Andrew Ward The Fish Award for 2015 was given to Andrew Ward Andy Ward joined the Cave Diving Group on 28th April 1985 when he was elected to Welsh Section. His first recorded cave dive was at Wookey Hole on 15th May. Thirty years on he still belongs, and is still active. Though he [...]
Clive Westlake It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Clive Westlake is to receive the Fish Award at this year's annual dinner. Clive is well known to most CDG members; few people in this room will not have caved or dived with him at some stage. He has been a member of the [...]
John Cordingley The 2013 recipient of the Fish Award is John Cordingley. John Buxton’s reasons for his recommending John Cordingley for the award are outlined below: In my view John Cordingley is one of the CDG's great explorers. There have been the more significant discoveries he has been involved in at Malham Cove, Lancaster [...]
There are some things that we would tell anyone thinking of going cave-diving in the UK - things we think they should know...
An experienced cave diver is 39 times more likely to survive a dive than his counterpart from 26 years ago. Unfortunately this improvement in diver safety has not been matched for inexperienced divers.
Negotiating access to caves can be a drawn out and delicate process. This article explains what can be involved in gaining (and keeping) access to UK cave diving sites.
Cave diving is a hazardous activity that carries significant inherent risks of personal harm or injury, including death.
The Cave Diving Group continues to recommend solo diving as the safer alternative for diving in the UK. Why is that?
From the 80's through to the present the CDG continue to lay line and discover new cave passage both in the UK and internationally.
In this short essay Professor Charles Read attempts to counteract a lot of negative propaganda about solo diving and detail some of the ways it can be pleasanter and safer than with a buddy.