Brian
@briedmonds.bsky.social
Cave and mine explorer, UK based. Photos for my memories, but sharing in case you like them
Pinned
Lost Johns Cave
#tma #themagnusarchives #magnusarchives #theburied #thefears #magnuspod #rustyquill #srt #singleropetechnique #cave #caving #speleo #threepeaks #northyorkshire
#tma #themagnusarchives #magnusarchives #theburied #thefears #magnuspod #rustyquill #srt #singleropetechnique #cave #caving #speleo #threepeaks #northyorkshire
May 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Oct 2021. Old mine in Derbyshire #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire #chert
May 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Oct 2021. Old mine in Derbyshire #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire #chert
Sep 2021. Wicksteed at War military show
May 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Sep 2021. Wicksteed at War military show
Jul 2021. Ancient lead mine full of black sludge #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #lead #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire
May 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Jul 2021. Ancient lead mine full of black sludge #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #lead #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire
Jun 2021. Pottering about looking for fossils #cave #caving #speleo #fossil #peakdistrict #derbyshire
May 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Jun 2021. Pottering about looking for fossils #cave #caving #speleo #fossil #peakdistrict #derbyshire
May 2025. SRT training in Derbyshire, nice and cool underground #cave #caving #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire
May 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
May 2025. SRT training in Derbyshire, nice and cool underground #cave #caving #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire
Jun 2021 Classic C17/C18 lead mine . Shafts, coffin levels and water #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #lead #derbyshire #peakdistrict
April 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Jun 2021 Classic C17/C18 lead mine . Shafts, coffin levels and water #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #lead #derbyshire #peakdistrict
May 2021. Large joint controlled cave that has been mined for lead #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #lead #derbyshire #peakdistrict
April 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
May 2021. Large joint controlled cave that has been mined for lead #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #lead #derbyshire #peakdistrict
Oct 2020. Classic cave with formations and a playful stream #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #swallet
April 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Oct 2020. Classic cave with formations and a playful stream #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #swallet
Sep 2020, SRT rigging practice in a small natural cave. Fossils, ropes and dangling! #cave #caving #speleo #fossils #crinoid #srt #singleropetechnique #derbyshire #peakdistrict
April 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Sep 2020, SRT rigging practice in a small natural cave. Fossils, ropes and dangling! #cave #caving #speleo #fossils #crinoid #srt #singleropetechnique #derbyshire #peakdistrict
19 April 2025. Exploring an old lead mine on rope, lots of fun but fighting gravity is hard work #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire #lead
April 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
19 April 2025. Exploring an old lead mine on rope, lots of fun but fighting gravity is hard work #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire #lead
Aug 2020. C20 chert mine. Lovely explore in the cool dark #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #chert #derbyshire #peakdistrict
April 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Aug 2020. C20 chert mine. Lovely explore in the cool dark #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #chert #derbyshire #peakdistrict
Aug 2020. N. Wales slate caverns. This was known as the slaughter house due to its poor safety record. Huge, atmospheric, stark and beautiful. LOTR-esque! #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #northwales #slate
April 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Aug 2020. N. Wales slate caverns. This was known as the slaughter house due to its poor safety record. Huge, atmospheric, stark and beautiful. LOTR-esque! #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #northwales #slate
Jun 2020. Grotting about in a C17 lead mine, reworked upto C20 for fluorspar #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #derbyshire #peakdistrict #pipevein
April 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Jun 2020. Grotting about in a C17 lead mine, reworked upto C20 for fluorspar #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #derbyshire #peakdistrict #pipevein
May 2020. Post lockdown limited trip to Deep Hayes country park. Lovely spring day, so good to get out and about again #staffordshire #deephayes #steppingstones #waterfalls #staffordshiremoorlands
March 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
May 2020. Post lockdown limited trip to Deep Hayes country park. Lovely spring day, so good to get out and about again #staffordshire #deephayes #steppingstones #waterfalls #staffordshiremoorlands
Mar 2020. Last trip before COVID lockdown to an old spar mine. Blast marks, fossils and cave pearls with some artefacts #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #spar #fossils #cavepearls #blastmark
March 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Mar 2020. Last trip before COVID lockdown to an old spar mine. Blast marks, fossils and cave pearls with some artefacts #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #spar #fossils #cavepearls #blastmark
Mar 2020. Details from a crumbling fluorspar mine, with some galena in parts. #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #galena #fluorspar #cavepearls #fungus #stickythreads #winze
March 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Mar 2020. Details from a crumbling fluorspar mine, with some galena in parts. #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #galena #fluorspar #cavepearls #fungus #stickythreads #winze
Mar 2020. Streamway cave in the Peak. Cold wet dangling, awesome 😎 #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #srt #singleropetechnique
March 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Mar 2020. Streamway cave in the Peak. Cold wet dangling, awesome 😎 #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #srt #singleropetechnique
Feb 2020. Decaying fluorspar mine. Shonky shafts, collapsing levels and rotting wood 😳 #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #fluorspar
March 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Feb 2020. Decaying fluorspar mine. Shonky shafts, collapsing levels and rotting wood 😳 #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #fluorspar
Feb 2020. N Wales slate caverns. Very LOTR! Massive chambers, artefacts and miles of passage #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #slate #northwales
March 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Feb 2020. N Wales slate caverns. Very LOTR! Massive chambers, artefacts and miles of passage #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #slate #northwales
Today, Mar 2025. Quick trip to a part flooded Peak lead mine. Moist but great fun #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire
March 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Today, Mar 2025. Quick trip to a part flooded Peak lead mine. Moist but great fun #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire