Descent Publication Dates
The following table was created by Chris Howes and displays issue numbers and publication dates for Descent, with credit for the photographers who supplied the cover images and their locations, to the October 2022 (288) edition when Wild Places passed on publication to Stalactite Publishing. This is therefore a legacy page, maintained as a service for cavers.
Years are separated by a blue background; notes appear on a green background. Full details for each edition are linked from the issue number.
Issue no.
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Date |
Cover location
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Photographer |
| Bruce Bedford, editor Issues (1) to (20) by Tony Payne were all line drawings Format: Approx A5 (actually, half foolscap), card cover |
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| 1 | Jan 1969 | Caver on ladder |
Tony Payne |
| 2 | Feb 1969 | Caver on ladder |
Tony Payne
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| 3 | April 1969 | Caver on ladder | Tony Payne |
| 4 | May 1969 | Caver on ladder | Tony Payne |
| 5 | July 1969 | Caver on ladder | Tony Payne |
| 6 | Aug 1969 | Caver on ladder | Tony Payne |
| 7 | Oct 1969 | Caver on ladder | Tony Payne |
| 8 | Nov 1969 | Caver on ladder | Tony Payne |
| 9 | Dec 1969 | Caver on ladder | Tony Payne |
| 10 | Jan 1970 | Caver crawling out of entrance | Tony Payne |
| 11 | Mar 1970 | Caver crawling out of entrance | Tony Payne |
| 12 | May 1970 | Cavers camping | Tony Payne |
| 13 | Aug 1970 | Cavers in dingy | Tony Payne |
| 14 | Oct 1970 | Laddering a rift | Tony Payne |
| 15 | Nov 1970 | Cavers on traverse | Tony Payne |
| 16 | Jan 1971 | Pitch head | Tony Payne |
| 17 | May 1971 | Traversing a rift | Tony Payne |
| 18 | Sept 1971 | Abseiling caver | Tony Payne |
| 19 | Nov 1971 | Cavers in passage | Tony Payne |
| 20 | Feb 1972 | Pegasus Pot, Czech Republic | Tony Payne |
| Cover illustrations from issue (21) are black and white photographs | |||
| 21 | May 1972 | Alan Jeffreys, Jingling Hole | Philip Clark |
| 22 | Aug 1972 | Mammoth Cave, Jenolan | Andrew Pavey |
| 23 | April 1973 | New Goyden Pot | Paul Deakin |
| 24 | July 1973 | The Cascade, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu II | Clive Westlake |
| 25 | Sept 1973 | Pool Sink, Ease Gill Caverns | Ian Davinson |
| 26 | Jan 1974 | Old Roof Traverse, Lost Johns' | P.R. Sanderson |
| 27 | Mar 1974 | Carlswark Caverns | Paul Deakin |
| 28 | June 1974 | Long Churn route into Alum Pot | Dave Eliot |
| 29 | Aug 1974 | Jerry Wooldridge photographing in Carlswark Cavern | Paul Deakin |
| 30 | Nov 1974 | Old Roof Traverse, Lost Johns' | P.R. Sanderson |
| Publisher name changes to Descent Publications | |||
| 31 | May 1975 | Iaro River Cave, New Guinea | No credit |
| 32 | Sept 1975 | Rescue from Ariel Tunnel, Portland | Reg Vincent |
| 33 | April 1976 | Graphic of formations | No credit |
| 34 | Aug 1976 | Graham Moseley on Bolt Traverse, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I | Ian Davinson |
| Publisher name changes to The Mendip Press | |||
| 35 | Jan 1977 | Gary Jones in Splash Inlet, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | Alan Jackson |
| 36 | Mar 1977 | Cave diver, P8 | Dave Elliot |
| Publisher name changes to Mendip Publishing | |||
