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The site contains a growing collection of “mini travel guides”, based exclusively on our personal
experiences. More than just a blog, these travel-log style guides are intended to inspire, inform and occasionally amuse.
Browse these pages, and you'll find a mix of walking guides, maps, cave descriptions and cave surveys /
cave route descriptions and much more - all supported with a series of original photography,
"How to get there" guides and various anecdotal notes.
You are more than welcome to print off any of our travel guides, route plans, etc. for your own personal use,
but please remember that they are not, and cannot, be complete in every detail, but rather should help to point the reader in the
right direction, without taking away the element of adventure. Nor are the guides a substitute for
good practice either above or below ground, and those new to caving, walking, volcanoes, etc. are strongly
encouraged to seek guidance as appropriate – either by joining a caving club, a mountaineering club, using
the services of a professional guide, or whatever suits the situation.
Above all though - enjoy!
January 2012 - New photo gallery - Upper Flood Swallett.
(updated December 2011)
Just before Christmas we had an excellent trip into the extensions in Upper Flood Swallett, Mendips, Somerset, UK.
Here are a few of the photographs from the trip.
September 2011 - Volcano trekking and caving in Java.
(updated December 2011)
September saw us travelling again - this time to visit several of the volancoes on the Indonesian island of Java.
Just published is a small selection (76) of the photographs we took.
STOP PRESS - ETNA IN ERUPTION 12 AUGUST 2011
Sicily's Mount Etna is currently in eruption again from the New South East Crater - the tenth event so far this year. Spectacular
views of this eruption - a stunning fire fountain and a lava flow advancing towards the Valle del Bove can be seen at the EtnaTrekking webcams and the Radio Studio 7 webcams.
UPDATE 12:10PM UK TIME
The "Grand Lady" has gone back to sleep for now. If you missed this event, you can still expect to see more activity at this
lively European volcano in the coming weeks.
August 2011 - Two new photo galleries underground in Derbyshire.
Two new photo galleries are now on-line:
June 2011 - Caving in Ireland, and new walking guides.
We're just back from an excellent week of caving in County Clare, Ireland - write-ups are in progress. In the meantime, two new North Wales walks are now on-line:
May 2011 - New Derbyshire walking guides.
Two new Peak District walks are now on-line:
Recent public showing of "From Ore to Orchids".
Our joint DCRO/Silence Mine project fund-raiser - an evening
of film in aid of Derbyshire Cave Rescue and the Silence
Mine Heritage Site - in which we showed
"From Ore to Orchids"
along with Dave Webb's new and extended version of his film on the High Rake
project raise a very respectable £350 for two worthy causes - a big THANK YOU to
all involved.
February 2011 - Etna eruption photo gallery, and another walking guide.
New on-line is a photo gallery of eruptions on Mount Enta between 2004 and 2008, and another Peak District walking route, this time a
walk around Froggat Edge, Curbar Edge and White Edge in Derbyshire's Dark Peak.
January 2011 - Hiking in Tenerife
Fresh back from a week of excellent walking in Tenerife, an overview page and the start of a series of walking guides is now on-line:
Overview of Tenerife, the walking, the volcano, Mount Teide...
Tenerife - walk - Finca de Guergues
Tenerife - walk - Los Roques
Tenerife - walk - Montana Blanca
Coming soon we have some more walking in Wales, caving in County Clare, Ireland, and if all goes well, a volcano tour of Java, Indonesia... Watch this space!
Looking for information on Winster, Derbyshire? To find out all about Winster village, visit the Winster village web site.
For a veritable mine (excuse the pun!) of information about the historical family trees of Winster, immerse yourself in Dawn Scotting's amazing Winster Ancestry web site.
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