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Even during the pandemic, big things have been found in Matienzo’s underworld.
Cavers have at long last entered the Stoney Middleton Master Cave. We have an account of the find and, to place it in context, a catchment area survey of all the region’s caverns.
Placing hangers sometimes requires holding a heavy drill in an extremely awkward position, so how about removing the battery to a separate harness?
Learn from the year’s rescues: what to avoid, what went right and what went wrong?
Shepton Mallet CC’s two expeditions to Myanmar have exposed its members to a new culture and caving experience.
The most significant archaeological find for decades has been made at Sherford Cave Devon.
Pete Towndrow is heading underground in the 1960s on a trip that left him hooked on caving.
Cover: Alistair 'Tack' Smith in Clearwater Cave, Mulu. Photo: Chris Howes
Back cover: The Stuffed Monk in Cueva-Cubío de la Reñada, Matienzo. Photo: Juan Corrin
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Reference: D006
Descent (6), August 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 (4), May 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
Reference: IND122-133
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (122) to (133), 1995 to 1996
