my proposed arrival time in South Wales, we all met at SWCC, Penwyllt, at 11:00am after a mostly uneventful drive through footie supporter traffic going to the Millennium Stadium t… text/html 2013-05-01T20:19:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=slaughter_stream_cave&rev=1367439562&do=diff Slaughter Stream Cave ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] TRIP REPORT: “EXTREME CAVEOLOGY” Saturday 21st August 04. Cavers: Andy Sparrow, Andy Hebden, Andy Pollard, Sharon Doran, Glynn Rowland, Melanie Lloyd, Neil Rigiani, Chris Binding. “Can I bring my girlfriend along, she's done some caving already and might want to join the club? text/html 2013-05-02T09:53:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=st_cuthberts_swallet&rev=1367488399&do=diff St Cuthberts Swallet ---------- Cavers: Robin Nicholson, Steve Pointon, Chris Castle & Chris Binding. We met at the Hunters' Lodge Inn since no-one had GPS devices allowing us to meet at the Belfry; a quick drive round to the BEC palace and we changed amid jovial banter and general introductions. Castle frowned occasionally. Steve just got on with things while Binding and Nicholson tried to keep low profiles on this text/html 2024-11-10T20:36:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1731271010&do=diff Welcome ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club Logo] This website provides information about our organisation as well as caving in general. Advice on starting caving in the area, the latest news, photos, links to other related sites and details of how to join may all be found somewhere in this site. So have a browse and see what we have to offer! text/html 2025-01-22T23:43:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=trips&rev=1737589396&do=diff Trips ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] Club Log Book * Logbook for 2018 * Logbook for 2019 * Logbook for 2021 * Logbook for 2022 * Logbook for 2023 * Logbook for 2024 * Logbook for 2025 Trip Reports Click on the links below to get an idea of the sort of things we get up to. These are typical of the trips our members go on regularly, so have a browse and see what you could be doing soon. text/html 2013-05-02T09:29:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=venture&rev=1367486958&do=diff Venture ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] What We Get Up To Although we are a relatively small club, our members are engaged in a number of ongoing enterprises which are of interest to the world at large as well as cavers. They range from training sessions for beginners through to exploration and even film making. A few of our endeavours are outlined here: text/html 2013-05-01T12:29:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=welcome&rev=1367411393&do=diff Welcome ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club Logo] This website provides information about our organisation as well as caving in general. Advice on starting caving in the area, the latest news, photos, links to other related sites and details of how to join may all be found somewhere in this site. So have a browse and see what we have to offer! text/html 2017-05-08T19:08:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=where&rev=1494270533&do=diff Where We Are ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] Cheddar is located on the southern flank of the Mendip hills and its risings at the foot of the gorge constitute the biggest resurgence in the area. All the major Mendip cave systems are within a short drive of Cheddar. The caves in South Wales are accessible within a day. text/html 2019-03-13T23:11:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.cheddar-caving-club.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=who&rev=1552518698&do=diff Who's Who ---------- [Cheddar Caving Club] Club History And Who We Are Club History [Club Photo in 2008 on the 10th Anniversary] Cheddar Caving Club was formed in 1998 by nine local cavers who had been thinking of joining a club and were astonished to find that, despite its famous Showcaves, Cheddar had never had a caving organization of any sort! This seemed reason enough in itself to start one and a constitution was duly drawn up and committee positions filled.