A mildly damp but relaxing paddle along the Monmouth and Brecon canal

A short UrbEx and cache close to central Bristol @JonnyC: Having been on the to do list for a while, we applied the 'book a date' methodology to make this trip happen, so de-stressing from work over a quick Italian we prepared ourselves for the adventure ahead, and debated the relative comfort of approaching a subterranean trip in the city as opposed to the countryside. Before long we were amongst the hounds and making efforts to change covertly in the back of the van, a quick recce was encouraged ...

A mini GeoStint around Lydford-on-Fosse to get some fresh air on my Birthday weekend @JonnyC: We did the Lydford Logbook and Babcary Bounce series with a break in between for dinner. About 8 hours of caching/walking well into the dark. Good series for night caching as not near too many houses.

A straightforward trip leading two through box @JonnyC: Delivering on a previous promise we headed to box, parking in the lay by. After a swift return for the maps we headed over the field to Jack's, found it easily, and discovered a makeshift repair on the broken Gate. We headed in and immediately started picking our way to the north, showing KC and CC the wonders of Box along the way. Navigating by map came quite easily tonight albeit after a brief stop at 4 ways, we headed off to the nor ...

A young novice trip through upper goatchurch @JonnyC: Aaron has been excited about the prospect of trying Caving for some time, and this evening an opportunity presented itself, so with big brother Callum along for the ride we headed for Burrington Combe. A quick look in Aveline's, up the brook and past the Tradesman's we hit the sun bathed main entrance. After gaining our caving legs we had a go on the slide before cautiously descending Giant's steps. Along drunkards and past "blinkin' tight", w ...

A pleasant trip into Spider to fettle some new SRT gear, stretch the legs and experiment with a novel GoPro mount

A trip into box in line with AL tradition for a bit of an explore and some festive refreshments @JonnyC: After a not so pleasant change in the rain we made swift work of traipsing through the woods to the Entrance. After crawling in through the backdoor we headed off in a fairly straight line for the cathedral. After admiring its form we took the familiar path off to the right through the gloopy mud. We explored for a while crossing both familiar and new territory and vowed to get ourselves a surve ...

Tourist trip through five lava tubes interconnected by dug passageway. @JonnyC: Escaping the poor weather and scratching an itch at the same time by visiting my first lava tubes, guided tour was good and the exhibitions surprisingly engaging.

An exciting trip to the promised land on a wet Wales afternoon. MLep navigated well @JonnyC: Following a hard to resist invite I met the boys at whitewalls for a welcome breakfast and gear sort before driving up the road to derelict pub. Although the morning had started fresh and crisp, by the time we were walking to the cave entrance the true Wales wind and dampness had kicked in and it was a welcome relief to take shelter in the entrance chamber. After a few expletives and raw knuckles the gate ...

A pleasant autumnal wander up the old man and back @JonnyC: Finding our Sunday slightly more free than originally intended we treated ourselves to a posh breakfast and drove to Coniston, parking in the top car park. The weather was pleasant but not too sunny, which made this classic a rather popular destination. We took our time strolling up, appreciating the old quarry workings and infrastructure before stopping for a snack at low water. Continuing on up hill the views soon opened up (as did t ...