| 37 | Dec 1977 | M. Keys, Rumbling Hole | Mike Smithson |
| 38 | Mar 1978 | Hall of the Mountain King, Ogof Craig-a-Ffynnon | Ian Davinson |
| 39 | July 1978 | Fox Chamber, Winnatts' Head Cave | Paul Deakin |
| Format changes to A4, still a card cover | |||
| 40 | Jan 1979 | George Cooper, Gouffre de Roque de Cor | Paul Deakin |
| 41 | Mar 1979 | Geoff Yeadon, Keld Head | Yorkshire Television |
| 42 | July 1979 | Terminal Sump, P8 | Carter-White |
| 43 | Sept 1979 | Rob Cobon, Alum Pot | Dave Elliot |
| 44 | Jan 1980 | First pitch, Diccan Pot | Clive Westlake |
| 45 | Mar 1980 | Nigel Dibben, Nettle Pot | William Chiswell |
| 46 | Sept 1980 | Paul Deakin photographing in Peak Cavern | William Chiswell |
| 47 | Jan 1981 | Prusiking the last pitch, Rift Pot | Clive Westlake |
| 48 | Mar 1981 | Winding drum, Sir Francis Mine | Mike Smithson |
| 49 | July 1981 | John Cordingley diving at Buxton Water Sump, Peak Cavern | Rob Franklin |
| 50 | Sept 1981 | Andy Walsh, Roaring Hole | David Barker |
| 51 | Mar 1982 | Martyn Farr diving into Ray Cay Blue Hole, Bahamas | Rob Palmer |
| 52 | Oct 1982 | The Canal, Little Neath River Cave | Gavin Newman |
| 53 | Jan 1983 | Town Drain, South Wales | Gavin Newman |
| 54 | Aug 1983 | Alum Pot | Paul Deakin |
| A new publisher takes over: Ambit Publications; cover now paper rather than card | |||
| 55 | Nov 1983 | Climb out of Waterfall Chamber, Waterfall Swallet | Dave Elliot |
| Cover format changes from black and white to full colour photographs | |||
| 56 | [Jan 1984] | Peter Bolt, Llygad Llwchwr, South Wales | Chris Howes |
| 57 | Mar 1984 | Bob Cross, Long Churn | Chris Howes |
| 58 | May 1984 | Blue Holes, Bahamas | Martyn Farr |
| 59 | July 1984 | Dave Arvascough, Boss Aven, Giant's Hole | Paul Deakin |
| 60 | Sept 1984 | Hall of the 13, Gouffre Berger, France | Bali Ballmann |
| 61 | Nov 1984 | Steve Ainley, the White Company, Daren Cilau | Chris Howes |
| 62 | Jan 1985 | Crystal Pool, Dan yr Ogof | Chris Howes |
| 63 | Mar 1985 | Hugh Rice near the Confluence, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu II | Chris Howes |
| 64 | June 1985 | Between Poseidon and Python, Nare River Cave | Dave Gill |
| 65 | Aug 1985 | Cueva de la Pena Colorada, Mexico | Rob Parker |
| 66 | Sept 1985 | The Time Machine, Daren Cilau | Tony White |
| 67 | Nov 1985 | Rob Parker, Wookey Hole | Randal Bohrer |
| 68 | Jan 1986 | Location uncredited | Uncredited |
| 69 | Mar 1986 | Ian Rolland, Encilio Passage, Daren Cilau | Colin Boothroyd |
| 70 | May 1986 | Judith Calford, the Candlewax Formations, Dan yr Ogof | Chris Howes |
| 71 | July 1986 | Mike Starr, Gouffre de la Baume, France | Pete Spink |
| 72 | Sept 1986 | Martyn Farr, Elm Hole | Stewart Baggs |
| 73 | Nov 1986 | [Cocklebiddy, Australia] | [Francis le Guen] |
| 74 | Feb 1987 | Hugh Rice, The Punchbowl, South Wales | Chris Howes |
| 75 | April 1987 | Paul Taylor, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu II | Tony Baker |
| 76 | June 1987 | Cath Jones, Prod's Pot | Tony Baker |
| 77 | Aug 1987 | Industrial tunnel, South Wales | Martyn Farr |
| 78 | Oct 1987 | Abseling, Algar da Agua, Portugal | Tony Baker |
| 79 | Dec 1987 | Helen Richardson, Pi Chamber, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | Gavin Newman |
| 80 | Feb 1988 | North Passage, Stargate, Bahamas | Bill Stone |
