Here is a guide on the essential kit for every Caver.

If you're looking to put together your own SRT kit, here is a handy guide on what you'll need.

 

 

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Alp Design

Bitex Lady

The Alp Design Bitex Lady, a great caving suit for the female form. These ladies caving overalls feature a tough and durable construction, it then features additional Cordura reinforcement to give the best levels of durability. The Bitex Caving suit is easy to get on and off due to the front opening. This is then secured by a Velcro closure. There is a small hood that will easily pack away into the collar, while the front pocket offers some basic levels of storage.

From £182.15 inc. VAT

Alp Design

Bitex

The Alp Design Bitex is a tough and durable caving oversuit. These caving overalls feature a tough Polyamide construction. The key wear areas are then reinforced with Cordura. The Bitex Caving suit is easy to get on and off due to the front opening, this is then secured by a Velcro closure. A small hood offers basic protection and this will roll into the collar when not in use. A small pocket is located on the lower left hand sided of the chest. The ankles of the suit have a straight finish but the wrists feature Velcro securing straps.

From £172.98 inc. VAT

Alp Design

Avalon

The Alp Design Avalon is a harness with padded large bands which make it extremely comfortable. It is also very light and has a low point of connection.

Up to 37%
off RRP
From £70.00 inc. VAT

Beal

Spelenium Gold 9.5mm

The Beal Spelenium Gold 9.5mm has the same properties as the rest of the Spelenium range, but with very low elongation for ascending long vertical shafts. This 9.5mm gold version is an easy to handle, thin rope that is very pleasant to use. It is characterised by a very low elongation (2%) which gives it indispensable static capacities when climbing long vertical shafts. Like the other ropes in the Spelenium range, it offers a very good balance between flexibility and resistance to abrasion.

From £108.73 inc. VAT

Beal

Spelenium 9mm

The Beal Spelenium is a 9mm rope that offers the perfect balance between flexibility and abrasion resistance to meet your needs for caving and spelunking. The Spelenium is a rope particularly adapted to caving and spelunking. It is the ultimate all-purpose rope providing a balance between flexibility and abrasion resistance that is ideal for your explorations. It is also very well suited to beginners in the sport.

From £83.06 inc. VAT

Beal

Spelenium 8.5mm Unicore

The Beal Spelenium 8.5mm Unicore is a rope for caving and spelunking in difficult conditions. Particularly suited to caving and spelunking in difficult conditions, this lightweight semi-static type B rope has many advantages. Its thinness (8.5mm) and remarkable handling will facilitate the descent of lighter users while maintaining the characteristics of a type B certified rope.

From £175.90 inc. VAT

Beal

Spelenium 10mm

The Beal Spelenium 10mm is a 10mm diameter rope that provides the perfect balance between flexibility and abrasion resistance to meet your needs for caving and spelunking.

From £2.23 inc. VAT

Fenix

18650 Rechargeable Battery

The Fenix 18650 rechargeable battery is available in two power options. There is a 2600mAh or a slightly larger more powerful option the 3500mAh. Fenix has designed these Lithium Ion Batteries to give great levels of power whilst also being easy to recharge and look after. The 18650 battery is ideal for use in a head torch such as the Fenix HL60R or the HL55.

From £11.33 inc. VAT

Fenix

18650 Rechargeable Battery + USB

The Fenix 18650 Rechargeable Battery + USB has been designed to be as easy and as simple to use as possible. They can be simply plugged into micro USB socket which can be connected to a wall socket or a computer port. The 2600mAh battery pack works at 3.6v and offers 9.3Wh, while the larger 3500mAh battery offers the same voltage but an increased 12.6Wh. Now also available with USB-C in 4000mAh.

From £13.19 inc. VAT

Heightec

Pulsar Ascender

The Heightec Pulsar (X-Cam) is a handled ascender for use in rope access. It has been found to be 25% stronger than its most popular sharp toothed competitor, with a breaking load of up to 675kg. Heightec X-Cam ascenders will significantly reduce the possibility of a complete system failure by exerting a considerable hold on a rope after the sheath has broken. It is available in both right and left handed versions.

From £50.05 inc. VAT

Kong

Cam Clean

The4 Kong Cam Clean has been constructed with the latest range of Kong blockers. Providing an excellent ability to lock even on muddy and icy ropes. This is achieved by the holes on the cam. The opening lever is ergonomic and easy to use, protected from shocks and the risk of accidental opening. New materials and production methods provide a much higher surface hardness resulting in greater wear resistance and less fragility.

From £57.04 inc. VAT

Lyon

Y Spreader

The Lyon Y spreader allows a wire ladder to be attached to a single anchor point without damaging or interfering with the first rung. A Ladder Spreader is used to link the ends of a Compact Flexible Wire Sided Ladder to a suitable anchorage. Its Y shaped construction achieves the correct loading angle on the Compact ladder ends where the ladder is rigged from a single anchor point.

From £10.19 inc. VAT

Lyon

Wire Eye Belay

Rigging a ladder and lifeline pitch? No need to throw a strop with a Lyon Wire Eye Belay around! These are really useful for rigging a ladder or lifeline when there are no bolts or they look a bit suspect, these come in four different sizes and with a protector. As they provide two anchor points for a ladder, there is no need to add a Y-spreader into the system. We've also found them really useful for rigging practise SRT setups outside!

From £7.00 inc. VAT

Lyon

Swaged Eye Ladder

The Lyon Swaged Eye Ladders are a strong, lightweight caving ladder, available with either a 25cm or 30cm spacing between the rungs. They are available in various different lengths.

From £104.12 inc. VAT

Lyon

Polyester Lamp Belt

Polyester lamp belt from Lyon.

From £28.79 inc. VAT

Petzl

Omni

The Petzl Omni fills a niche market for semi-circular, alloy karabiners. They are primarily used for securing harnesses that use two attachment points that must be connected (such as the Petzl Super Avanti) or where there is likely to be a 3-way load. This multi-directional karabiner is available in two locking systems, the automatic Triact-Lock and the manual Screw-Lock.

From £25.78 inc. VAT