a quick question from an ex caver

jon barton · Post by **jon barton** » Tue 20 Jun 2006 09:43

what is the 'longest' cave system in britain, and what is the longest system in england?

ideally someone will email me the answer - to jon@v-graphics.co.uk

Paul Lydon · Post by **Paul Lydon** » Tue 20 Jun 2006 12:48

In Britain: Ogof Draenen
In England: Lancaster - Easegill - Pipikin - Lost Johns

But then the Easegill System oftem tops the list for Britain as well when cavers go and survey more passge until they do the same in Wales!

Stelios Zacharias · Post by **Stelios Zacharias** » Wed 21 Jun 2006 11:04

go on - write some numbers too... how long are they, in meters or feet?

Paul Lydon · Post by **Paul Lydon** » Wed 21 Jun 2006 13:05

Both are around the 70 to 80 Km mark.

Stelios Zacharias · Post by **Stelios Zacharias** » Wed 21 Jun 2006 15:37

Thanks. It helps to get things into perspective to have the numbers. Our longest in Greece is about 14km with not many (less than five if I am not mistaken) above the 8km mark.

Stelios

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed 21 Jun 2006 16:06

But there's some very big pitches in Greece though, aren't there?

Stelios Zacharias · Post by **Stelios Zacharias** » Thu 22 Jun 2006 14:43

How big is very big?

We have one daylight shaft 285m straight down - no rebelay, can see the sun from the bottom... this is in the Peloponnese. It is said to have a twin in Crete, but I have not seen it.

There is Provatina of course, originally explored by a group from the UK if I am not mistaken which is ~400m deep with a break about half way down.

I guess these are big, but pitches of 80m or more are not uncommon in the deep caves over here. We are straying a little OT, though...