| 81 | April 1988 | Phil Thomas, blue-green formations, Daren Cilau | Pete Bolt |
| 82 | June 1988 | Main Stream Passage, Lancaster Hole | Malcolm Halsey |
| Bruce Bedford, editor, leaves Descent; Keith Creighton, publisher, edits the next issue as an interim measure | |||
| 83 | Aug 1988 | [Hugh Penney], Ogof Igam Ogam | [Pete Bolt] |
| Chris Howes takes over as editor | |||
| 84 | Oct 1988 | Rhino Rift | Gavin Newman |
| 85 | Dec 1988 | Malcolm Herbert, Traverses, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | Tony Baker |
| 86 | Feb 1989 | Top of Block Hall, Speedwell Cavern | Pete Bolt |
| 87 | April 1989 | Jodie & Craig's Secret Playground, Ogof Capel | Pete Bolt |
| 88 | June 1989 | Gours, Cuei Feng Dong, China | Gavin Newman |
| 89 | Aug 1989 | Piccadilly, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu II | Tony Baker |
| 90 | Oct 1989 | Rob Wallis, Festival Cave, Russia | Keith Wright |
| 91 | Dec 1989 | Alan Walker, Main Drain, Lancaster Hole | Paul Deakin |
| 92 | Feb 1990 | The White Company, Epocalypse Way, Daren Cilau | Gavin Newman |
| 93 | April 1990 | Steve Foster, Serendipity Pitch, Link Pot | Gavin Newman |
| 94 | June 1990 | Malcolm Stewart diving in Porth yr Ogof | Pete Bolt |
| 95 | Aug 1990 | Pete Glanvill, Arete Chamber, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu II | Chris Howes |
| 96 | Oct 1990 | Roo Walters, Gua Aleya, Irian Jaya | Kev Senior |
| 97 | Dec 1990 | Ian Rolland, Icing on the Cake, Daren Cilau | Martyn Farr |
| 98 | Feb 1991 | Alan Walker, Main Drain, Lancaster Hole | Paul Deakin |
| 99 | April 1991 | Straw, Whisker Cave, South Wales | Chris Howes |
| 100 | June 1991 | Reproduction of first cover and Grant Brennan in Cyclops Pot, Tasmania | Tony Payne / David Stuckey |
| 101 | Aug 1991 | Steve Redwood, Wigmore Swallet | Pete Bolt |
| 102 | Oct 1991 | Geoff Crossley, Little River Spring, Florida | Gavin Newman |
| 103 | Dec 1991 | Summit Hole, Peru | Jerry Wooldridge |
| 104 | Feb 1992 | Curtain, St Cuthbert's Swallet | Pete Glanvill |
| 105 | April 1992 | Beaded helictites, Cave of the Winds, Colorado | Chris Howes |
| 106 | June 1992 | Steve Jones, Hagg Gill Pot | Gavin Newman |
| 107 | Aug 1992 | Neil Weymouth, Mini Columns, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu II | Tony Baker |
| 108 | Oct 1992 | Neil Pacey, White River Series, Peak Cavern | Giles Barker |
| 109 | Dec 1992 | Main Chamber, Gaping Gill (shot in 1951) | Len Cook |
| 110 | Feb 1993 | Gavin Newman, Illu River Cave, Irian Jaya | Kev Senior |
| 111 | April 1993 | Flood Entrance Pot, Gaping Gill System | Martyn Farr |
| 112 | June 1993 | Jane Mitchell, Llygad Llwchwr | Chris Howes |
| 113 | Aug 1993 | Traverse, Cueva de la Lugana, Peru | Jerry Wooldridge |
| 114 | Oct 1993 | Gavin Newman, Noxon Park Iron Mines | Chris Howes |
| 115 | Dec 1993 | [Link Pot: location used as a competition question] | Gavin Newman |
| 116 | Feb 1994 | Waterfall, Sistema el Chorreadera, Mexico | Dave Bunnell |
| 117 | April 1994 | Janice McLauchlan, M16, Migovec | Tony Baker |
| 118 | June 1994 | Glen Malliet, Vesuvius, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico | Peter & Ann Bosted |
| 119 | Aug 1994 | SRT pastel illustration | Mark 'Gonzo' Lumley |
| 120 | Oct 1994 | Jason Pitman, Cueva de Arbol de Resistol, Mexico | Adrian Gregory |
