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Caving Peak-District England

James Hall Mine, Peak District
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30th September 2025 with John Martin

This was the second time I’d been here and my memories were of less than ideal bolts, lots of dodgy deads and a general feeling off “can we go now”.

Surprisingly my memories were correct. The rift pitch had rope rub, there were really dodgy looking deads everywhere and I had to constantly tell myself not to look all the hanging death. Well worth a visit.

It starts of well.
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And goes down an impressive entrance shaft.
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There's the odd traverse to do over collapsed sections of floor. Makes you wonder what you're normally walking on.
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There's lot of deads, these look relatively safe.
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The thickest stemples sat on some reassuring ironmongery
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Jonathan Tompkins
I’m an outdoor pursuits instructor living in the Yorkshire Dales and I go mountain biking, road cycling, bikepacking, caving, winter mountaineering and climbing. And I like cheesecake.