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My apologies to the fine people of Wales for butchering your language. Your caves are amazing, and I'd like to return. I hope you will allow me back some day.
Thanks to the South Wales Caving Club for their hospitality.
For more detailed information on caving techniques, caving gear, and cave projects, visit my website at: www.derekbristol.com
Caves are delicate and potentially dangerous places. For more information on wild caving, vertical caving techniques, and cave survey, visit the National Speleological Society website:
caves.org
To find a local grotto (caving club) visit:
caves.org/committee/i-o/grott...
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is a disease that is devastating to bats. To learn more about what you can do to help, along with information on how to properly decontaminate caving gear, visit:
caves.org/WNS/index.shtml
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@garybeasley4885 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos just keep getting better! Love this.

@charityhebert2640 4 жыл бұрын

With the coronavirus lockdown, I've had to cancel many caving trips this year and am absolutely itching to go back underground! My partner and I greatly enjoy spending our lockdown evenings watching your videos and talking about all the caves we'll see when this is over! (Although it does hurt a little to see these caves and know I can't go back to them for a while) (Also, OFD was my first cave ever, so it always brings me nostalgia. It's lovely to see it so beautifully recorded!)

@Simulacra001 3 жыл бұрын

OFDII was my very first introduction to caving many years ago. A stunning place!

@Selfcreative 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome cave and video footage. Thank you for the tour.

@DerekBristol 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Probably the finest cave in the UK.

@GiphSnelgrove 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent footage! Thanks for sharing!

@liverleef 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for creating these. They're always terrific and it's obvious you've put plenty of thought and effort into them.

@DerekBristol 4 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure. Thanks for watching.

@ciaranryan2752 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making such great caving videos Derek, always well produced and informative. It's a shame you didn't get the opportunity to do the through trip on this occasion, as the streamway really is magnificent. But as you no doubt found out, Wales isn't renowned for having many dry days! PS. As a local I thought your pronunciation of the place names wasn't bad at all ;) Keep up the great vids.

@drmanleyk 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty spectacular! I think you should bring them some vowels next time; they seem to have run out.

@dalealyea6019 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting others enjoy your adventures and exploration. Outstanding videos ; underground where it is muddy, humid and or wet no less. When I was active caving in the 60's and the 70's , the NSS frowned upon publicizing caving. Film footage of the access and entrance to caves was rare. I wonder if you experience criticism from elitist cavers regarding some of your videos.

@DerekBristol 4 жыл бұрын

I try to moderate how much I show about US caves that don't have controlled access, but the culture of secrecy is regional, and it's far less an issue in Europe. Caving membership and participation is declining and the culture of secrecy is part of the reason (there are many reasons).

@xxwookey 4 жыл бұрын

Your pronunciation is not bad. You got OFD right, and Penwyllt but Swansea is swanzee, not swansee-a. Nice vid of the lovely OFD2 upper series. It is a very fine cave (if somewhat confusing).

@DerekBristol 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Check out my Ogof Draenen vid where you can hear me try to pronounce Abergavenny and Morgannwg.

@michaelraymond2063 4 жыл бұрын

Brits and other Europeans seem to carry vastly less kit than Americans on their trips. I'm curious about the cultural differences. Maybe Americans on average have more of a backpacking background and try to pack similarly?

@DerekBristol 4 жыл бұрын

Les Williams led our trip in OFD. He defended that he had 3 sources of light - his, Badger's and Cookie's. You're correct though. I know US cavers who always carry 3 locking biners, pulleys, full first-aid kit, 40 feet of tubular webbing... even on horizontal trips. Hazel and I were the only one's carrying packs on this trip.

@DebrisDiver 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing! However if I may, less music and more actual ambient would be nice. People think it's obligatory to drop a background music on footages but most of the time it's unnecessary, doesn't fit the footage, and is rather distracting. Shame because your footages are really good!