Peak Cavern the Wild Cave beyond the Showcave
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2021
- The Peak and Speedwell Show caves in Derbyshire have a 10 mile long fantastic wild cave system that links them. This film is an action and information packed presentation of what it is like to visit some of its main water filled and scenic tunnels and also the flooded sumps into its most remote parts. It has been made for Cavers and non-caving Visitors who want to know more about the hidden world underground.
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Thank you for that. Really took me back :-) Grew up caving, both parents being members of the DCC and mum being on the cave rescue team due to her tiny size, she could reach parts other cavers couldn't :-D
We visited the show cavern today but this film has given me a far greater appreciation of the whole wonderful network that exists down there, thank you.
I live close,and have been a speliologist in my time and have explored peak cavern, the events they hold in its large chamber not far in are spectacular ! A very extensive system, not fully understood.
I hike around here a lot and it’s amazing to think all of this is under my feet
Great video thanks
Fascinating cave system!
Fantastic, interesting and not far from home!
Thanks, David
I used to work as a caving instructor (Hollowford centre in Castleton). We never visited this cave, it was more like Giant's Hole. However, despite being a trained scuba diver, I found cave diving too intimidating. Very well done. Very good video.
Ooh my God" that's so informative...
Excellant! Great job!
Thanks for this fantastic experience..
brilliant production all round thank you
Great film - have shared it to the Peak District Mines Historical Society facebook page.
Excellent fascinating video.
Buxton Spring Water, with a gentle hint of sweaty potholers, lol. Great video of the caves and various parts. Intending to hopefully go to the Show cave one day this Summer.
Extremely interesting to watch will be visiting
THANK YOU! 💜❤️💚
Superb, takes me back to my potholing days in the 1950’s.
Mostly my potholing was in the Yorkshire Dales but I was called out with Cave Rescue to the tragedy of Neil Moss here.
Songs are still sung in potholes. Wow! The only fragments I can remember are “Up on Leck Fell late one night, into Lost John’s went this stranger and he soon was out of sight” and “We are the Burnley Caving Club we do our caving from a pub” sung to the tune of La Marselleise . I was NOT a member of Burnley CC!
Is Moss still in that cave?
Always look forward to your top quality speleo vids - recommended to me by an ex chair of the Hyperion CC 😎👍
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great video! I live near these caves but haven't been down them past the tourist areas. I'm fascinated by how they all connect together, so I found this video very informative! Has anyone ever managed to 'cave' from the Rushup edge caves down to Speedwell?
Watching this video on YT from the 14th floor in NYC is as close as I want to get to that flood-possible cave, thank you for filming!
Our pleasure!
Liar ur only on floor 3
Thank you! Probably met at Nenthead Mine rescue practice?
Eventhough I got a bit claustrophobic at times just watching this video, it was very impressive!
What a wonderful presentation ...... apart from the claustrophobia. Somewhere down in the bowels of that cave system are the remains of Neil Moss, ( can't remember the date 1960's ? ) I remember the consternation at the time, (me being a Local.)
Thanks for you comment! The slide was part of some filming event years ago and was left there for some reason. Adds to the fun in the mud!
Love your videos they put mine to shame , seems like we do the same stuff !
Scary place to get trapped from flood waters. Interesting though.
Hi I think you are referring to a man made tunnel called Peakshole Sough. This is a fairly horizontal tunnel probably dug by miners apparently to lower water levels in their workings. It does not connect to the main Peak Cave. Like all mines it can be hazardous for the inexperienced explorers and because it is so public, in this case I suspect it has been gated for public safety reasons. Beneath it is a spring calls Slop Moll and this carries some of the Speedwell Cave water It apparently does not connect to Peakshole Sough Hope this helps.
Nossa! Estou vendo hoje . Povo MUITO doido, que coragem. Senti falta de ar só de assistir.
I swear…..cave divers are a special kind of nutty!
I have a question! There's an entrance to the "Devil's Arse" cave on a walk that I've done a few times, and the entrance is sealed off by an iron gate. What part of the cave is this/why is it gated off?
Terrific!
Far out man ! I bet the water is ice cold though . Is the slide an easier way to get down there ?
Now Im wondering if I could do this or not, Id want to try! Currently have trouble walking for 20 minutes though!
I also have problems with walking due to chronic leg pain, however, I was in this cave system a couple of years ago, and had no problems because you aren't continually walking all the time, there would be frequent stops to look at various features and up to a point, you really can take your time depending on who you use as your 'guide'. Be aware that the water is VERY cold, and once you are beyond the 'show cave' the ground is uneven, and slippery as it's a 'Wild cave'.
Stunning footage. Visually It would appear to have great potential as a film location for new versions of King Solomon's Mines or Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
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Oh gosh mud
WoW, you can tell if your into ancient history that these caves are very ancient and theres nothing natural about them. Including the ancient walls by the beautiful river ,they are very ancient structures, and at one time were awesome massive structure cities.
I remember the showcave continuing through to the five arches back in the late 80's/ early 90's.
When did the tours to there stop?
And what changed that meant the tours no longer go there?
Good question!, We don't know for sure but the amount of mud, frequency of severe flooding and the extension of the tour time length all would have led to the decision I'm sure. As amateur cavers, we are lucky to still visit it bit it is very slippery up to the Buxton Water sump.
It's a shame really. I did it recently and it was disappointing. For such a big cave, you go basically into the second room. The tour is an hour and 90% of it is standing for 10-15 minutes at a time in one location while they tell you the history. You get to see almost none of the cave.
If u say " wee wee ," it's more fun !
Hello
Joint lines lmao
Nope, nope and hell nope.