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An Oxford University CC expedition has returned to the Picos de Europa in northern Spain to push Pozu Chicago from the point where exploration ceased in 2006: an ongoing, open shaft.
Cave photographer Ron Bliss produced some of the UK’s classic cave photos during the 1950s and later decades and, even given their age, many of them would be familiar to modern cavers. Here, a tribute is paid to the quality of Ron’s early lantern slides.
If water was the agency that formed our caves, why shouldn’t it be used to empty them out again – it would be sooooo much easier than digging by hand!
Following an enquiry concerning a possible caving fatality in the 1930s, it proved surprisingly difficult to pull together data for all known incidents, including those that pre-dated the formation of the cave rescue teams. Here is the result of the research.
When cavers from the UK attended the 11th International Cave Rescue Conference in Hungary, they found time to do far more than attend lectures. In the company of fellow delegates, language was no barrier to exploring the vast karst plateaux of Aggtelek National Park and the caves they contain.
Two caving-suitable, lightweight headlamps are fresh on the UK market, and both perform extremely well.
Alan Jeffreys, in his inimitable style, believes that every caver should experience a full-blown flood – from the inside of a cave.
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Buy two or more Descent binders for a discount. Each binder holds two years of Descent: 12 issues, with multi-buy savings when posted to a UK address.
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Descent (46), September 1980 OUT OF PRINT Check here to see if a second-hand issue is available Not all of our second-hand issues are online, so please ask if you do not find what you are looking for
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Descent (5), July 1969 OUT OF PRINT Check here to see if a second-hand issue is available Not all of our second-hand issues are online, so please ask if you do not find what you are looking for
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Descent (39), July 1978 OUT OF PRINT Check here to see if a second-hand issue is available Not all of our second-hand issues are online, so please ask if you do not find what you are looking for
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A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (122) to (133), 1995 to 1996
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Descent (223), December 2011Eight extra pagesThis issue is also available as part of a Descent set
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Descent (22), August 1972 OUT OF PRINT Check here to see if a second-hand issue is available Not all of our second-hand issues are online, so please ask if you do not find what you are looking for
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Descent (20), February 1972 OUT OF PRINT Check here to see if a second-hand issue is available Not all of our second-hand issues are online, so please ask if you do not find what you are looking for