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Descent (49)

July 1981

Descent (49)Classic Caving:
The Greater Easeghyll Traverse

In the first part of a new series, here is a description of a classic route through the Ease Gill system.

NCA Report

The NCA reports back to cavers.

Blue Holes set for Challenge

Rob Palmer looks at the challenge presented by the flooded marine caves of the Bahamas.

The Hardware Scene:
Rescue Blankets

Is a rescue blanket of any use? Yes, it seems.

Pozu del Xitu – Ready and Waiting

There is a thousand metres of depth potential awaiting an Oxford team in Spain.

Tests Throw New Light on Giant’s Watercourse

The results of hydrology experiments in the Castleton area of Derbyshire.

Stellerweghöhle

Cambridge UCC is in the Totes Gebirge of Austria for the fifth year running and looking at a 1,200ft alternative route in Stellerweghöhle.

Cover: John Cordingley preparing to dive Buxton Water Sump, Peak Cavern. Photo: Rob Franklin

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