A Caving Channel. Mainly videos of caves and abandoned mines in England and Wales. A cornucopia of material for armchair cavers.
What is Caving? Caving is an adventure activity full of physical challenges and an outlet for a real explorer’s spirit, not to mention a great way to keep fit. It is an experience of nature unlike any other - not just close to nature but within nature itself. The experience is incredibly rewarding where magical sights, thousands of years in the making, sculpted rocks and the delicate formations are a joy to behold. For more information about caving and how to start go to newtocaving.com.
If you don't like caving for any reason then there's always the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Garden Railway or the Meccano videos to watch.
I never did this one, and thanks for revealing it. Of course, thanks to the infamous behaviour of the Somerset Wildlife Trust closing off the footpaths (on the pretext of preventing accidents from falling ash trees), you cavers are privileged in having access, where ordinary walkers can no longer make their annual family trip to enjoy the bluebells.
No, local weather is too warm for seeking near-by glacier caves. Most are at maximum flood and rain huge slab ice off ceilings. The active volcano under these caves is venting hot gas today. Most ice melt flow is from a dangerous shuddering caldera. .........................................................................
03:45 I did that area in April and it was tough for me because my knees don’t like any pressure on them so I had to rely on my upper body strength to move. It was super exhausting!
@@CaverKeithwe had no knee or elbow pads so the hardness of the rock killed me. But a lot of our group wouldn’t go through that bit but proud I managed to do it. It was hard to breath after the exertion.
I’ve been to Daren Cilau a couple of times in my youth. I take my hat off to the lad for giving it a crack. It’s quite the squeeze. Incredible cave though.
Thank you for sharing the thought. After hearing so many horific stories relate to caving the "Why?" became pretty intense in my brain and your video answering just that.
I didn't know this! Thanks for pointing it out. I'm a fan of the original books and haven't followed any of the films or TV series. I can see why Castletown Station was used. It is a lovely location.
I used to be a very keen caver about 40 years ago, but can't recall any of what you have shown here. I guess there are always new discoveries. Also, in my day everyone used to wear wetsuits. Is this not the case anymore?
Thanks for watching. Yes, new discoveries are still being made. The longest cave in Wales wasn't entered until 1994. When I started caving most people still wore wetsuits, but in the early nineties people started wearing fleece onesies with either Cordura or PVC over-suits. This combination works in a similar way to wetsuits but is much more comfortable.
Thank you. 90% of the fun for me is in building a railway. I don't often ran trains unless I'm making videos. When people visit, it's nice when they spot little details like the refuges in the tunnel.
I was in hospital for three weeks followed by six months convalescing at home. I was caving again after this. However, it took about eighteen months to fully recover. I broke my pelvis, fractured my spine and damaged my urethra.
I would love more G Scale Thomas characters. Unfortunately I do not have the skill to be able to convert other locos. 😕 I will just have to hope that Bachmann produce more G Scale Thomas locos. My wish list is Edward, Donald and Douglas, Duck and Oliver.
