Pete Knight - LCMLA & Caver Training

14/12/2025

Have you seen the new Singing Rock Jack?
https://www.peakinstruction.com/blog/singing-rock-jack/

13/09/2025

I had a fabulous few days running an LCMLA Cave and Mine Leader training course in the Peak District last week. 3 more excellent people starting their journey to becoming qualified Cave and Mine Leaders.

27/08/2025

Last minute availability on an LCMLA Cave & Mine Leader Training next week. 1st-3rd Sept, Peak District based course. £300pp.
Get in touch to book on.

03/08/2025

Finally found a half day to finish editing a new article. This one is on SRT footloops and joins the cowstail article as another in-depth look at parts of the cavers SRT kit.
https://www.peakinstruction.com/blog/footloops-for-srt/

22/06/2025

New course dates:

🔸Cave & Mine Leader Training (Peak) 1st-3rd September 2025
🔸LCMLA Update Workshop (N Wales) 8th September 2025
🔸Vertical Leader Training 9th & 10th September 2025
🔸Tyrolean for Groups Training 11th September 2025
🔸Thorough Inspection & Record Keeping 10th & 11th November 2025

Get in touch for details or to book a place.

27/05/2025

LCMLA Cave & Mine Leader Training
I'm just putting together a course for a couple of people that will be running between the 1st and 3rd of September in the Peak District. There are 4 more places available at £300pp. Get in touch if you are interested.

25/05/2025

I've just had a cracking weekend running an LCMLA Vertical Leader Training course in the Peak District. These are pretty busy courses for a trainer, so I forgot to take any other photos after this one!
Chocolates are essential kit for Trainer/Assessors and are offered up regularly to our very hospitable hosts at the training tower.

06/05/2025

https://youtu.be/nbu-FJdNnUI

This video covers the Double Overhand Stopper Knot, aka "The Stopper Knot". Cavers and climbers use stopper knots in the end of a rope or with other knots to...

21/03/2025

I have just arranged a Vertical Leader Training course for the 24th & 25th of May 2025. If you are interested in taking the next step with your award, then this course is open to anyone who has already completed Cave or Mine Leader Training, and who has basic personal SRT skills. Course places are £200pp and I currently have 2 available spots. The ratio is 1:4 on this training to ensure lots of quality contact time and activity for each participant.

Either log into QMS to book a place (course 001971) and I'll contact you with payment details, or message / email me for further details or to book directly.

https://britishcaving.justgo.com/Workbench/i/r/EventsAndBookings/details/3891A3977A025EE4DC66A6265D466C94D4D3034C

07/12/2024

For those of you who cave in the Peak District area, I have updated the weather resources page on the website to show some new gauges that have recently gone live that cover the Peak/Speedwell system.

Weather Resources Peak-Speedwell Water Levels A project is underway to bring together rainfall data and river level gauges for the Peak-Speedwell cave system and to provide flood warnings to Castleton residents. The link below shows river level data from Peakshole Water, P6 Swallet, and Bradwell Bro...