03:45 I did that area in April and it was tough for me because my knees don’t like any pressure on them so I had to rely on my upper body strength to move. It was super exhausting!
@@CaverKeithwe had no knee or elbow pads so the hardness of the rock killed me. But a lot of our group wouldn’t go through that bit but proud I managed to do it. It was hard to breath after the exertion.
Keith, thank you so much for this one! The initiation choir brought a tear to my eye - really beautiful. Does Wellington finally offer dino boots in adult sizes or do we have to pester them with mails until they change their mind?
I want a pair, I really do. We are going to have to start a concerted campaign to get them produced in larger sizes. Sadly the last time I went caving with her, she had outgrown the dinosaur wellies.
Thanks for clarifying, Keith. Love your work and the confidence you instilled in me to continue watching your videos despite my fear of caves and tight squeezes.
Who could say no to caving, when you get to wear the fanciest wellies there are. Seriously. They should make those for adults as well. Thanks again for sharing this. The difference between a squeeze for a child and an adult was interesting to see. Save caving!
Thanks Phil. It always used to involve a good soaking but recently there has been a concerted digging effort in St Patricks Passage and the diggers have managed to drain the pool in the Waterfall Entrance.
Nice video looks like the little one had a great day, I was there 2 weeks ago, there's an ongoing dig at the end of St Patricks passage, still hopeful that one day it breaks through to Aggie.I've got footage as were doing a video from the entrance to the Western and Eastern series, and the warren. Maybe run into you one day, cheers.
I've been expecting a comment like this. The facts are that risk of her having a serious injury was many thousands of times greater when she travelled to the cave in the backseat of a car. Should we classify transporting children in cars as child endangerment? She would also have been at a much greater risk riding a bike, riding a horse, skiing, walking along a pavement, playing football or climbing in an adventure playground. Should we not allow children to do these things? The cave is a beginners cave and has been used for introducing people to caving for several decades. Also she was accompanied by very experienced cavers. We were never more than 5 minutes from an entrance. The risks were absolutely minimal. Have you watched the whole video? Have you seen how enthusiastically she spoke about the trip? She loved every minute of it! She will have some fantastic memories to look back on when she is older. Would you deny her this? I respect you opinion. I hope you will respect mine. Keith
Dude, have you EVER been caving yourself? Do you know the difference between risk and danger? Also, do you seriously think that just by passing a certain date - in your statement your 18th birthday - you are all of a sudden capable of making responsible and qualified decisions? How would that come about, then? I strongly believe in well adjusted education. And if a kid wants to go caving, it will do a lot for its overall development. Keith is pretty capable of judging the abilities of someone he takes caving, and if you watched the video you should have noticed that she had a lot of fun and was absolutely great in her performance.
I want some of those dinosaur wellies too!
So do I, so do I.
Excellent Keith. I remember taking my son into OFD he loved it.
Thank you. This young lady has been in Top Entrance too.
03:45 I did that area in April and it was tough for me because my knees don’t like any pressure on them so I had to rely on my upper body strength to move.
It was super exhausting!
I vividly remember doing this for the first time. I was very nervous and very apprehensive. That was over 35 years ago!
@@CaverKeithwe had no knee or elbow pads so the hardness of the rock killed me. But a lot of our group wouldn’t go through that bit but proud I managed to do it.
It was hard to breath after the exertion.
Keith, thank you so much for this one!
The initiation choir brought a tear to my eye - really beautiful.
Does Wellington finally offer dino boots in adult sizes or do we have to pester them with mails until they change their mind?
I want a pair, I really do. We are going to have to start a concerted campaign to get them produced in larger sizes.
Sadly the last time I went caving with her, she had outgrown the dinosaur wellies.
awesome video. have done all the caves in that area except Eglwys
Thanks. That's great! I think I have done pretty well everything in the area too. Have you done Pwll Y Gwynt?
Great to see you out and about with your granddaughter, Keith. She'll be able to cave in full confidence knowing she has you by her side.
She's a caving friends granddaughter. She's a fan of my videos and now she is a star of one of them.
Thanks for clarifying, Keith. Love your work and the confidence you instilled in me to continue watching your videos despite my fear of caves and tight squeezes.
Thank you. There really is nothing to fear. 👍 🙂
Who could say no to caving, when you get to wear the fanciest wellies there are.
Seriously. They should make those for adults as well.
Thanks again for sharing this. The difference between a squeeze for a child and an adult was interesting to see.
Save caving!
If they made these wellies in adult sizes, I think I would have to buy a pair too.
The trip was really good fun.
Thanks for watching.
Keith
Looks like a great trip was had by everyone. Glad I am not the only one who has difficulty keeping up with wee ones going through squeezes.
I think I may have found someone to push the leads. 😉
Excellent vid as always. brilliant to see young ones underground..
Thanks. Seeing how much fun the youngster was having was a real buzz.
Nice video! Well done. Last time I was there, exiting the waterfall entrance involved lots of wetness
Thanks Phil. It always used to involve a good soaking but recently there has been a concerted digging effort in St Patricks Passage and the diggers have managed to drain the pool in the Waterfall Entrance.
Nice video looks like the little one had a great day, I was there 2 weeks ago, there's an ongoing dig at the end of St Patricks passage, still hopeful that one day it breaks through to Aggie.I've got footage as were doing a video from the entrance to the Western and Eastern series, and the warren. Maybe run into you one day, cheers.
It was a great day. As you can see she loved it! I will have to return and have a look at the dig. Maybe one day we will meet? Take care.
She was in her element.
She loved every minute.
@@CaverKeith
You can tell.
A lifelong caver was born that day, no?
@@prophetascending9021 Very probably. We've done a couple of longer trips since this and she is certainly keen to go caving again.
@@CaverKeith
Good stuff.
Enjoying the fresh air, getting active, can't be bad.
Awesome ..
Thanks 🤗
Nice
Thank you.
Parenting lvl 1
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this is for fun ?🤯🤯🤯🤯
Absolutely.
This should be child endangerment. This should only be legal after 18, when they can legally make their own decisions.
I've been expecting a comment like this.
The facts are that risk of her having a serious injury was many thousands of times greater when she travelled to the cave in the backseat of a car.
Should we classify transporting children in cars as child endangerment?
She would also have been at a much greater risk riding a bike, riding a horse, skiing, walking along a pavement, playing football or climbing in an adventure playground. Should we not allow children to do these things?
The cave is a beginners cave and has been used for introducing people to caving for several decades. Also she was accompanied by very experienced cavers. We were never more than 5 minutes from an entrance. The risks were absolutely minimal.
Have you watched the whole video? Have you seen how enthusiastically she spoke about the trip? She loved every minute of it! She will have some fantastic memories to look back on when she is older. Would you deny her this?
I respect you opinion. I hope you will respect mine.
Keith
Dude, have you EVER been caving yourself? Do you know the difference between risk and danger?
Also, do you seriously think that just by passing a certain date - in your statement your 18th birthday - you are all of a sudden capable of making responsible and qualified decisions? How would that come about, then?
I strongly believe in well adjusted education. And if a kid wants to go caving, it will do a lot for its overall development.
Keith is pretty capable of judging the abilities of someone he takes caving, and if you watched the video you should have noticed that she had a lot of fun and was absolutely great in her performance.