What got you into caving ? Please all reply.

[Steve]

So to kick it off.
I had see the train on YouTube come up as a random video. Then I researched it a bit. Tried to join the grovener first lol. Then found my Homse in ucet. Spoke to Tim first and agreed to come help fix the entrance to rhyd alyn and then ended up going to see the train.

[mike leahy]

I've got the best one ever.
My wife got me interested in caving.

True story

[Ian A]

Out walking with friends (wife not included  :kiss: ) and discovered a "dry" stream and wondered where all the water had gone .... then we found a hole in the bank .....  :blink:

[Adam]

I  was cutting the grass on the water works at cilcain and seen the entrance to poachers cave, so me being me I had to check it out and got stuck for 45 mins trying to get out without a Ladder or ropes

[Steve]

That’s hilarious lol  but glad you got out

[Robin Jones]

I belong to another club called Subterrainea Brittanica https://www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/milwr-tunnel/ Which is where I first learned about the Milwr tunnel. They don't do caving but organise the occasional field trip to ROC bunkers etc.

After some googling, I found Ian's video (no longer available) of UCET exploring the Milwr via the winch.  A few minutes into the video, I recognised Steve Davies who I was in college with.  I put "Join UCET" on my to do list but didn't do anything about it.  

2012 was a proper shit year for me and I was in quite a dark place.  Yearning for some sort of escapism, I started ticking things off my to do list..... And the rest is history  

[Steven Tate]

I got my self a map so that I could go out walking. Then I seen caves dotted about and thought I'll have a look. When I found one and had a look around a little. I wanted more. Went to Yorkshire gaping gill,had a look around down there. Tried to get in touch with North Wale club via email and nothing came bakc. Seen UCET and got in touch. One of the best things I've done.

[mick murphy]

I always got caught by the railway police for pinching coal of the track then one day while being chased I ran down a large sewer pipe but they never came in to get me, the safest place I hid my contraband down there
after that and ended up with a 3.4 jaguar s type with in 2 years, true story and never looked back even today years after I still hide stuff in caves and mines and only the bats can tell,no cameras ,not even heat seeking helicopters.

[Tim Watts]

Mick. Give me a call tomorrow. I tried you a couple of times today. Tim.

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[Steve]

Do you need to hide something Tim

[Gareth Stonely]

got a OS map so started searching shafts/caves, found Hendre whilst out with my eldest daughter, then went back with a couple of mates to explore properly. then found more places thanks to the knowledge bank and Ian's youtube vids. then finally joined the club this year.

[Dave Tyson]

Was always interested in old mines - though mostly on the surface, but got talking to a couple of guys in the local pub who turned out to be cavers with the 'obscure' Wirral Caving Group founded in the mid 80's. Given they knew I could rock climb they took me for a winter thru trip in Swinstow - snow in the wet crawl!

Did a few mine and caving trips before Graham, the WCG organiser, decided to give up caving. I carried on, knocked up a website,learnt to do SRT and lead trips and grew the club from a few people to around 15. Got dragged into caving politics by Ian Adams and did 3.5 years as CCC Secretary. After 12 years running WCG, I was looking for a change and people were less enthusiastic so WCG was wound down in 2019. I joined UCET..,

Probably should volunteer to lead a few trips once lock-down finishes, but prefer to be out in the hills with female company while the weather is good. Might have to re-enter caving politics to save the BCA from the idiots in CSCC (no promises Les - I think I would prefer an easier life and a warm woman!)

Dave

RIP Wirral Caving Group: born ~1986 died end 2018

[Steve]

If we arrange a female to come with you will you come ?

[mike leahy]

[quote="Stevekennedy" post=38124]If we arrange a female to come with you will you come ?[/quote]

Dave would do anything for a good woman, he'd do even more for a BAD woman.
   

[Steve]

Haha