| 121 | Dec 1994 | Judith Calford, Gilwern Passage, Ogof Draenen | Chris Howes |
| 122 | Feb 1995 | Chris Stine, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico | Peter & Ann Bosted |
| 123 | April 1995 | Dave Checkley and Kev Senior, Upstream Doline Cave, China | Tony Baker |
| 124 | June 1995 | Malcolm Stewart, Ogof Draenen | Chris Howes |
| 125 | Aug 1995 | Nick Geh, Cueva d'es Pas de Valgornera, Mallorca | Martyn Farr |
| 126 | Oct 1995 | Ann Bosted, Red Passage, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico | Peter & Ann Bosted |
| 127 | Dec 1995 | Jo Chapman, Cullaun II | Gavin Newman |
| 128 | Feb 1996 | Chris Stine, YO Acres, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico | Peter & Ann Bosted |
| 129 | April 1996 | Barry Keenan, Cascades Rising Cave, Co. Fermanagh | John Kelly |
| 130 | June 1996 | Pauline Rigby, Ogof Draenen | Tim Guilford |
| 131 | Aug 1996 | Grasping for straws, a manipulated photo | Dave Bunnell |
| 132 | Oct 1996 | Steve Thomas, Dip Sump, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | Gavin Newman |
| 133 | Dec 1996 | Steve Openshaw, Tham None, Laos | Adrian Gregory |
| 134 | Feb 1997 | Pant Mawr Pot (watercolour) | David Bellamy |
| 135 | April 1997 | Little Fishes Cave, Flood Cave and Crawling Dog Cave, China | Gavin Newman |
| 136 | June 1997 | Unnamed caves in the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico | Peter Jones |
| 137 | Aug 1997 | Dave Elliot in Alum Pot, Maurice Hewins in Clag Hole, Mendip | Dave Morrison |
| 138 | Oct 1997 | Diana Gietl, Moulin de la Souverainete, Greenland | Marc Tremblay |
| 139 | Dec 1997 | Cueva de Cuchilla, Mexico | Peter & Ann Bosted |
| 140 | Feb 1988 | Pat Cronin, Altinbesik Cave, Turkey | Martyn Farr |
| 141 | April 1998 | Ben Lovett, the Ice Castle, F41, Picos de Europa, Spain | Tim Guilford |
| 142 | June 1998 | Run to the Mill Cave, Tennessee | Marc Tremblay |
| Publisher changes to Wild Places Publishing | |||
| 143 | Aug 1998 | Deborah Morgenstern, Honeymead Hole | Paul Stillman |
| 144 | Oct 1998 | Cave diver, Hurtle Pot (pastel drawing) | Mark 'Gonzo' Lumley |
| 145 | Dec 1998 | Commerson's Leaf-nosed Bats, Drotsky's Cave, Botswana | Ben Lovett |
| 146 | Feb 1999 | Diving in the Doux de Coly, France | Gavin Newman |
| 147 | April 1999 | Titan, Peak Cavern, and His Lordship's Hole, Mendip | Paul Deakin / Simon Muir |
| 148 | June 1999 | Pat Cronin, Altinbesik Cave, Turkey | Martyn Farr |
| 149 | Aug 1999 | Sue Hagan, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I | Chris Howes |
| 150 | Oct 1999 | Ogof Gofan | Martyn Farr |
| 151 | Dec 1999 | Lathkill Head Cave | Paul Deakin |
| 152 | Feb 2000 | Swildon's Hole / Rescue from the Vitarelles, France | Harry Savory / SSF/FFS |
| 153 | April 2000 | Maomaotou Yan, Guilin, China | Andy Eavis |
| 154 | June 2000 | Hugh St Lawrence, The Stripper, Trapdoor Pot | Pete Hall |
| 155 | Aug 2000 | Andy King, Torca del Regalon, Picos de Europa, Spain | Tim Guilford |
| 156 | Oct 2000 | Carol Vesely, Santa Cruz, Mexico | Ron Simmons |
| 157 | Dec 2000 | Guiem Mulet, Cova des Pas de Vallgornera, Mallorca | Tony Merino |
| 158 | Feb 2001 | Dave Hardwick, Fishmonger's Swallet | Chris Howes |
| 159 | April 2001 | Notts II | Paul Deakin |
| 160 | June 2001 | Adrian Hall, Malham Cove Rising | John Cordingley |
