Caves and Caving

Contents of Issue 67, Spring 1995

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News from British caving regions:

• Steve Round of Bernie's back as Northern News correspondent
• New Entrance to Dale Barn (Illusion Pot, through the hill)
• Box Head Pot, new entry to Lost Johns System
• Echo Pot and possible dry connection to the Fountains Fell Master Cave
• James Hall Over Engine Mine, Castleton and possible connection with Speedwell
• New cave in Eldon Quarry
• Dye Testing of Ogof Draenen to Snatchwood Bridge and Pontnewynydd
• Dr Caroline Grigson confirms dog's skeleton in Slaughter Stream Cave is a dog!
• Swildon's Hole entrance collapse

Overseas caves:

• Caves of Migovec, Slovenia
• Prospecting in South Sulawesi & West Timor, Indonesia
• Xinlong Gorge: China Caves Project
• La Verdelluenga 94 (OUCC in the Picos de Europa Western Massif)
• News from foreign journals

Equipment news:

• Konica Film-in Waterproof camera
• Sutronics LCD Digital Electronic Altimeter/Barometer

Reviews of:

• An introduction to British karst environments (Gunn 1994)
• White Rose Pothole Club 40 years journal (Easton, Ryder & Warren 1994)
• Encylopaedia Biospeleologica (Society of Biospeleology 1994)
• The Descent Cavers' Handbook (published by Ambit 1994)
• Bulletin of the South African Speleological Association 34 (1994), being Steve Craven's PhD thesis on Cango Caves

Other items:

• Grants from the Foundation for Sports and the Arts, and the National Lottery
• Report of Ghar Parau Foundation expedition funding special meeting
• Obituary: Marjorie Sweeting
• Association News, including new members
• Letter about the mystery of the SIE initials in Pozu Cabeza Julagua, Western Massif of the Picos de Europa (Safont, member of SIE)