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38 bags!!!

Great stuff

Been having a bit of a mare recently with UA-cam upload(s) with ridiculously poor bitrate upload times; engineer visited today. Not resolved yet. Perhaps a new router will solve things. Heyho. Shall persevere. Cave digging today (but no pics/vid) and perhaps go again tomorrow (when I will take the camera etc..). Watch this space...

I remember now why I couldn't join you today! Perhaps some nice music might encourage some new diggers to join us?!

The high res version of this will probably be uploaded tomorrow when I've got a spare four hours.

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My favourite bike ride ever..

Dave Elliot, ahead of his time with his development of SRT. I knew and worked with him back in the seventies. He encouraged me so much with my outdoor activities like climbing and hill walking. Not caving though. On the occasions when he took me caving, he made me realise that it was a sport for hard men, and that what he was, a hard man! R.I.P.

Recent caving videos seem to be so much better technically speaking

No idea what the Rn222 (Radon) levels are but shall presume they are eye-wateringly bad.

Does anyone know how it can be safely explored?

I remember this as if it was yesterday. It freaked me out watching it as kid.

Hahaha hilarious

Lancashire is an on-purpose statement.

Amazing

I remember watching this as a 10 year old when it was first broadcast. Gave me nightmares and made sure I never went potholing.

I’ve been down that hole a few times. My mate Nick Chipphase always a great guide. His name maybe familiar to you.

Great job!

After visiting again today we have plans to remove the water from the unpleasant Chocolate Baths to make the commute and digging efforts luxurious. Once done we might find more people keen to assist with the significant advance being made with the extension of the cave.

I free climbed it with Bruce Blagden assisting waaaaay back in the day. I vaguely recall Andrew Atkinson doing similarly heroic manoeuvres near the top to gain the parallel uprift. Wouldn't do it now though, me.

Ali Neal RIP

Nice dry trip then. Jolly Good.

I can confirm this re-enactment was filmed in April 1993 and aired later that year. Ironically we had a major car accident on the way to one of the filming days hence I remember the dates well.

The name of that insect is scutigera

Pure pwnage m8. GG. Always Respect.

This is excellent .

wow god save francosis

Jonathan W accompanied me down Fester Hole today. Lovely to see such a pretty cave in Burrington, and thanks to the guide system it is staying pristine.

Remember Mssrs Stevenson, Lloyd & co.

so it seems that underneath cheddar is more like swiss cheese... nice upload. Thank you...

my house is just above it!

Thanks for keeping this up for all these years, it's really nice to see videos of dad again after so long. Hope you're doing well!!

Sheeesh...i dont like small spaces

christ! i went down there about 30 years ago.... it's flooding back to me! nice one.

Love the bit where there all supping ale then they all have to jump in land rovers wouldn't happen today

For the main part Goatchurch is a friendly cave for children to visit, but there can be some really challenging areas. . Back in 1992 while doing my post-grad at Bristol University, a few of my fellow students hit a few of Burrington Combe cave systems, in Goatchurch we encountered another group. my friend who was a small man could enter the Water Chamber via a tight tunnel, (normally accessible by children only), a man with a 40-inch chest from the other group got stuck trying to attempt this feat., we fed a thin man like a 'torpedo in a sub' from one end of the tight tunnel to link hands while my small friend came up behind to push the feet ... it took 4 hours to free him. . However, many who visit Goatchurch, never go to the end, where a slab that had fallen from the roof (a bit like a slab used in a back garden crazy patio) it had an approx 500-year-old stalagmite (1mm per year growth) growing from it .. clearly something not to move or disturb in any way ... to get there follow the drainpipe to the end, then go through the Letterbox.. then worm your way along then up through a mud chimney supported by Dexion metal struts, before entering what I say is a chamber, which is relative to the experience of confinement prior to reaching this spot ... it, unfortunately, does not have a name on the maps I have seen. . I therefore, pleased to know the area I am talking about is called the Dexion Series in your movie. . Clearly, the editing and shots used in the video are for the sake of making an action movie (well-done b.t.w), ropes the rigging, and a tent... lol

Any reason why you added Spanish subtitles to this?

never herd of this, and i live next to it for half my life lol i use to always go past it,, even gone to the secret war shelters in the air port, next to golf place,

Recently got into reading about caves, drains and hidden tunnels. Not been on any trips myself yet but absolutely amazed to find out about this literally a few months after moving away. I lived about 4 minutes walk from this for 2 years and had no idea it was there! Obviously exploring it wouldn't have been an option for a novice but still, this is well interesting.

Nicely captured.

It's desperate to look at this video three years on and see just how little we have got since then. Probably no more than 15-18m and still no major breakthrough. Progress. Yes. But sheeshkebab it's slow and stupidhard[tm] work.

brilliant parody!

What brave young men they are. If you were to have a misadventure at the farthest limit it could be days before a rescue team got to the casualty. 🎖