| 161 | Aug 2001 | Judith Calford, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I | Chris Howes |
| 162 | Oct 2001 | Maria Antonia Garau, Cova des Pas de Vallgornera, Mallorca | Tony Merino |
| 163 | Dec 2001 | Dashiwei doline and Leye River System, China | James Alker |
| 164 | Feb 2002 | Pam Fogg, Easter Cave, Western Australia | Tim Fogg |
| 165 | April 2002 | Pete Bolt, Llygad Llwchwr | Chris Howes |
| 166 | June 2002 | Claire McElwain, Pozu del Xitu, Spain | Ben Lovett |
| 167 | Aug 2002 | Bypass in Reseau du Verneau, France | Peter Goosens |
| 168 | Oct 2002 | Steve Marsh, Ballymaglancy Cave | Martyn Farr |
| 169 | Dec 2002 | Cova des Pas de Vallgornera, Mallorca | Tony Merino |
| 170 | Feb 2003 | Ai Dong, China | John Whalley |
| 171 | April 2003 | Alum Pot | John Forder |
| 172 | June 2003 | Pestera Vantului, Romania | Hugh Penney |
| 173 | Aug 2003 | Diving in Nascente do Rio Formoso, Brazil | Martyn Farr |
| 174 | Oct 2003 | Maria Antonia Garau, Cova des Pas de Vallgornera, Mallorca | Tony Merino |
| 175 | Dec 2003 | Ben Lovett, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I | Chris Howes |
| 176 | Feb 2004 | Champs Elysees, Da Dong, China | Duncan Collis |
| 177 | April 2004 | Planinska jama, Slovenia | Martyn Farr |
| 178 | June 2004 | Steve Jones, Boreham Cave | Gavin Newman |
| 179 | Aug 2004 | Robbie Shone, Elevator Cave, Mulu | Andy Eavis |
| 180 | Oct 2004 | Judith Calford, Black Chasm, California | Chris Howes |
| 181 | Dec 2004 | Grotte du Crotot, France | Andi Schober |
| 182 | Feb 2005 | Jenny Pinder, Alum Pot | Martyn Farr |
| 183 | April 2005 | Dave Nixon, Titan | Robbie Shone |
| 184 | June 2005 | Stan Allison, Chandelier Ballroom, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico | Gavin Newman |
| 185 | Aug 2005 | Ged Benn, Goldrush pitch, Klondike Pot | Dave Ryall |
| 186 | Oct 2005 | Dersios, Greece | Robbie Shone |
| 187 | Dec 2005 | Diving Murra-El-Elevyn, Nullabor, Australia | Martyn Farr |
| 188 | Feb 2006 | Martin Beale, The Courtesan, Agen Allwedd | Martyn Farr |
| 189 | April 2006 | Mark Brown, the Night Watchmen, White Rock Cave, Mulu | Robbie Shone |
| 190 | June 2006 | Cave pearls, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico | Gavin Newman |
| 191 | Aug 2006 | Ben Lovett, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I | Chris Howes |
| 192 | Oct 2006 | Helen Rider, Ordinskaya, Russia | Martyn Farr |
| 193 | Dec 2006 | Rob Eavis, Parthenon Pot, Crete | Robbie Shone |
| 194 | Feb 2007 | Mike Richardson, Neverland, Upper Flood Swallet | Mark Shinwell |
| 195 | April 2007 | Flo Gruner, Gouffre Euzedes, France | Andi Schober |
| 196 | June 2007 | Mark Brown in a shaft, White Mountains, Crete | Robbie Shone |
| 197 | Aug 2007 | Dave Harley, the Event Horizon, Titan | Robbie Shone |
| 198 | Oct 2007 | John Robinson, Long Churn Cave | Dave Ryall |
| 199 | Dec 2007 | Maypole Inlet, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu II | Paddy O'Reilly |
| 200 | Feb 2008 | Mosaic of all 199 previous covers | [design by Chris Howes] |
| 201 | April 2008 | Jim Lister, Pickering's Passage, Peak Cavern | Richard Tooley |
| 202 | June 2008 | Matt Ewles, Holy Grail formation, Excaliber Pot | Gary Douthwaite |
| 203 | Aug 2008 | Rob Eavis, Tripa tou Voria, Greece | Robbie Shone |
| 204 | Oct 2008 | Tony 'Badger' Radmall, Ogof Draenen | Paul 'Footleg' Fretwell |
