Rookery Mine: Matt Chubb, Stuart Morris, Maico Waites, Steven Spall, Matthijs Bouwman

North Cliffe Mine: Matt Chubb, Stuart Morris, Maico Waites, Steven Spall, Matthijs Bouwman

Spinney Mine: Matt Chubb, Stuart Morris, Maico Waites, Steven Spall

Ahhh I remember it well. Matthew Chubb had journeyed up from London the night before and together we set of from Derbyshire to The Dales. We picked up Stuart from Skipton and indulged in (too damn cold) coffee and hot bacon rolls from the station and set off in earnest for the Shark Christmas Caving Do and cave 1 of 3…Cherry Tree Hole.

Ohhh there was snow everywhere and the temperatures were comfortably in the zeros and as we got further into Littondale the ice began in earnest. Sadly my front wheel drive Toyota estate car on worn summer tyres couldn’t penetrate the ice and we had to turn (slide) back down the road from whence we came. I was crushed but as president I am always planning and decided to take my team to Hagg Gill.