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His suggestion for Saturday was Vesper Pot, on the grounds that it shouldn’t be too wet, and was an entertaining trip with some nice pitches. Half way down I angrily pointed out that it was also tighter than a Scotsman’s wallet (no offence, it’s just a figure of speech) and really not a fun place to be with a large box of camera gear in one hand and a tackle bag in the other. I was wrong though–it’s not really that tight, it’s just that this was a trip with WMCEG, the Wide Man’s Cave Exploration Group.</p> <p>Vesper is pretty fun actually. The entrance is quite tight, with an awkward transition from crawling to standing and back to crawling again. It would be fun without tackle but with SRT gear, three bags of rope and a camera box it became a bit of a chore. After that the cave improves to a long crawl, followed by a narrow stream canyon where you have to walk sideways. Nice!</p> <figure id="attachment_8452" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8452" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Colin-in-squeeze-478x640.jpg?resize=478%2C640" alt="" title="Colin in squeeze" width="478" height="640" class="size-medium wp-image-8452" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Colin-in-squeeze.jpg?resize=478%2C640&ssl=1 478w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Colin-in-squeeze.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w" sizes="(max-width: 478px) 85vw, 478px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8452" class="wp-caption-text">Not for Wide Men!</figcaption></figure> <p>The first pitch was fun apart from the very narrow takeoff. Abseiling is surprisingly difficult when you’re jammed between two rock walls! After that, the passage got even narrower, which prompted my outburst about Scotsmen. The second pitch looked rather like a bit of abstract art, with the rope going left, then down, then right and up, then left and back down again before finally reaching the top of the third pitch.</p> <figure id="attachment_8454" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8454" style="width: 406px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/colin-on-pitch-406x640.jpg?resize=406%2C640" alt="" title="colin-on-pitch" width="406" height="640" class="size-medium wp-image-8454" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/colin-on-pitch.jpg?resize=406%2C640&ssl=1 406w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/colin-on-pitch.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w" sizes="(max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8454" class="wp-caption-text">Descending through a narrow rift</figcaption></figure> <p>The third pitch featured a bolt that can only have been placed by someone desperate to avoid rebelays at any cost. Just reaching it involved inching out about four metres over a 35m drop, bridged between two uncomfortably smooth walls. I can’t imagine getting far enough out to put the bolt in! After rigging it, we decided we couldn’t see a safe way to get out to the bolt and more importantly back from it, so we derigged again and gave up. A simple rebelay from a ledge below would have been far safer and easier. You could even see the spots where the spits had used to be to do it that way, but it was devoid of bolts.</p> <p>On the way back up, we stopped for a few pictures, struggled for ages trying to get off the first pitch, and finished with a stroll across the pitch black moor back to the cars. All in all, a very enjoyable trip, despite the challenges and our failure to get to the bottom. </p> <figure id="attachment_8453" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8453" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Rachel-in-the-roof-600x449.jpg?resize=600%2C449" alt="" title="Rachel in the roof" width="600" height="449" class="size-medium wp-image-8453" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Rachel-in-the-roof.jpg?resize=600%2C449&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Rachel-in-the-roof.jpg?resize=768%2C575&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Rachel-in-the-roof.jpg?w=800&ssl=1 800w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8453" class="wp-caption-text">With the stals</figcaption></figure> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/colin-and-stalls-478x640.jpg?resize=478%2C640" alt="" title="colin and stalls" width="478" height="640" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8451" /></p> <p>After a pub dinner we consumed Rachel’s Bakewell Tart at the NPC.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/caving/" rel="category tag">Caving</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/cakes/" rel="tag">cakes</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/wmceg/" rel="tag">WMCEG</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/England.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='England' title='View all posts from England' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'>England</a> </span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2d1b2f2fe6d95c822753d0002fbf534?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2d1b2f2fe6d95c822753d0002fbf534?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/richard/">Richard</a></span></span> </footer> </article> <div id="comments" class="comments-area"> <h2 class="comments-title"> 9 thoughts on “Wide Men’s Cave Exploration Group” </h2> <ol class="comment-list"> <li id="comment-9902" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-9902" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85611168cfaf382cd18785635e8eea6c?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85611168cfaf382cd18785635e8eea6c?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Jon</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-9902"><time datetime="2010-02-15T22:34:17+00:00">Monday, 15th February 2010 at 10:34 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>No pictures of the Bakewell tart? There’s gonna be trouble…</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/?replytocom=9902#respond" data-commentid="9902" data-postid="8461" data-belowelement="div-comment-9902" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Jon" aria-label="Reply to Jon">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li id="comment-9903" class="comment byuser comment-author-richard bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 parent"> <article id="div-comment-9903" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2d1b2f2fe6d95c822753d0002fbf534?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2d1b2f2fe6d95c822753d0002fbf534?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/richardd" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Richard</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-9903"><time datetime="2010-02-15T22:39:47+00:00">Monday, 15th February 2010 at 10:39 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>There’s still one piece left, so it could be arranged.