| 205 | Dec 2008 | Eishohle, Tennengebirge, Austria | Andi Schober & Gaspard Magarinos |
| 206 | Feb 2009 | Tim Webber, the Cascades, Titan | Rob Eavis |
| 207 | April 2009 | Serena Povia, Peak Cavern | Toby Speight |
| 208 | June 2009 | Toni Sharp and David Holmes, Swildon's Hole | Steve Sharp |
| 209 | Aug 2009 | Mandy Voisy, Fernhill Cave | Mark 'Gonzo' Lumley |
| 210 | Oct 2009 | Fleur Loveridge, Ogof Draenen | Ben Lovett |
| 211 | Dec 2009 | Annie Guiraud, Stephens Gap, Alabama | Philippe Crochet |
| 212 | Feb 2010 | Hauling gear in J2, Mexico | Kasia Biernacka & Marcin Gala |
| 213 | April 2010 | Dan Hibberts, Fox Chamber, Winnats Head Cave | Rob Eavis |
| 214 | June 2010 | James Alker, Pompom Passage, Whiterock Cave, Mulu | Robbie Shone |
| 215 | Aug 2010 | Krizna jama, Slovenia | Andi Schober & Gaspard Magarinos |
| 216 | Oct 2010 | Annie Guiraud, Grotte de la Cocaliere, FRance | Philippe Crochet |
| 217 | Dec 2010 | Eishohle, Tennengebirge, Austria | Andi Schober & Gaspard Magarinos |
| 218 | Feb 2011 | Richard Mercer, Witches II | Mark Shinwell |
| 219 | April 2011 | Tim Allen, Boxhead Pot | Robbie Shone |
| 220 | June 2011 | Toni Mulet, Cova des Pas de Vallgornera, Mallorca | Tony Merino |
| 221 | Aug 2011 | Martin Barnicott, Reseau Felix Trombe, France | Robbie Shone |
| 222 | Oct 2011 | Annie Guiraud, Kazamura Cave, Hawaii | Philippe Crochet |
| 223 | Dec 2011 | Aven du Mont Marcou, France | Sergio Laburu |
| 224 | Feb 2012 | Serena Povia, Wretched Rabbit, Ease Gill Caverns | Mark Shinwell |
| 225 | April 2012 | Cova des Pas de Vallgornera, Mallorca | Tony Merino |
| 226 | June 2012 | Pete Bradford, Swildon's Hole | Paul Dold |
| 227 | Aug 2012 | Annie Guiraud, Cueva de Santa Catalina, Cuba | Philippe Crochet |
| 228 | Oct 2012 | Red Seas area, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico | Kevin Downey & Urs Widmer |
| 229 | Dec 2012 | The Astrodome, Cueva de la Hoyuca, Matienzo, Spain | Paul 'Footleg' Fretwell |
| 230 | Feb 2013 | The Triple Jump, Shep Pot | Frank Pearson |
| 231 | April 2013 | Sam Townsend, Cliffstile Mine | Rob Eavis |
| 232 | June 2013 | Golokratna jama, Slovenia | Peter Gedei |
| 233 | Aug 2013 | Steve Sharp, Maypole Inlet, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | Paul Dold |
| 234 | Oct 2013 | Aaron Bowering, Goatchurch Cavern | Steve Sharp |
| 235 | Dec 2013 | Laura Trowbridge, St Cuthbert's Swallet | Stu Gardiner |
| 236 | Feb 2014 | Erin Lynch, Cloud Ladder Hall, Quankou Dong, China | Robbie Shone |
| 237 | April 2014 | Kieran McKay, Nettlebed, New Zealand | Neil Silverwood |
| 238 | June 2014 | Annie Guiraud, Martinska jama, Slovenia | Philippe Crochet |
| 239 | Aug 2014 | Chris Blakeley, Gouffre Berger, France | Robbie Shone |
| 240 | Oct 2014 | Martyn Farr, Avalon Hall, Totara Cave, New Zealand | Martyn Farr |
| 241 | Dec 2014 | Henry Dawson, Swildon's Hole | Stu Gardiner |
| 242 | Feb 2015 | Judith Calford, Moai formation, Easter Cave, Mulu | Chris Howes |
| 243 | April 2015 | Emma Battensby, Krem Ksow Lamet, Meghalaya | Hellie Brooke |
| 244 | June 2015 | Matthew Wood, Grand Circle, Agen Allwedd | Steve Sharp |
| 245 | Aug 2015 | Neil Warrington, Bulmer Cavern, New Zealand | Neil Silverwood |
| 246 | Oct 2015 | Andy Kempster, The Narrows, Nettle Pot | Mark Burkey |
