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Descent (117)

April 1994

Descent (117)Under Greenhow

Len Cook’s forsaken his camera for a pencil, and continues his tale of early caving with surveying in Stump Cross Caverns.

Dragons in Japan

When a group of four British cave divers followed in the footsteps of a Japanese team of 6 divers and 15 sherpas, how well did they fare?

The Last Straw

A horribly familiar sound, like a small glass ornament falling from the mantelpiece. ‘Someone just broke a straw!’ I cry in disbelief.

A Minor Mendip Centenary

One hundred years ago Thomas Willcox carved his initials into a stal bank in Lamb Leer. Could this help determine the rate of stalagmite growth?

The Descent Caving Quiz

Ten questions to contort your brain in a search for a single word. Are you up to it? There’s a Dragon oversuit as a prize if you are.

Underground Literature

Caving fiction can portray caves far from reality, or be extremely accurate. Read a good book lately?

Cover: Janice McLauchlan in M16, Migovec. Photo: Tony Baker

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