Kendal Caving Club

A friendly, active caving club mainly going underground in the Yorkshire Dales.

Trip Reports

Gaping Gill Winch meet – Dihedral

Team: Connor, Long Dave, Sophie H, James & Ami It’s been on almost everyone’s list since day 1 of caving, and it was finally time to do it, with the added advantage of using the winch-meet rigging. Only Dave had done it before, but as we headed up the long walk I was feeling pretty […]

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Penyghent Pot

Connor, Damian, Scott, Tom This was the third summer I’d put PYG on the meets list, the previous 2 getting rained off at the last minute. Pretty chuffed that this time it fitted perfectly into a weather window, plans were drawn! Given the number of pitches and the way the lengths fall, I decided to […]

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FOUL Pot

Present: Connor, Scott Not a cave either of us had been to before. FOUL Pot is often described as being a bit like other Fountains Fell caves, but not as ‘ard or ‘orrible. I’d concur with this. It reminded me of Curtain Pot, though not quite as long. In a nutshell: nuts, usually. But to […]

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