Descent (48)
March 1981
French Team Achieve New World Record
The Gouffre Jean-Bernard has been dropped to 4,773ft and regained the world record.
Far Sump Passed in Peak Cavern
The divers might have broken through – but t’owd man was there first!
Opening Robin’s Shaft Mine
Robin’s Shaft Mine in Ilam in the Peak District has been explored and surveyed.
BU565
Here is a full report on the French expedition to 3,920ft in BU56.
Broad Coverage at Medical Symposium
Dr Peter Glanvill reports on a caver-orientated medical meeting.
Doubts Dispelled as SE Cavers Patiently Push Chalk Cave
And they have reached a quarter mile into the caves of Beachy Head.
Oh, Poor Old P8!
Jerry Murland wonders whether P8 is destined to be worn away by the troops of novices that visit the system.
The Hardware Scene:
Survival Packs
Are survival ration packs of any use to us, and how long a ladder do we really need?
Mulu 80
The team returns with some major finds on record.
Cover: The remains of the winding and pumping engine in Sir Francis Mine, Gunnerside. Photo: Mike Smithson
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