Descent (118)
June 1994
The Land of Dancing Gypsum
There was a waterfall, captured inside a shaft of ice. We could duck into the base of the funnel and look through tumbling icy waters, up perfectly fluted blue walls to the sky above. This was caving in Arctic Russia.
BCRC Incidents
The caving rescues of 1993.
The Search for Long’s Lake
After ten days of digging on a shift system, at last the breakthrough. Then, the discovery of a large, underground lake, its existence now lost to time. What is the truth about Long’s secret in Stump Cross, which went with him to his grave?
A Tribute to Ian and Sheck
Ian Rolland and Sheck Exley died in separate incidents while cave diving in Mexico. Here are some of the tributes paid to them by their fellow cavers.
Crypts, Caves and Catacombs
There’s six copies of an excellent book to be won, as well as an oversuit. Yes, it’s quiz time again!
Cover: The Vesuvius area of Lechuguilla Cave, USA. Photo: Peter and Ann Bosted
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