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Descent (266)
Our Golden Anniversary Issue, for February 2019, is now available. The next edition of Descent, issue (267), will be published on 6 April 2019
The Boys in the Cave
Underground Worlds 2019
Sixty Years of Caves and Caving
Northern Caves
Special Jim Eyre Offer
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Descent (266), February 2019 Golden Anniversary Issue Eight extra pages and a free poster
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Descent subscription posted to a UK address One year: six issues Two years: twelve issuesUse this page for new subscriptions and renewals
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John Gillett has been places, done things ... and in Sixty Years of Caves and Caving has added chapters to his older Of Caves and Caving book to produce this new edition. And it's at a lower price, as well!
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The Boys in the Cave by Matt Gutman is about the incredible cave rescue that involved British cave divers in Thailand in 2018. ON OFFER: SPECIAL PRICE
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Descent subscription posted to a European address One year: six issues Two years: twelve issues
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Descent subscription posted to a non-European address One year: six issues Two years: twelve issues
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A journey of exploration through the caves of the Yorkshire Dales, by Dave Haigh and John Cordingley. WINNER OF THE 2017 TRATMAN AWARD
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A manual of underground and flash photography: cave photography for cavers, by Chris Howes
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A manual of overhead environment diving in caves and mines, under ice and in wrecks, by Martyn Farr
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A guide to dive sites in caves and mines throughout Britain and Europe, by Martyn Farr Use the Updates tab to check for new access information before undertaking any dive
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Descent (4), May 1969 SECOND-HAND Collector's copy: price includes postage and takes condition and scarcity into account. See Description tab for details of condition and the Notes tab for general information about second-hand copies of Descent.
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Descent (2), February 1969 SECOND-HAND Collector's copy: price includes postage and takes condition and scarcity into account. See Description tab for details of condition and the Notes tab for general information about second-hand copies of Descent.
Reference: D926
Descent (6), August 1969 SECOND-HAND Collector's copy: price includes postage and takes condition and scarcity into account. See Description tab for details of condition and the Notes tab for general information about second-hand copies of Descent.
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Descent (5), July 1969 SECOND-HAND Collector's copy: price includes postage and takes condition and scarcity into account. See Description tab for details of condition and the Notes tab for general information about second-hand copies of Descent.
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Descent (3), April 1969 SECOND-HAND Collector's copy: price includes postage and takes condition and scarcity into account. See Description tab for details of condition and the Notes tab for general information about second-hand copies of Descent.
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Descent (10), January 1970 SECOND-HAND Collector's copy: price includes postage and takes condition and scarcity into account. See Description tab for details of condition and the Notes tab for general information about second-hand copies of Descent.
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Descent (7), October 1969 SECOND-HAND Collector's copy: price includes postage and takes condition and scarcity into account. See Description tab for details of condition and the Notes tab for general information about second-hand copies of Descent.
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The Rolex Awards for Enterprise Journal (22) and (23) for 2007 and 2008
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Jim Eyre was a legend in his own lifetime – a hard caver and ardent cave rescuer, but also a talented cartoonist and outrageous raconteur. His two-part autobiography comprising It's Only a Game and The Game Goes On is now available as a set with a considerable reduction in price.
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Descent annual sets of issues - six magazines for less than buying them individually.
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The history and development of underground and flash photography, by Chris Howes
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Descent set of issues: Hazel Barton's classic series, Life Under Earth
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Four detailed Descent indexes in a set, covering issues (1) to (133), 1969 to 1996
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The Boys in the Cave by Matt Gutman is about the incredible cave rescue that involved British cave divers in Thailand in 2018. ON OFFER: SPECIAL PRICE
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Descent set of three issues: the First, Second and Third International Meeting of Cave Photographers covered in photographic depth!
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Descent set of issues: the final link in the Three Counties System
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The Modern Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison and Robert Twigger.
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A manual of underground and flash photography: cave photography for cavers, by Chris Howes
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Alan Thomas' collection of cave diving stories of exploration, published under the Ina Books imprint.
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The Modern Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison and Robert Twigger.
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A guide to dive sites in caves and mines throughout Britain and Europe, by Martyn Farr Use the Updates tab to check for new access information before undertaking any dive
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Jim Eyre was a legend in his own lifetime – a hard caver and ardent cave rescuer, but also a talented cartoonist and outrageous raconteur. His two-part autobiography opens with It's Only a Game.
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Cavers ... Folk with attitude. At least, any that are over seventy years old have attitude (of the good sort!), says John Gillett as he maintains a positive approach to life.
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The history and development of underground and flash photography, by Chris Howes
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An introduction to the sport of caving, for youngsters between the ages of ten and early teens, by Chris Howes
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Stalactite in Grotta Impossibile, Italy, on a quality greeting card
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Formation in Aven des Crozes, France, on a quality greeting card
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Cave formation-themed, blank greeting cards in a pack of four
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A pack of eight blank greeting cards with a nature and landscape theme.
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A set of four limited edition Christmas cards of South Wales scenes.
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