Brian

Today we had a little jaunt to this old mine. Not big but lots of interest, a good explore with friends #cave #mine #speleology #flowestone

Crusty old quarry that has seen better days #cave #mine #quarry #speleology

Just a few quick snaps from our trip to the dark side. No eclipse here, or moons either. Old lead and later fluorspar mine 😍 #cave #mine #speleology

Today we visited a drainage level and found a snottite deposit. It was dripping in two places, with the slower drip causing the snot to bounce 😳 #cave #mine #snottite

Caving in the Peak District #cave #mine #speleo

Miners Gala at Magpie Mine organised by PDMHS. Beautiful day and good fun #mine #peakdistrict

Classic trip underground for the evening #mine #cave #speleo

Entering the underworld #tma #14fears #buried #mine #cave

Selection from a trip to a low fireset #mine #cave #speleo #tma #buried

Caustic reflections in a pool deep in a fireset mine #mine #cave #tma #buried #speleo

Another crusty old mine, home to stemples galore! #mine #mineexploring #cave #speleo #tma #14fears #buried

Another trip into this old lead and zinc mine, beautiful formations and scenery #mineexploring #oldmines #lead #zinc #ochre #caving #speleo

Today I had a trip to the cool delights of an old Lead and Zinc mine. #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #lead #zinc

Lost Johns Cave #tma #themagnusarchives #magnusarchives #theburied #thefears #magnuspod #rustyquill #srt #singleropetechnique #cave #caving #speleo #threepeaks #northyorkshire

Oct 2021. Old mine in Derbyshire #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire #chert

Sep 2021. Wicksteed at War military show

Jul 2021. Ancient lead mine full of black sludge #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #lead #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire

Jun 2021. Pottering about looking for fossils #cave #caving #speleo #fossil #peakdistrict #derbyshire

May 2025. SRT training in Derbyshire, nice and cool underground #cave #caving #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire

Jun 2021 Classic C17/C18 lead mine . Shafts, coffin levels and water #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #lead #derbyshire #peakdistrict

May 2021. Large joint controlled cave that has been mined for lead #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #lead #derbyshire #peakdistrict

Oct 2020. Classic cave with formations and a playful stream #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #swallet

Sep 2020, SRT rigging practice in a small natural cave. Fossils, ropes and dangling! #cave #caving #speleo #fossils #crinoid #srt #singleropetechnique #derbyshire #peakdistrict

19 April 2025. Exploring an old lead mine on rope, lots of fun but fighting gravity is hard work #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire #lead

Aug 2020. C20 chert mine. Lovely explore in the cool dark #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #chert #derbyshire #peakdistrict

Aug 2020. N. Wales slate caverns. This was known as the slaughter house due to its poor safety record. Huge, atmospheric, stark and beautiful. LOTR-esque! #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #northwales #slate

Jun 2020. Grotting about in a C17 lead mine, reworked upto C20 for fluorspar #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #derbyshire #peakdistrict #pipevein

May 2020. Post lockdown limited trip to Deep Hayes country park. Lovely spring day, so good to get out and about again #staffordshire #deephayes #steppingstones #waterfalls #staffordshiremoorlands

Mar 2020. Last trip before COVID lockdown to an old spar mine. Blast marks, fossils and cave pearls with some artefacts #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #spar #fossils #cavepearls #blastmark

Mar 2020. Details from a crumbling fluorspar mine, with some galena in parts. #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #galena #fluorspar #cavepearls #fungus #stickythreads #winze

Mar 2020. Streamway cave in the Peak. Cold wet dangling, awesome 😎 #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #srt #singleropetechnique

Feb 2020. Decaying fluorspar mine. Shonky shafts, collapsing levels and rotting wood 😳 #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #fluorspar

Feb 2020. N Wales slate caverns. Very LOTR! Massive chambers, artefacts and miles of passage #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #slate #northwales

Today, Mar 2025. Quick trip to a part flooded Peak lead mine. Moist but great fun #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire

Jan 2020. Fossils and sediments in a Peak District swallet. #cave #caving #speleo #fossils #peakdistrict #derbyshire #swallet #sediments

Nov 2019. Lancaster Hole, amazing caverns passageways. Longest system in England. #cave #caving #speleo #threepeaks #leckfell #srt #singleropetechnique #lancashire #northyorkshire

Nov 2019. Abandoned lead mine in the Via Gellia. Deads, stemples passages and Tissue Moths #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #lead #peakdistrict #derbyshire

Nov 2019. Permission visit to Clive copper mines in Shropshire. Hosted in the New Red Sandstone of the Permo-Triassic, famous for Liesegang rings #mine #minexploring #cave #caving #speleo #copper #shropshire #clive #liesegang #permotriassic #nrs #newredsandstone

Oct 2019. Huglith baryte mine with copper. Permission visit #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #baryte #copper #malachite #azurite #shropshire #shropshirehillsnationallandscape

Oct 2019. Alum Pot, N Yorks. Classic streamway pot with awesome positions #cave #caving #speleo #srt #singleropetechnique #yorkshiredales #northyorkshire #threepeaks #alumpot

8 Feb 2025. Great wander round an old lead and fluorspar mine #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire #lead #fluorspar

Feb 2022. Coniston copper mines, such an interesting and amazing place #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #copper #coniston #lakedistrict #cumbria

Feb 2022. Coniston copper mines. RR pics #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #copper #srt #singleropetechnique #lakedistrict #cumbria #coniston

Oct 2019. Great Orme Copper Mines, dating back to the bronze age #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #copper #northwales #srt #singleropetechnique #greatorme