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Caveclimb.com is the trading name of Caving Services Ltd which is fully licensed by the Adventure Activities Licensing Service (AALA) to provide activities to schools and youth organisations. The company directors are Seán & Steph Tidey and Andy Sparrow.
Location
We are based in Cheddar, and our activity sites are located in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The surroundings, both above and below ground, are often spectacular. We can run sessions in other areas such as Devon and South Wales.
History
Our instructing business began in 1988 as Andy Sparrow Caving Services, becoming Caving Services Ltd in 2008. Andy Sparrow remains an active instructor. He is well known as an expert on caving, has made several caving related TV appearances, and is the author of The Complete Caving Manual. Andy is a climber too, and an acknowledged expert on rope techniques. Caveclimb.com and an associated retail business began in September 2008. We opened a high street shop in Cheddar which we re-located to an industrial unit in June 2010. Regrettably we no longer offer equipment sales. We now use the name caveclimb.com as a banner which neatly describes our services.
On the 1st November 2024, after 36 years of service Andy sold Caving Services Ltd to Seán & Steph Tidey. Seán had worked with Andy at Caving Services as a freelancer since 2012 and full time over the summer months in 2021-2023. He also took over the role of the chairman of the local caving club of which they are both members. Steph, also a climbing and caving instructor is the Outdoor Learning Coordinator at a local independent school.
Safety
Over the last 30 years many thousands of participants have safely enjoyed our caving and abseiling sessions. We are proud to say that we have had no serious accidents or injuries during this entire period. In 2010 we decided to offer climbing as an ideal activity to compliment caving, allowing groups to enjoy two great and very different activities on one day.
Instructors
We employ only the best instructors, genuine experts who combine technical ability with excellent communication skills. We maintain high standards and don't cut corners - we keep our group sizes for caving at sensible levels and always try to have one rope for every three climbers (ensuring that everybody keeps busy). We avoid climbing in the rain whenever possible. If the weather is bad we often offer abseiling, caving or gorge scrambling as an alternative.
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