</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/?replytocom=9903#respond" data-commentid="9903" data-postid="8461" data-belowelement="div-comment-9903" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Richard" aria-label="Reply to Richard">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-9910" class="comment byuser comment-author-peter even depth-2 parent"> <article id="div-comment-9910" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk" class="url" rel="ugc">Pete</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-9910"><time datetime="2010-02-16T08:23:34+00:00">Tuesday, 16th February 2010 at 8:23 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Yes, we need CAKE pictures! :yum:</p> <p>And, we assume the “pub” was the traditional haunt of the Marton Arms? Was that followed by a night with the mice in the WMCEG shed? Or don’t WMCEG use that anymore?</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/?replytocom=9910#respond" data-commentid="9910" data-postid="8461" data-belowelement="div-comment-9910" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Pete" aria-label="Reply to Pete">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-9912" class="comment odd alt depth-3 parent"> <article id="div-comment-9912" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae04a0a2a0aafde86c0caaaddff7df14?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae04a0a2a0aafde86c0caaaddff7df14?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Rachel</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-9912"><time datetime="2010-02-16T08:56:49+00:00">Tuesday, 16th February 2010 at 8:56 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>There was a 50th birthday party at the Marton Arms, so we headed to the New Inn at Clapham, which is now equally as posh as the Marton Arms. We stayed at the NPC (as stated above) … the mice won out.</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/?replytocom=9912#respond" data-commentid="9912" data-postid="8461" data-belowelement="div-comment-9912" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Rachel" aria-label="Reply to Rachel">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-9915" class="comment byuser comment-author-peter even depth-4 parent"> <article id="div-comment-9915" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk" class="url" rel="ugc">Pete</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-9915"><time datetime="2010-02-16T16:21:36+00:00">Tuesday, 16th February 2010 at 4:21 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>I was so excited about cakes (and so let down by a lack of pix) that I failed to read the whole sentence, I only got as far as “Tart”.</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/?replytocom=9915#respond" data-commentid="9915" data-postid="8461" data-belowelement="div-comment-9915" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Pete" aria-label="Reply to Pete">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-9923" class="comment byuser comment-author-rachel odd alt depth-5"> <article id="div-comment-9923" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae04a0a2a0aafde86c0caaaddff7df14?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae04a0a2a0aafde86c0caaaddff7df14?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Rachel</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-9923"><time datetime="2010-02-16T22:07:21+00:00">Tuesday, 16th February 2010 at 10:07 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p><img src="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cake-600x438.jpg" alt="" title="cake" width="400" height="292" class="imageframe aligncenter" /></p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li id="comment-9927" class="comment byuser comment-author-peter even depth-5"> <article id="div-comment-9927" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk" class="url" rel="ugc">Pete</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-9927"><time datetime="2010-02-18T16:10:26+00:00">Thursday, 18th February 2010 at 4:10 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Did you make that? ❗ It looks amazing! :yum:</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> </ol><!-- .children --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> </ol><!-- .children --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> </ol><!-- .children --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> </ol><!-- .children --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li id="comment-9919" class="comment byuser comment-author-laetitia odd alt thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-9919" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/263a8a5d95c0bd0dccde64b532cb71ee?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/263a8a5d95c0bd0dccde64b532cb71ee?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk" class="url" rel="ugc">Laetitia</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-9919"><time datetime="2010-02-16T16:53:42+00:00">Tuesday, 16th February 2010 at 4:53 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Looks like you had a great weekend under ground. Loads of stalactites, and very sociable with all those teams. Maybe caving is getting popular?</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/?replytocom=9919#respond" data-commentid="9919" data-postid="8461" data-belowelement="div-comment-9919" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Laetitia" aria-label="Reply to Laetitia">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li id="comment-12504" class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-12504" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8350326c62e36a366288510a7d6add55?s=42&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8350326c62e36a366288510a7d6add55?s=84&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-42 photo' height='42' width='42' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Lionel anglesey caver</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/#comment-12504"><time datetime="2011-05-16T13:54:46+01:00">Monday, 16th May 2011 at 1:54 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Ive always dreamt of finding a load of tarts underground ??? trouble is though it would not do much for my waist line…..</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/15/wide-mens-cave-exploration-group/?replytocom=12504#respond" data-commentid="12504" data-postid="8461" data-belowelement="div-comment-12504" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Lionel anglesey caver" aria-label="Reply to Lionel anglesey caver">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- 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