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In 1974 legendary cave diver Geoff Yeadon was the first to pass the 168 metre sump upstream from Rowten Pot in Kingsdale Valley, Yorkshire. He discovered the impressive 40 metre high Aquamole Aven.
Geoff retired from cave diving in 1997.
In the winter 2000 Rupe Skorupka and Martin Holroyd scaled Aquamole Aven to a height of 50 metres. It pinched out, but they were able to gain access to a second series of inlet passages, the top of which was radio-located to a point 10 metres below the surface.
Rupe was joined by Bob Jacklin and members of the Northern Speleological Group and work started in January 2002 to dig out a surface shaft. Aquamole Aven was finally connected to the surface in June 2002.
A trip beginning by descending Aquamole Pot, as it is now named, to exit at Valley Entrance is now a classic through trip for cave divers and is considered to be a somewhat of a right of passage for the new generation of underwater cave explorers. In spite of his underground discoveries in Kingsdale Valley it was a trip that Geoff Yeadon had never done.
However, on Sunday the 6th August 2023, Geoff supported by a team of over 20 cavers and cave divers, was persuaded out of retirement to complete for the first time this classic descent and cave dive.

  • Keith Edwards
    Director
  • Keith Edwards
    Writer
  • Keith Edwards
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 15, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Keith Edwards

Caver Keith Videos
For the last 16 years I have been making videos of my caving adventures.
There it is a fantastic feeling knowing that very few people ever go to the places and see the sights that cavers are privileged to witness. I have attempted to capture some of this excitement, danger and fun on video. The tag line for many of these videos is, “Remember we do these caves so that you don’t have to.”
My videos can be viewed on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@caverkeith. They have received critical acclaim from the caving community and the channel is one of the most popular caving channel on YouTube. The video view count is now over 54 million and I have over 87 thousand subscribers.
Accolades for My Work
Video shown at prestigious Kendal Mountain Festival in 2015
Hidden Earth (UK’s National Caving Conference) video salon winner in 2015 & 2017
Best best artwork produced digitally at Hidden Earth in 2017 & 2019
Produced Hidden Earth opening videos in 2017, 2018 & 2019
Opening video for ‘A Golden Age of Cave Exploration’ at the Royal Geographical Society in London in December 2017.
Winner of Tom Zanes Award (Best of Show!) in the 2018 National Speleological Society Video Salon.
Speaker at the Kendal Mountain Festival in 2021.

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