| 247 | Dec 2015 | Havva Yildirim Coltu, Mencilis Cave, Turkey | Paul Dold |
| 248 | Feb 2016 | Kelda Jones, Selenite Tunnel, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | Chris Howes |
| 249 | April 2016 | Tony White, Conviction Cave, Mulu | Rob Eavis |
| 250 | June 2016 | Sharon Hussey, Swamp Creek, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | Brendan Marris |
| 251 | Aug 2016 | Jess Burkey, Swildon's Hole | Mark Burkey |
| 252 | Oct 2016 | Paul Dold, G.B. Cave | Steve Sharp |
| 253 | Dec 2016 | Adrian Hall, Tinkle Tubes, Boreham Cave | Dave Ryall |
| 254 | Feb 2017 | Annie Guiraud, Sao Mateus II, Brazil | Philippe Crochet |
| 255 | April 2017 | Paul Mackrill, Krem Mawpun, Meghalaya | Chris Howes |
| 256 | June 2017 | Russ Brooks, Devis Hole Mine Caves | Dave Ryall |
| 257 | Aug 2017 | Honeycomb Hill, New Zealand | Neil Silverwood |
| 258 | Oct 2017 | Andy Eavis, Deer Cave, Mulu | Chris Howes |
| 259 | Dec 2017 | Lucy Greenwood, Curtain Chamber, St Cuthbert's Swallet | Stu Gardiner |
| 260 | Feb 2018 | Marcel Dikstra, Krem Sakwa, Meghalaya | Chris Howes |
| 261 | April 2018 | Roxanne Ramsay, Heron Pot | Paul Swire |
| 262 | June 2018 | Lucy Greenwood, Bluewater Cave, Philippines | Stu Gardiner |
| 263 | Aug 2018 | Paul Fairman, Manor Farm Swallet | Bill Nix |
| 264 | Oct 2018 | The Sunflower, Grotte de Saint-Marcel, France | Philippe Crochet |
| 265 | Dec 2018 | Nicky Bayley, Marble Showers, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | Mark Burkey |
| 266 | Feb 2019 | Cottonwood Cave, New Mexico | Chris Howes |
| 267 | April 2019 | Jane Allen, Heron Pot | Mark Burkey |
| 268 | June 2019 | Yana Bilynets, Velika Rutarjeva jama, Slovenia | Peter Gedei |
| 269 | Aug 2019 | Rainer Straub, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico | Max Wisshak |
| 270 | Oct 2019 | Helen Rider, Ralph's Cave, Abaco, Bahamas | Martyn Farr |
| 271 | Dec 2019 | Annie Guiraud, Kagekiyo-ana, Japan | Philippe Crochet |
| 272 | Feb 2020 | Pavel Demidov, Verevkina, Georgia | Robbie Shone |
| 273 | April 2020 | Kalvarija, Krizna jama, Slovenia | Peter Gedei |
| 274 | June 2020 | Pete Hodkinson, Grotte de Quatre, Greenland | Robbie Shone |
| 275 | Aug 2020 | Cova des Coloms, Mallorca | Vincent Gerber |
| 276 | Oct 2020 | Harwood Hole, New Zealand | Max Wisshak |
| 277 | Dec 2020 | Dylan Kocher, Cussey Pot | Rob Eavis |
| 278 | Feb 2021 | Rachel Smith, Hang Don Doong, Vietnam | Martyn Farr |
| 279 | April 2021 | Annie Guiraud, Grotte de la Vieille Folle, France | Philippe Crochet |
| 280 | June 2021 | Cave of the Hundred Columns, California | Dave Bunnell |
| 281 | Aug 2021 | Tim Allen, Baby pitch, MayDay Hole | Mark Burkey |
| 282 | Oct 2021 | Kevin Speight, Rhino Rift | Bartek Biela |
| 283 | Dec 2021 | Chris Jewell, Notts II sump | Bartek Biela |
| 284 | Feb 2022 | Graham Linnane, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu | SMWCRT |
| 285 | April 2022 | Alistair 'Tack' Smith in Clearwater Cave, Mulu | Chris Howes |
| 286 | June 2022 | Emma Key in Death's Head Inlet, Lost Johns' Cave | Bill Nix |
| 287 | Aug 2022 | Diane Arthurs in Fing Hopeless Pot | Mark Burkey |
| 288 | Oct 2022 | Judith Calford in Grotte de la Toussaint, Ardeche, France | Chris Howes |
| Publisher changes to Stalactite Publishing | |||
| 289 | Dec 2022 | Xe Bang Fai River Cave, Laos | Chris Howes |