A caver climbing a rope past enormous and beautiful stalactites in the main chamber in Eldon Hole, an open vertical cave near Castleton, Derbyshire.

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Location: Eldon Hole, cave between Castleton and Peak Forest, Derbyshire, UK
Photo credit: © Phil Wolstenholme / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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