Descent (202)
June 2008
The Moorland Excalibur
Working in a little-visited caving region, in this edition of Descent a determined band of cavers reveals the major discovery of Excalibur Pot.
The Descent Retrospective: Into British Depths
With a look at the changes and advances made in British cave exploration since Descent began reporting in 1969, Ric Halliwell presents the next in our series of ‘retrospective’ articles.
Student Cavers in Wales
CHECC’s annual training-and-caving-and-party weekend was a huge success.
The Rescues of 2007
What went right and what went wrong? Here’s a run-down of last year’s cave rescue incidents.
Gear Review: Shewee
It’s a delicate subject, but it’s time the question was tackled: how might women (ahem!) best pee in a cave?
Young, Free and Desperate
Exploration in Shannon Cave is a story of gains and losses, but with renewed access through a collapsed choke it was again time to tackle the sump – at last, through the cold and mud and squalor, it was breakthrough time!
Caving’s Hour of Exercise
The concluding part of our major report on Britain’s annual caving conference, Hidden Earth 2007.
Images from the Past: Off to Duke Street
Our occasional series of olden-day images continues with a 1961 trip to Ireby Fell Cavern.
Cover: Matt Ewles and the Holy Grail formation in Excalibur Pot, North York Moors. Photo: Gary Douthwaite
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