Useful Links
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.
- 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….
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.