Caving Links

Here is a (by no means exhaustive) list of caving websites, mostly UK related. If anyone finds any more good caving sites, tell us about it and I'll think about including it here (eventually). Also, if you find that any of the links are broken let us know and I'll try and sort it out .

Caving Website of the Week- 

· The Braemoor Pages

Caving Links Pages

• Andrew Brook's Cave Server - lots of info about British caving.
• Caving UK - good general caving site created in partnership with Descent magazine.
• UK Caving's Virtual Foyer
• Speleology Servers on the Web
• TrogNet - Set of links pages relating to all aspects of caves/mines etc
• SpeleoMania A new discussion site

Ex-DUSA Members' Home Pages

• Yay!!- Jenny's Website!

Caving Organisations

• National Caving Association, including their Caving Notes for Beginners (also available on paper from the secretary.)
• British Cave Research Association including information about the Hidden Earth conference and some of their special interest groups:

Cave Radio and Electronics Group

Cave Surveying Group

Explosive User Group

• CNCC Technical Group
• The Cave Rescue Organisation

British Caving Areas

• Mendips
• North Wales
• Peak District
• Scotland
• Skye
• South Wales
• Yorkshire Dales

Caving Clubs

University Clubs

• The Council of Higher Ed Caving Clubs (CHECC)
• Aberdeen University Potholing And Caving Club
• Aberystwyth University Caving Club
• University Of Bristol Speleo Society
• Cambridge University Caving Club - Excellent site - lots of expo stuff on Austria
• University Of Cardiff Caving Club
• University College Dublin Caving Club
• Dublin City University Caving Club
• Dublin Institute of Tech. (Kevin St ) CC
• Dublin University Potholing Club (Trinity)
• Exeter University Speleo Society
• Glasgow University Potholing Association
• University Of Huddersfield Caving Club
• Imperial College Caving Club - Lots of good trip reports, aswell as an expo to Slovenia
• University Of Kent At Canterbury Caving Club
• Lancaster University Speleo Society
• University Of Leeds Speleo Association - includes a marvellous cavers songbook
• University of Limerick Caving Group
• Liverpool University Potholing Club
• University Of London Union Caving Club
• Manchester University Speleo Club
• Newcastle University Caving Club - Lots of trip reports, e.g. we went caving, we got stuck, we were rescued.
• Nottingham University Caving Club
• Open University Speleological Society
• Oxford University Caving Club - Easily the best university club website - includes 'Depth Through Thought' and the excellent 'Beneath the Mountains'
• University of Plymouth Adventure & Expedition
• University Of Portsmouth Caving Club
• Queens University Belfast Caving Club
• Reading University Caving Club
• Sheffield University Speleo Society
• Southampton University Caving Club
• UWCM Caving and Canyoning Club
• York University Cave & Pothole Club

Other Clubs

• Bradford Pothole Club
• Cerberus Spelaeological Society
• Chelsea Spelaeological Society - Club hut is Whitewalls, Llangattock
• Craven Pothole Club - New website
• Croydon Caving Club
• Deep Down Under Caving Club - localish club
• Grampian Speleological Group - Their club hut is in Assynt
• Keyhole Caving Club
• Northern Pennine Club - New website.
• Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club - Club hut is Bull Pot Farm. Website includes the Easegill guide.
• South Wales Caving Club
• Shepton Mallet Caving Club - Perhaps the greatest hut in the Mendips; very welcoming.
• Technical Speleological Group - They have a hut in Castleton
• Westminster Speleological Group
• White Rose Pothole Club
• Yorkshire Subterranean Society

Pictures

• Paul Deakin's Photos - Lots of pictures by Paul that can be bought. Please take a look as he was good enough to lend us some photos for our freshers' fair
• Jonathan Carr's Caving Page - Lots of pictures of Cambridge UCC underground in the UK.
• Lechuguilla
• Ogof Draenen - Description of Britain's second longest cave including lots of pictures.
• Caving Gallery - Lots of good pictures of British caves. (Thumbnails for non-frames users).
• Virtual Cave - Good examples of some common and not so common cave formations.
• West-Web.net Caving Photos - Pictures from the UK, Romania and China.
• Speleoclub Avalon are a Belgian caving club, the photos and information on this site is fantastic!!!! (the Bounty bar of the caving website world!)

Gear

• Bernies - Café & gear shop in the Dales.
• Hitch 'n' Hike - Gear shop in Derbyshire.
• Inglesport - Gear shop in the Dales
• Petzl - makers of caving gear.
• Speleo Technics - makers of lights and helmets.

Weather and Water

• Cave Diving Group - Find out how much it has rained in Helwith Bridge this week.
• BBC Weather Centre
• Online Weather - Their 10 day forecast is pretty shit.
• The Met Office
• Yahoo Weather - they always say it will be sunny on the 5th day – it’s a lie!

News Groups & Mailing Lists

• UKcaving forum - Useful online forum.
• uk.rec.caving
• alt.caving
• Cavers Digest

Miscellaneous

• Daren Cilau website - excellent
• Dalesbridge Centre - venue for the DUSA dinner in years past.
• World Outdoor Web Caving Page - Articles about British caving, plus pictures.
• Glossary of Speleological and Caving Terms from the Australian Speleological Federation.
• An excellent SRT equipment guide from Kingston UCC.
• SRT rigging guide produced by Sherry Mayo.
• Caving Songs - Compiled by Oxford UCC.
• Underground Database - links to British mining info.
• Eternal Life - How does Al achieve it?

Beneath the Mountains

• Beneath the Mountains This is the fully downloadable book created by OUCC about their adventures discovring cave systems in the Picos in Spain. It's a highly recommended read.

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