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Updated: Local Cave & Mine Leader Training Courses, Dec 2019

We’ve updated our Panel Course poster, with several places on various courses if you’re keen. […]

Ever wondered what the fantastic white flowstone in some of our metal mines is?

Ever wonder what the white flowstone like deposits found in many of our metal mines[…]

Level 2 Local Cave & Mine Leader Training Course (inc. Tyrolean for groups), 29th-31st May 2019 (North Wales)

Cost: £225 Places: Only 1 place left Venue: Betws y Coed Director: Gethin Thomas This 3 day[…]

Tyrolean for Groups document updates

I’ve just made a few little updates to the the Tyrolean underground document, including a[…]

Tyrolean for Groups Training (21st January 2019)

  Course Cost: £75 Number of Places: 2 UPDATE: This course is confirmed and running[…]

Knots

Just found this on Petzls website: https://www.petzl.com/GB/en/Sport/Knots?ActivityName=Caving  Pretty much covers the knots you’d need as a[…]

Local Cave & Mine Leader Training, November 2017

Well done guys for throwing yourselves into the last few days training. Here’s a selection[…]

Caution with Cows-tails

Worth a read about a incident several years ago where it would appear a student[…]

Cutting ropes under tension

As part of the work I’ve been playing around with on Tyroleans the question of[…]

North Wales LCMLA Panel Training and Assessment Course Feedback

Your feedback is the one of the best ways we can improve future courses.  Please[…]