Crewe Climbing and Potholing Club
We are an active and friendly caving club that welcomes both new and experienced cavers. Despite our name, we are mainly a caving club, though some members do climb as well. We are mostly based in Cheshire and Staffordshire, but some members live further away. Our caving and mine exploration takes place locally in the Peak District and Yorkshire Dales and further afield in this country and abroad.
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If you are totally new to caving and want to know what it is all about, then read What We Do and Why We Do It.
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The latest news from the club. Just the most recent updates appear here. All the news, including older news (olds?) can be found from the News page.
Sun, Dec 1 2024
Removed the tackle lists from the topos for Long Rake Mine (Bradwell), the second Nettle Pot topo, Merlin Mine and the Hope Shaft - Level 7 topo. This brings them in to line with the other topos in the guide and reduces the risk of contradictions between the two sources of information. Note that there is currently no access to Long Rake Mine. The full printed guide is now entirely in portrait orientation. Topos made to read in landscape orientation are rotated before the page numbers are added. This makes guide production easier and prevents printing problems seen with some printers.
Sat, Nov 23 2024
Newsletter 157 has been published. Mainly about the less often visited and gnarly parts of Knotlow Cavern. read it here.
Our planned trip to Whitescar Cave on the 16th November was cancelled when most of the team planning to go came down with the lurgy in the week running up.
A couple of minor corrections to the Hillocks/Whalf and Knotlow topos in the Rigging Guide.
Sun, Nov 10 2024
The Rigging Guide now has a topo for Middle Engine Mine, near Hassop.
We can arrange supervised caving trips for individuals, or for small groups, with all equipment provided. Our ability to do this was initially funded through a National Lottery grant. If you are interested, then please get in touch.
The CCPC Peak District Rigging Guide has moved on-line. The most comprehensive collection of SRT rigging topos for the Peak and free to use by all cavers. Accessible by clicking, or tapping the book below and via a link in the menu on any page.
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As a club we aim to minimise the impact we have on the cave environment by following the BCA Caving Conservation Code.
As a club, Crewe Climbing & Potholing Club (C.C.P.C.) recognizes that the activities undertaken by Club Members may involve a danger of personal injury or death. As participants in such activities, all adult Members of C.C.P.C. (including Temporary Members) must be aware of, and accept, these risks, and must be responsible for their own actions, and for their own safety. [CCPC Risk Statement. 01-01-2015]
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Alum Pot. Photo © Gareth Williams 2022.
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