Caving Revalidation

The entrance to the 'Hell' passage in Longchurn Cave, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire.

The other day was my time to revalidate my caving qualification through the British Caving Association, so off to Yorkshire I went for the 1 day course.

Longchurn Cave

After our intros we had a LCMLA quiz, then set about learning from lots of the caving incidents over the last 5 years, all of which revolved around the theme of water, flooding and drowning. Each incident had learning outcomes for the future, and we looked at group management, risk assessment, and flood avoidance. We visited Longchurn cave to look at some of the issues in more detail, and in context, and to share some common best practice.

At Ingleborough Hall, we used their training SRT tower to look at some vertical caving scenarios, and play with some kit, and practice some techniques including those used in alpine caving - new to me - including some incredibly efficient hauling and rescue techniques.

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