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ACC News Widget

timmywiff — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:34:40 +0000

The new ACC News widget for all of you Apple Mac lovers a.k.a Henry. Click the link to download.

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Welsh Caves Registry

Henry — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:41:48 +0000

From the ogof.org.uk website, you can now download a Google Earth file to view the locations of the majority of Welsh caves and digs. Useful if you need to know exactly where entrances are…

The file can be found here

Sod Mendip – lets go caving in Slough!

Oli — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:51:51 +0000

www.sloughcaverns.co.uk

Personally I think this is great. Though the words Who and Why spring to mind. And people, bear in mind that the cave is likely to contain pitches. If you want to partake in a trip here and you’re not confident with your SRT, get in touch with Chris.

Prospectus

Henry — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:01:53 +0000

If you read Aber’s ‘Alternative Prospectus’, you’ll find a lovely picture of Barry and Chris at Pant Mawr Pot from ‘back in the day’…

Any idea when this was?

(click to enlarge)

Teenager invents low-frequency radio for underground communications

timmywiff — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:51:27 +0000

From: engadget.com…

“You know what’s really annoying? Teenagers. Even more annoying? Teenagers inventing legitimately useful things and getting awards for it. Meet Alexander Kendrick, the 16-year old inventor of a new low-frequency radio that allows for cave-texting, which isn’t some fresh new euphemism, it just means people can finally text while deep underground. How deep, you ask — well, Alexander’s team of intrepid explorers went far enough (946 feet) to record the deepest known digital communication ever in the United States. What you see the young chap holding above is the collapsible radio antenna, though plans are already afoot to ruggedize and miniaturize the equipment to make it more practical for cave explorers and rescuers. Way to go, kid.”

Jack Osbourne tries caving

Henry — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:30:32 +0000

‘Adrenaline junkie’ Jack Osbourne is taken for a trip down Swildons to sump 1. After making a fuss all the way down he eventually wimps out of going through the sump. Funny to watch at least….

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N40-7eITZo

Hitler Goes Caving

Henry — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:19:04 +0000

There’s loads of Downfall parodies out there but this one is particularly funny. Made by members of the Wessex CC, it was shown at the closing ceremony at Hidden Earth this year…