Contents

Descent (270), October 2019

The Cheese Reward

The caves of Tresviso do not reveal their secrets easily, though another expedition has made significant gains ... and the attractions of cheese are always present!

Cave Rescue '18

Our series bringing you the UK’s cave rescue statistics have caught up, now presenting the data for 2018. Read and learn what not to do.

Cave Science
Speedwell's Sump Swap

The sumps of Speedwell Cavern are unusual, in that they can reverse their flow. Descent (269) reported they had done just that ... but now, they’ve swapped again.

Maypole Antics

They’re still pushing loose ends in Thrupe Lane Swallet, with the latest attempt to find more passage resorting to using a maypole.

The Finest of All Underwater Caves

Cave diver Martyn Farr has returned to the Bahamas, where some of the stunningly decorated flooded systems on Abaco fell prey to his camera.

Every Other Year

Rescon comes but every other year, and for 2019 it was held on Mendip – with a standard of organisation that will be hard to top.

The Descent Caption Competition
King Pharaoh's Caves

Here’s your only reminder: with a major prize from Petzl at stake, time is running out for sending in your competition entry.

Cover: Helen Rider diving in Ralph's Cave, Abaco, the Bahamas. Photo: Martyn Farr

Back cover: Formations of Wales: straws in Ogof Craig a Ffynnon and The Geryone in Ogof Draenen. Photos: Gary Douthwaite

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