NPC Meets and Events Diary

December 30th - January 3rd 2025

New Year at the NPC: So many caves! So much food!

Caves! Wines! Food! The three founding principles of the Northern Pennine Club (or so I am unreliability informed). With this in mind cordially invite you to celebrate the new year with us.

What to bring? My good fellow it's a party and accordingly you are charged to bring a sharing dish of your choice and copious amounts of wine, beer and all things tasty.

Caves planned:

30th - I leave this one up to you, enjoy yourself and don't get into to much trouble 😵‍💫.

 

31st new years eve - With the need to cook all that tasty tasty food, I think a couple of shorter but still excellent trips are in order. Little Hull pot and Bull pot come to mind (more cave available depending on demand).

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/little-hull-pot

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/bull-pot

 

1st hangover recovery day- I am guessing there is a strong possibility that you might be hungover today 😜 but the fun goes on.

 For those of you needing a fresh air injection I have a Pen-y-gnt and Plover hill round trip planned.

https://explore.osmaps.com/route/18625329/Trail-magazine-January-2024-Penyghent-Yorkshire-Dales

For those needing a more muddy and wet experience then I have planned a day trip to Boundary Pot.

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/boundary-pot

 

2nd - My suggestion for today is something involving a bit of everything as such I am leaning towards F'ing Hopeless Pot.

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/fing-hopeless-pot

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January 31st - February 2nd 2025 2025

Members weekend: Roaring Hole and Cow Pot

Hello members one and all. As you are no doubt aware it's February… it's dark, it's wet and the scenery is fairly gloomy. A perfect opportunity to go caving if you ask me! You won't notice a difference and you might get some exercise.

This weekend we are looking at 2 special dark and wet caves (hopefully with some nicer scenery).

Cave 1: Roaring Hole, a trip is planned with the intention of searching for the source of the cave's name, rumour has it that it might be the last hideout of the fabled cave monster.

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/roaring-hole

Cave 2: Cow Pot (with the potential of visiting the Aardvark Country, which has been re-bolted) this classic of the Easegill system is waiting for you. 

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/cow-pot

Bring the standard cheeseboard and wine.

Yours Lumens 

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February 15th 2025 2025

NPC Winter Dinner: Bentham Golf Club

Hello all 

Again it gives me pleasure to announce the clubs 2025 winter dinner, we will be returning to the Bentham Golf Club on Saturday 15th February 2024 

I am currently finalising cost and meal plans and will send out as soon as possible

I am also please to announce our guest speaker for this event:

The Roughton Keld Story

A tale of perseverance through the generations.

A major cave system at the top of Arkengarthdale, briefly entered in 1908 and then lost for over a century. Since the 1950s cavers have been digging and pushing dozens of different leads trying to gain access to this fabled streamway. Recently, a flood event opened a previously blocked way on, and a group of cavers from various clubs and backgrounds have been undertaking a significant digging, survey and exploration project.

Chris Curry presents a history of the cave system and an account of the current exploration.

I am hoping to do another quiz during the meal with a prize and as an important and special treat Carly will be carrying out a demonstration on how to use the defibrillator (Probably before drink starts flowing)  

Alongside the food there will be the opportunity for caving trip, walking trips, cafe trips, hut days etc, which will all be announced in the follow up email coming soon 

Any questions please contact via reply and will reply asap 

Kindest regards

Darren Jarvis 

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February 28th 2025 2025

Members weekend: Link to Mistral, Crackpot Cave.

With the NPC's history linking it to Link Pot we decided that it's past due for a club visit. So prepare yourself for the Easegill mud and joint us for a through-trip of historical proportions.

If wallowing around in Easegill isn't your thing maybe a trip into the lovely Crackpot Pot is more your thing.

Cave 1: Link Pot to Mistral.

We are planning a through-trip to Mistral, potentially with a visit to Serendipity.

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/link-pot

Cave 2: Crackpot Cave (Swaledale).

A fine short trip in Swaledale, popular with well-prepared novices and experienced cavers alike, featuring a splendid main streamway and good formations.

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/crackpot-cave

Bring snacks, wine and nibbles and get yourself down to Greenclose for the weekend.

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April 4th - 6th 2025 2025

Members weekend: Marilyn to stream pot exchange and

Hello hello one and all. Today I feel like go ng on a Gaping Gill exchange.… But wait! This will be no normal GG trip. We will be sampling the delights of the Henslers master cave, tormenting ourselves in one of the Henslers crawls and finally exiting via the premier Stream Passage Pot. 

I can already taste the pints we shall consume on our successful exchange.

Cave 1: Marilyn to Stream exchange - two teams, two caves and a lot of fun 😎

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/marilyn

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/stream-passage-pot

Cave 2: Alum Pot - it's a classic, what more can I say?

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/alum-pot

Sign up and join us for a fun packed weekend of classic caves and exchange fun.

P.S. bring beer 🍺 or we might struggle with the celebratory pint.

Yours Lumens

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May 2nd - 4th 2025 2025

Member's Weekend: Dale head and Sell Gill exchange.

It's in that scary black book… you know the one for slightly mad cavers! Oh wait all cavers are slightly mad! I guess that means we need to visit this classic, deep and wet pothole (apparently there is a cornucopia of pitches 👌)

Requested by our very own tackle master, I cordially invite you; and hope you will join us in exploring it's reaches. Note: there is potential for long and short trip here.

Cave 1: Dale Head

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/dale-head-pot

Not for the faint-hearted description.

Cave 2: Sell Gill Exchange - it's a often requested trip for a reason; with the wet route and dry to keep you entertained it should be nice trip.

https://cncc.org.uk/cave/sell-gill-holes

Important: If you want to visit a particular cave, or are happy to arrange an event, please get in contact (email or the forum) and I will do my best to help out.

Yours Lumens

 

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July 5th - 19th 2025 2025

NPC Families Trip to Herault, France 2025

There will be an NPC Families trip to the Herault, France from 05th to 19th July 2025 staying at the Camping Val d’Herault.  We aim to visit a number of the classic caves of the area including the Sergent, Rognès, Follatiere, Garrel, Lauret, Vitalis, Banquier and l’Esquirol.  There will also be the usual canoeing, climbing, via ferrata, walking, cycling, and of course ice cream!  All NPC members are welcome. Contact David Brock at dbrock@btinternet.com for details.

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