STARLESS RIVER
CAVING EQUIPMENT & EXPERT TRAINING

The Starless River Online Shop complements the Mobile Shop which is active for weekend business. With several new lines of caving equipment being brought into the UK in bulk for the first time, it is possible to check out different harnesses in person, try suits on for size, see how bright new lights are...and then buy online at your leisure.

The aim of Starless River is to make available high quality equipment for cavers who have high expectations of themselves and the caving gear they use. Whatever your ambitions, having kit that works makes life easier and more fun. The shop will give advice where possible; most of this equipment has been tested by Tony Seddon or cavers who he knows and trusts. Feedback is always welcome, though - caving equipment costs money and you want to make the right choice first time!

Wherever you are having your adventures, Starless River will kit you out with the right equipment to do the job and come home safely.

Starless River provides training in simple and effective techniques that work, from basic safety techniques (weather and flooding, simple climbs, dealing with emergencies) to safe and effective use of ladder and line, to full expedition practice such as rigging for SRT and improvised mid rope rescue.

Tony Seddon has held the Cave Instructor's Certificate since 1997, and has caved with teams from several different nations, on expeditions to a wide range of vertical caves. In each case there has been some new thing to learn; generally, a way of simplifying kit and procedures to reduce 'faff'.

He believes that while there are many techniques being taught to cavers, many of them are needlessly complicated and only serve to confuse in a sometimes stressful situation.

There is an old saying "The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog, one good one."

At Starless River the aim of training is to establish basic principles and then build good, straightforward, and workable procedures on these. The knowledge is the key to effectively coping with the situations, both anticipated and unexpected, that make caving the great adventure that it is.

Email : info@starlessriver.com

Phone: +44 (0)1833 628110
               07896 463971