Lowered 321ft Underground into a Cave - Gaping Gill Winch

Gaping Gill is a cave in the north western part of the Yorkshire Dales with the 100m Fell Beck, the highest unbroken waterfall in Britain inside it. However, most people don’t get to see this waterfall because it’s inside a cave and access is restricted. You can only go in the cave if you’re an experienced potholer, the general public aren’t allowed in. Except, that is, twice a year during the winch meet when around 2,000 people get to be lowered into the cave to see this wondrous, extensive underground cavern, one of the biggest in Britain.

Yorkshire Dales, UK

A potholer is winched into Gaping Gill, the largest cavern in Britain.

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