Dave MacLeod and Alan Cassidy, two of Scotland's best rock athletes travelled south of the border in search of bold new routes. In an astonishing week, they attempt two innovative first ascents - one deep underground, as they climb out of Jingling Pot and the other in the huge Peak Cavern. The film shown on BBC2 Scotland, The Adventure Show - Climbing...No Limits follows them as they inch their way from darkness into light.

This program was shown on BBC 2 (Scotland) on the 12/04/12 at 8pm.

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Pioneers Beneath the Peak

 

THE CAVES BENEATH THE PEAK DISTRICT have intrigued humankind for thousands of years. As people explored further into the caves, they would often reach a point where the roof sloped down into a pool of water and they could go no further.

This book tells the story of those who would not be stopped by the water and who, by a combination of determination, resourcefulness, technical innovation and a good measure of courage, sought to dive through those pools, to enter the unknown passages and to discover what lay beyond. This is a tale of true adventure and exploration, told by one of those involved.

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