The music is terrible.

You need a low spring tide and get there on the dropping part. the vertical rift looks quite insignificant from the sand and involves a sloping climb up , usually very slippery rock. You may consider a rope useful, particularly for less agile team members. it is not a place to have an accident. Summer is better and definitely low wave action. Take care,

I've been looking for that culver hole for a while 😂 we often walk round from Broughton on a huge tide, and I knew it was there somewhere but id only seen it on an OS map. How accessible is it?

Did the long crawl a lifetime ago.

Not a wet suit or ammo box in sight 😂😂

Well Done! It's still there!. It's at the end of the middle level Great Oxbow series. Not often used. The lower GOS is used in the video

What about that 80 ft x 40 ft pothole into Marble Showers that “we” (O’Reilly et al ) discovered back in about 68? Or did I dream it ?

To think I live 15 minutes away from this cave is amazing, definitely going exploring this weekend 😀

Great video. Very well put together. Do you know where it’s possible to access the survey online? Many thanks.

I went beyond the Showcave as well with a caving club my dad is in

Funny. None of my half century of exploration found any music.

Pretty damn heroic if you ask me! Thanks for sharing these amazing experiences with those of us who lack the guts to go through the hardships and risks and who, like me, have far too much gut to get through those squeezes!

Nice singing Harvey.

Did the main drop in Gaping Gill on a four bar rack - out via Bar Pot and out that route in early 1980s - there’s evidently been some positive improvements since I did that trip - and I can remember some of those pitches like it was yesterday - thanks for sharing.

Could you kayak from broughton to blue pool

phenomenal

I would probably turn around if I noticed heavier breathing due to CO2 levels. Great video thank you

Crippens that was a long day and quite the adventure. 12 hours caving if I recall correctly. I stashed a beer by the ofd2 entrance on the way in and enjoyed it in the dark on the way down the hill afterwards. Good times.

Oh gosh mud

Nice video I appreciate it very much. For some reason the editing only allowed each shot to last about 2-3 seconds which was a little bit jarring. Also I’m wondering was this really a cave? Or was it moreso that you mined out a path in a porous area

Love the 🎶 very clever

Great video thanks

Great video and so good to see this again, I did this as a student in the early 80s and it's been just a memory till I saw this!

Wow 😮 If it’s the same John Gunn (Ben Gunn as we called him), then I was one of the Didsbury/PDHS/Magpie lot who caved with him in the early 1970s. I think it was 1973 that we first went into Water Icicle Mine. I have some photos of him and Ady Pearce in there and at Waterfall Swallet, a lot of memories 😀

Such an under appreciated series. Well done on these videos

Now thats what i'm talking about, absolutely fantastic. I know the area and the valley very well, what a great day out even though very challenging in places.

Enjoyed my first trip into Peak Cavern this weekend just gone. We got to Ink Sump, and that clear water was very enticing. What an incredible amount of time effort and perseverance making this happen. Thank you for sharing!

Beautifully made and very informative video. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. I just spent the day exploring this remarkable cave system with my father and brother. The mainstream was indeed entering as a thundering torrent today like you mentioned. As we approached, we could feel the winds and hear it cascading down long before we could see it. Next time we would love to explore the muddy link passage! Have you explored this yet? Cheers, Troy :)

your lifes work is good. ty for sharing it

Very cool, where are you now?

thalassophobia and claustophobia all rolled up in to one.. efficient i will give you that XD

Have you ever considered visiting White Scar Caves? The showcave is massive, but nearby there are many lesser caves you can visit closed for the public, accessible from ground level. Really enjoyed it as a kid.

Thanks Erik. Hopefully the water levels were kindly! A great cave indeed!

I'm a tad late but this is fantastic! Just went on Tuesday, the caves are incredible and the vid definitely does them justice

Thank you David!. lovely to hear from you! We wish all the best adventures for you too!

We met you at tigh na mare in Arisaig in September and I was inspired by your vitality and passion for kayaking. I have really enjoyed your videos as I did chatting with you. I hope you are doing well and look forward to more adventures in 2024. All the best David

His name was Tim Nixon, not Tom

Did this one a lifetime ago also.

Sorry for the repetition :)

Hi Paddy. From Aberavon boys club ; Bob Saunders / Clive.

Nice one! Yes we can sympathise with you on that predicament!

Excellent job. And the quality of the video underground is brilliant. I'm ashamed to say I managed to lose the Llethridd key one bank holiday weekend in the early 90's. My friend and I were locked in the cave for about 4 hours with the water level rising quickly, , eventually finding the key in the streamway directly below the entrance ruckle. It must've slipped out of my inner velcro'd pocket as I leaned over the boulders, looking for a way down the entrance ruckle. It was a scary experience, as we both knew the cave flooded completely to the roof. We didn't actually make it to the decorated chambers, as we were the first in after a stormy winter and there were many blocked sections, requiring effort to open up. But I did get to the decorations on a later trip.

Leviathan wasn't accessible when I was there in the 1970s but the Peak Cavern link was pioneered by us - to the disgust of the Harrison family as we didn't have permission, it was a bit of late night guerrilla caving 😂😂🤣

Love this place

Mothers families home the Gower,Bishopston and Llangennith ❤

Great skills all round there, and really well filmed. Thank you

Great little film.

Brilliant Clive, We might have met. I knew Bob and are still in contact with Paddy.

Bob Saunders and I started caving with Paddy in the late 60s. Via Aberafon Boys Clib.

Amazing skills and so good to see.