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TRYING OUT CAVING

If you have got this far, you are probably thinking either that you would like to meet up with some Club members and see whether you want to join in our trips or maybe you have never caved before.  If your interest is in a novice trip, then read on.  If you want to join a more experienced trip, jump forward to the next part of this page.  In either case, you can either get in touch by e-mail (to )  or you can fill in the form at the end of this page.

NOVICE TRIPS

New members are always welcome in the caving and mining side of the Club. It is recognised that new caving members may need training to help them to become safe and skilful cavers. Members of the Club are therefore prepared to take novice cavers on trips in Derbyshire and Yorkshire to help them learn the sport. The Club has available a small amount of equipment and lights which it is able to loan to novices to help them on their first trips. After that, novices are expected to buy their own personal equipment such as clothing, helmet, light and selected safety items. To find out more about novice trips, contact the Club.

Caves typically visited by the Club for novice trips include P8, Giants and Peak in Derbyshire and parts of the Kingsdale system in Yorkshire.

However, we also use the mines at Alderley Edge as a practice area for real caving techniques as well as trying out methods such as abseiling and prusiking on the surface (see pictures below).

If you are interested in novice trips, go to our page for new members and see what is being planned that might suit you.

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(Some of these pictures can be clicked to see a larger version.)

Abseil practice in Spain	Prusiking in a tree	Underground in Spain	Novices in West Mine

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EXPERIENCED TRIPS

Over recent years, the balance of the Club has shifted towards work at Alderley Edge Mines. Nevertheless, some members still undertake experienced caving trips in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and South Wales.  If you contact the Club via any member or fill in the form below, you will be put in touch with the members who regularly cave in limestone areas. The Club also has an overlapping membership with the Alternative Derbyshire Caving Club (which is also based in Stockport!) and which is dedicated to caving.  You can also look at our meets list to see if there is anything that interests you.

Rigging in Alum Pot, Yorkshire	A grovel in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire	Crawling into a decorated passage in Matienzo, Spain	Wet section in Skye, Scotland

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