Descent (116)
February 1994
Smoo in Fact & Fiction
The Devil, in a rage with the Master of MacKay, flew upwards to crash through the roof. None of this geology nonsense, now – that’s the true reason why there’s a shaft above Smoo’s lake!
Pirate Tunnels of Santa Cruz
The Galapagos Islands, renowned for the quality of their wildlife, can also be explored underground – with a candle and cotton line!
True Carno Grit
The latest ‘volunteers’ digging in Carno Adit have made another breakthrough, this time into some squalid cave – and Space Oddity, a fabulous, clean-washed, soaring aven.
A Return to Pollaraftara
Len Cook’s back in Ireland for more of his caving exploits, 1950s style.
A Week in Mammoth Cave
Fancy a week in Mammoth Cave? Joe Duxbury did, so he went on a course ...
Klondike in Kyrgyzstan
The former USSR is a long way to go just to enjoy cabbage soup, let alone a gold mine on a glacier.
The Descent Christmas Competitions
Baffled by the Christmas Quiz? Cross with the Crossword? And did you win the Caption Competition? Here’s the answers, to put you out of your misery.
Cover: A waterfall in Sistema El Chorreadero, Mexico. Photo: Dave Bunnell
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