A group of women have been crawling under local mountains to raise money for South & Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team (SMWCRT).

Outdoor instructor Kerry Crosfield donated her time for free to introduce the women to caving.

Over the last couple of months Kerry has been running caving trips for women from the South Wales group of Adventure Queens, a not-for-profit community which encourages women to take part in outdoor sports and adventures.

The sessions raised £500 for SMWCRT and last weekend the women met up with Dan Thorne, from the team, who thanked them for their support.

Kerry, of Crosfield Outdoors, said: “Caving isn’t traditionally seen as a women’s sport, so I wanted to do something to encourage more women to take part and raise money for the rescue team.

“We’ve had a lot of fun doing this and all the women loved exploring the caves underneath Llangattock Escarpment.”

Phillipa Cherryson, who coordinates AQ South Wales, said: “Kerry has been amazing. She got us wriggling on our bellies through tiny tunnels into some amazing underground caves.

“It’s another world under the mountain and we all loved exploring it. The rescue team does such an amazing job that all our members were delighted to contribute.”

Dan Thorne, from SMWCRT added: “It’s great to see more women having a go at caving and finding out why it is so enjoyable. We are really grateful to Crosfield Outdoors and Adventure Queens for this donation. We are a registered charity and we rely entirely on public donations to carry out our work.”

Kerry runs Abergavenny-based Crosfield Outdoors with her husband Gavin.

They offer activities including caving, climbing, guided walks, canoeing, archery, gorge walking and bushcraft. The website is www.crosfieldoutdoors.wales

Llangattock Escarpment has several networks of cave systems including some of the longest in the UK.