There are many good caving sites out on the internet, here are just a few of them:

Information:

• Darkness Below Your one stop site for caving, mining and other underground news and events.
• Descent The UK’s premier caving publication.
• New To Caving A wealth of information for the newcomer.

• Map of Mendip Caves with some access details (courtesy BDCC).
• Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd with details of the Charterhouse area caves.
• Mendip Cave Registry and Archive with much information about Mendip caves and caving.
• Mendip Cave Rescue read this before you need their help!

• Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs We are their Ultimate Caving Club for 2013! (2nd in 2014.)
• British Cave Research Association (BCRA) Info on grants, research, insurance and more.
• British Caving Association (BCA) Site packed full with information about British clubs, regional associations, cave conservation, caving techniques etc.
  • Guidelines for University and College Caving Clubs.
  • Weather and its Effects on Caves: a Guide for Cavers.
• Council of Southern Caving Clubs (CSCC) is our local regional association.
• Cambrian Caving Council (CCC) is the Welsh regional/national association.
• Council of Northern Caving Clubs (CNCC) has information about access to Yorkshire caves.
• The Derbyshire Caving Association is the Peak District regional association.

• The Cambrian Cave Registry can be searched for details of Welsh caves.
• The Derbyshire Cave Registry used for searching for details of caves in the Peak District.
• The Northern Caves Index List information about caves in the Three Counties System and the North-West.
• Caves of North Wales for information about … guess!
• Cavemaps.org has many Yorkshire cave surveys.

Welsh Caving Clubs With Huts:

• Croydon Caving Club
• Chelsea Speleological Society
• South Wales Caving Club & Pete Colling’s OFD virtual tour
• Westminster Spleleological Group

Not so local….

• Federation Français de Speleologie
• Speleological Union of Ireland
  • With useful advice on how to deal with archaeological finds in caves

Survey and Technique:

Survey:

• Survex Cave survey software
• Therion Cave survey software, editing and viewing.
• UK survey data archive courtesy of the BCA.
• Compass Software Survey data editing and viewing
• Cavewhere Survey data entry, editing and viewing

Technique:

• Vertical Techniques Comprehensive site for rope techniques.
• Petzl’s site also has some advice on technique and gear safety.

Knots:

• Peter Sauber’s knots on the web.
• Spelaeoclub Avalon’s Cave Conservation page.

Equipment shopping

Mobile

• Starless River

Tony Seddon’s mobile caving shop.
Tel.: +44 (0)1748 811438 or 07896 463971
Website.

Bristol & Area

• Taunton Leisure

Bedminster
Bristol Camping and climbing gear, some caving gear. Cheapish. The place to go for a sleeping bag.

• Army Surplus Stores

Gloucester Road
Bristol Boiler suits and cheap boots.

• Marcruss Stores

181 Hotwells road
Bristol Boiler suits and cheap wellingtons.

• Cotswolds Outdoor

Unit 2, New Broadmead, Union Street Bristol
Website.

Yorkshire

• Inglesport

Ingleton
Tel.: 015242 41146
Website.