Caving
Adventures exploring underground
Being deep underground is a unique experience. The peace, beauty and darkness of the caves envelop you, and your small group in the bubble of light given off by your head torch.
Caving is both humbling and exciting: a natural wonderland where every formation out-ages your whole known family tree.
Caves have each formed with their own unique character and challenges which make it a fantastic sport when adapted at the right level for our adventurous customers. From entering via a waterfall using a rope to wheeling in a wheelchair through large water-worn passageways - there are options aplenty.
We run caving days and weekend multi-cave trips.
Autism and learning disabilities
If your party benefits from very exact timings and a visual time table - no problem let us know
If your party needs a quiet and calm environment without strangers - let us know
Mobility aid users
We have a range of venues whereby a wheelchair can access some of the caves - and the entrance to others
Caving generally has an undulating floor but plenty to lean on for support (passage walls). Some caves involve crawling.
Visual impairments
With passage walls to guide you, caving makes an excellent experience for those with visual impairments
For all users - sighted or otherwise -caving is a tactile experience
Most caves are accessed via easy tracks
Caving, even at its hardest - working with ropes and ladders - is accessible to those with visual impairments
Auditory Impairment
We can include those with audio impairments via high quality and needs aware instructors.
By arrangement, we can often source an assistant instructor fluent in BSL.
We possess a bank of 2-way radios that we utilise to help those with reduced hearing to understand instructions and communicate. These can output directly to earpieces or T-loop compatible hearing aids
Try Cave
Easy caving for those a bit nervous
Caves where you can turn around and walk back out of
Crawling and squeezing are totally optional
No experience necessary
Cave Day
Straight into some of the more interesting caves
May involve some hands and feet climbing
Will involve crawing sections
Generally a short morning cave followed by an early lunch and then a more challenging cave
Experience not necessary (confident outlook needed)
More InfoRopes and Ladders Caving
For those already happy with horizontal caving
Uses ropes and ladders to access more challenging caves
A short training session followed by lunch and a vertical cave
Horizontal caving experience needed or do a weekend with our “cave day" first
More InfoCaving weekends
Open or private bookings
Typically based at a caving hut or bunkhouse
Join up with other intersting people
Great fun and social
More InfoTry Cave
For those a bit nervous
For many, the thought of caving is a little daunting, yet still appealing. The ‘try cave’ day takes this into account starting with the easiest and most accessible cave we know with a lovely underground waterfall to visit.
On exit and following a bite to eat we visit another cave with a range of challenges to try. A great low-pressure day of guaranteed caving.
For those nervous about their abilities, the try cave day is a great option to test out our inclusivity strategies.
Cave Day
Straight into some great caves
Cave day is for those happy to get straight underground and into challenges.
Caves vary by weather and abilities but in general, we cave where there are obstacles to overcome throughout: climbing and descending or squeezing and crawling generally without the need for specialist equipment but occasionally ropes are used on short sections to help keep people safe.
Previous experience is not needed and nothing is too hard or scary but ‘a can do’ confident attitude is essential.
Ropes and Ladders (R&L)
Caving in more challenging terrain
Cave R&L is for people that have tried the kind of things we offer on our cave day and want more. Caving is quite addictive so cave R&L is the next stage. In Cave R&L we start using ropes and special roll-up ladders to allow areas to be accessed that would not be physically possible without them. Deeper drops and traverses with sheer drops are features of many of the R&L-style caves we visit.
Previous horizontal caving experience is needed - you must already know how you will cope in a cave where exiting is not a readily available option. The first morning of ropes and ladder courses starts above ground with rope training followed by an afternoon underground and a second consecutive day of pure caving on our weekend courses.
Cave Weekends
Make a weekend of it
During the weekend we run either a cave day followed by a cave R&L day or two Cave R&L days for those who have already caved with us. You get to mix with a range of experience levels and come away with great friends and stories.
Anyone Can - Caving Experiences Pricing
Try Cave
Includes all equipment and lunch
Full Day
No experience required
Normal meet point: Ingleton
Great fun challenge
Up to 8 cavers
Caving Day
Includes all equipment and lunch
Full Day
No experience necessary
Normal meet point: Ingleton
Up to 8 cavers
Ropes and Ladders
Full day
Includes all equipment and lunch
Full day
For those who have tried caving before
Normal meet point: Ingleton
Up to 6 cavers
Caving Weekends
Meet Saturday morning and finish Sunday afternoon
All lunches and equipment included
2 days Caving
Amazing social experience
We can recommend plenty of places to stay local to the caves
Sounds great - let's do it
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