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Brian

@briedmonds.bsky.social
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Cave and mine explorer, UK based. Photos for my memories, but sharing in case you like them

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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Loose shale isn't everyones cup of tea to be fair. Shame Capelcleugh is in such a poor condition 😢
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Those crumbly shale beds are... Interesting 🤔
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Me too, tell tales placed over various cracks show it has been stable for many decades
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today we had a little jaunt to this old mine. Not big but lots of interest, a good explore with friends #cave #mine #speleology #flowestone
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Crusty old quarry that has seen better days #cave #mine #quarry #speleology
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Just a few quick snaps from our trip to the dark side. No eclipse here, or moons either. Old lead and later fluorspar mine 😍 #cave #mine #speleology
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Today we visited a drainage level and found a snottite deposit. It was dripping in two places, with the slower drip causing the snot to bounce 😳 #cave #mine #snottite
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Caving in the Peak District #cave #mine #speleo
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Miners Gala at Magpie Mine organised by PDMHS. Beautiful day and good fun #mine #peakdistrict
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Classic trip underground for the evening #mine #cave #speleo
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Entering the underworld #tma #14fears #buried #mine #cave
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Selection from a trip to a low fireset #mine #cave #speleo #tma #buried
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Caustic reflections in a pool deep in a fireset mine #mine #cave #tma #buried #speleo
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Give us a clue... Been waiting ages
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Another crusty old mine, home to stemples galore! #mine #mineexploring #cave #speleo #tma #14fears #buried
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Curious about John Lennon in the yellow submarine.... 🤔😳😁
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Another trip into this old lead and zinc mine, beautiful formations and scenery #mineexploring #oldmines #lead #zinc #ochre #caving #speleo
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Today I had a trip to the cool delights of an old Lead and Zinc mine. #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #lead #zinc
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Lost Johns Cave #tma #themagnusarchives #magnusarchives #theburied #thefears #magnuspod #rustyquill #srt #singleropetechnique #cave #caving #speleo #threepeaks #northyorkshire
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Oct 2021. Old mine in Derbyshire #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire #chert
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Sep 2021. Wicksteed at War military show
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Jul 2021. Ancient lead mine full of black sludge #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #lead #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Jun 2021. Pottering about looking for fossils #cave #caving #speleo #fossil #peakdistrict #derbyshire
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
May 2025. SRT training in Derbyshire, nice and cool underground #cave #caving #srt #singleropetechnique #peakdistrict #derbyshire
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Jun 2021 Classic C17/C18 lead mine . Shafts, coffin levels and water #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #lead #derbyshire #peakdistrict
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
May 2021. Large joint controlled cave that has been mined for lead #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #srt #singleropetechnique #lead #derbyshire #peakdistrict
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Oct 2020. Classic cave with formations and a playful stream #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #swallet
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Sep 2020, SRT rigging practice in a small natural cave. Fossils, ropes and dangling! #cave #caving #speleo #fossils #crinoid #srt #singleropetechnique #derbyshire #peakdistrict
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Sadly true, silicosis would have been a big danger, even if masked by all the other Victorian ailments
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Yes, and poor handling of explosives, machinery and health care 😢
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Aug 2020. C20 chert mine. Lovely explore in the cool dark #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #chert #derbyshire #peakdistrict
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Jun 2020. Grotting about in a C17 lead mine, reworked upto C20 for fluorspar #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #derbyshire #peakdistrict #pipevein
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Mar 2020. Details from a crumbling fluorspar mine, with some galena in parts. #mine #mineexplore #cave #caving #speleo #galena #fluorspar #cavepearls #fungus #stickythreads #winze
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Mar 2020. Streamway cave in the Peak. Cold wet dangling, awesome 😎 #cave #caving #speleo #peakdistrict #derbyshire #srt #singleropetechnique
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Feb 2020. Decaying fluorspar mine. Shonky shafts, collapsing levels and rotting wood 😳 #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #fluorspar
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Feb 2020. N Wales slate caverns. Very LOTR! Massive chambers, artefacts and miles of passage #mine #mineexploring #cave #caving #speleo #slate #northwales
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Grumpy looking beast! 😳
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Today, Mar 2025. Quick trip to a part flooded Peak lead mine. Moist but great fun #cave #caving #speleo #mine #mineexploring #peakdistrict #derbyshire
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Last picture is an excellent example of stylolites 😍
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Feb 2020. Classic SRT in a Yorkshire stream pot. #cave #caving #speleo #yorkshiredales #threepeaks #northyorkshire #srt #singleropetechnique
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Jan 2020. Fossils and sediments in a Peak District swallet. #cave #caving #speleo #fossils #peakdistrict #derbyshire #swallet #sediments
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
😢 can't get it to load with sound 🤬
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
As featured in an episode of the Magnus Archives, but no supernatural shenanigans! Also, cave diving requires masses of heavy kit! #themagnusarchives #tma
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Jan 2020. Lost Johns, big SRT in an impressive maze of passages and shafts. #cave #caving #speleo #srt #singleropetechnique #threepeaks #yorkshiredales #northyorkshire
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Brian @briedmonds.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Nov 2019. Lancaster Hole, amazing caverns passageways. Longest system in England. #cave #caving #speleo #threepeaks #leckfell #srt #singleropetechnique #lancashire #northyorkshire
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