LOST RIVER OF GAPING GILL - BREAKTHROUGH 

One of my favourite films and one of the hardest to make, It records an important event in the history of Yorkshire caving.

After descending down Gaping Gill yesterday this film was amazing to watch. Very brave men and women. Xx

What a triumph of the human spirit; at the point when they began singing 'Jerusalem', it was a chills and 'proud to be British' moment....superb!!!

I saw this film on the BBC (or ITV?) in the '80s and both then and now the thing that amazes me isn't so much the cavers getting through, it's the camera crew going through the same caves with all that equipment. Thanks for posting.

Having just taken up caving again after a very long break, Sid Perou's films are an absolute goldmine.

SId, these uploads are fanscinating and withstand the test of time remarkably well. I was a kid in the 80s and shows like this is what shaped my imagination and drove me into diving and travelling the world ...

Following on from watching The Rescue, a Disney + film on the Thai cave rescue, I have been enjoying various caving content on RU-vid. These older British films are the best I’ve found. So natural and understated. The lack of hype allows true appreciation of what these guys and girls are doing.

Thank you for posting this video. Brings back memories of when I used to go pot-holing in the 90's. Happy Times.

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Film stands the test of time over video. Brilliant.

Thank you for this excellent series of films.

Ive been down Gaping Gill..... But to not this extent!! I plan on going back again... with my boys :-) We all need a lifelong memory! (which my best m8 Carl gave to me :-) )

Wow. What an excellent video.

Great video of a great moment!

Fantastic film.

an epic undertaking... well done to all of them!!

Amazing achievement, I don’t think anyone would know how scary that was unless you gave done something like this. Awesome xx

Great video and what an achievement. I work in health and safety where working at height is a massive part of our work, and I also went to the same school as Lee Craddock (2 years older than me) who lost his life in Gaping Gill in 1995. Things like that happening to people you know never leave you and given me the passion to stop people getting hurt. Glad these men came out unscathed.

14:39 I don't know ... this is why I love the classic jet fin. It's just such an obvious working tool.

Wish I'd waited before posting. it gets worse. Great film and edit. many thanks.

Great video, thanks for sharing

curious to visit gapin gill just the main chamber for the experiance,, wow tyhis video made me nervous,, top work and effort !

Fascinating & terrifying… but gotta luv these vids…!!!😱👍😂

Great video, loved every minute

19:30 straight nightmare fuel!

Well done..

Grand job. Circa 1980. Full respect lads. It's a shame caving in the dales has seen a drop off. Loss of new recruits from the uni clubs, I guess.

26.30 great filming

Wait a sec.... Did I misunderstand?? So these guys went from GG to Ingleborough and yet the diving team that carried them the bottles thru did the same trip but in reverse but had to set off with extra bottles to carry, did it without the same support crew, TV coverage or ending glory? Is that correct?

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I like my diving and climbing. but bugger that for a laugh. Full respect though. The only thing i've done that's dafter was classic motox. You might as well have stood setting fire to five pound notes while your friends threw muck and brick at you, stopping occasionally for trips to hospital. Still if that's what floats your boat.

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