Descent Magazine – 300th issue out now!
Descent is now 300 issues old. Founded in January 1969, it has outlasted the Beatles, the Apollo moon missions and pre-decimal currency and is now ...
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The British Caving Library at Hidden Earth 2024
The British Caving Library will have a stand at this year’s Hidden Earth where you will be able to find all sorts of goodies for ...
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Book Review: Somerset Underground volume 4
This is the fourth and final volume of a set covering the caves, mines and associated features of the county of Somerset. Volume 1 was ...
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Adventures Underground
The second edition of the popular Adventures Underground by Dave Haigh and John Cordingley is available now from Wildplaces Publishing. The first edition, reviewed here, ...
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Rescue Team Fund-Raising and Subterranean Turnips
Rob Hall reports on a very unusual book-signing event deep under Swaledale, and reviews “Rescued?” by Emmy Hoyes. On a visit to Kirkby Stephen one ...
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Descent 299: Out on 3rd August
In the Newsdesk we have reports of a giant sinkhole that opened up on a football pitch, the 14th International Cave Rescue Meeting and Floyd ...
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Newly-published Book – Karst: Environment and Management of Aquifers
Who isn’t tempted by a free book, especially when it’s about karst or caves? The Groundwater Project has just published a 300-page volume on the ...
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Descent 298: On The Shelves Soon
Descent 298 is due out on June 8th, so without further ado, here is what we can look forward to reading. In Newsdesk, there is ...
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GB Cavern, Mendip – Waterfall route re-opened
The Waterfall climb in GB Cavern, Somerset was closed in 2021 after a major rockfall. Following a recent inspection, Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd (CCC Ltd) ...
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There are five main papers, two short Forum pieces and a Photo Feature in the latest edition of the BCRA's Cave and Karst Science, but ...
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The Charterhouse Caving Co. Ltd. has gone paperless, exchanging the old paper permits for new electronic ones. And they're free. Since the Dawn of Time ...
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Descent 293 is now published and without further ado, here is a review! There is one article in this issue that, for me, stands out ...
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The next issue of Descent magazine is due out on August 5th. If you haven’t got a subscription, go to the link at the end ...
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Peter Burgess attended another NAMHO conference and reports his impressions. With a great set of talks, field trips and social events it seems to have ...
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After a long break, Hidden Earth will be held again this Autumn. Hidden Earth, the UK's major caving event has been missing from the calendar ...
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Cave diver and photographer Martyn Farr has produced a tempting array of descriptions and photographs of 100 cave and mine sites. Hidden Realms aims to ...
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Descent 292 has been out for several days now, but with summer in full swing, I have only just found the time to sit down ...
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Dave King, ATLAS digger, invites you to a weekend of digging, caving and two BBQs in Somerset this summer. 2023 is the 50th Anniversary of ...
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A really good mining book comes along from time to time. Mike Moore reviews a newly-published volume on an important slate quarry in North Wales ...
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The annual conference arranged by NAMHO members is fast approaching! Have you booked your place? It is only a few weeks now to the NAMHO ...
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Keeping to the promised schedule, the next issue of Descent magazine is out shortly. If you haven’t got a subscription, go to the link at ...
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The British Caving Association eAGM is being held at 10.30am on Sunday 11 June 2023 on Zoom. Details of how to join the meeting or ...
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There are five main papers in the latest issue of Cave and Karst Science, looking at aspects of cave biology, archaeology and karst science. There ...
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It was with a good deal of reflection that I read the newly-published Descent 291. Within its pages there are no less than six tributes ...
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With 2023 well underway, you will soon be receiving your next copy of Descent in the post. That is, of course, if you have taken ...
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Nicely on schedule, the next issue of Descent is about to drop through your letterbox. Make sure your subscription is up to date, so you ...
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This is the third volume of a four volume set covering the caves, mines and associated features of the county of Somerset. Volume 1 was ...
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