Caves and Caving

Contents of Issue 69, Autumn 1995

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News from British caving regions:

• North:
  • Gaping Gill fatality, 25 July 95
  • New 100m passage in northern part of Gaping Gill System
  • Dale Barn diving continues
  • Bomb found in Coniston Copper Mines which could have drained Levers Water
  • Strangle Pot on Fountains Fell
  • Ibbeth Peril connected to Upper Hackergill Cave
  • Mossdale High Level Mud Caverns extension
• Peak District:
  • James Hall's Over Engine Mine, progress report on connections to Speedwell Streamway and Stemple Highway, Peak Cavern
  • Bleaklow Quarry Cave, new cave on Longstone Edge
  • Waterways Swallet, small extension
  • Maskhill Mine, stabilisation of shaft
  • Bagshawe Cavern, extensions
  • Lathkill Head, aven climb and choked calcited crawl
  • Giant's Hole roof tube
  • Nicker Grove Mine choke passed
  • The Bunker - new swallet on High Edge
• South Wales:
  • Herberts Quarry dig
  • Ogof Twyn Tal y Draenan dig
  • Steel Drum dig near OFD 3
  • Pal y Cwrt dig near Llygad Llwchwr
  • World first amateur radio link OFD 2 to White Scar Cave 16 May 95
  • Tarmac purchase of Carmel Woods may improve access and conservation
  • Dye traces in Ogof Draenen (Gascoine)
• Forest of Dean:
  • Miss Graces Lane
  • Big Sink
  • Wet Sink
• Devon:
  • Roof fractures, and conservation plans in Prdhamsleigh Cavern
• Ireland:
  • Cradle Hole inquest
  • Martel centenary celebrations
  • B8b, Co. Clare
  • Poulnagollum-Poulelva extensions

Overseas:

• Norway:
  • Diving the Plura river cave (Steihaug et al.)
• New Zealand:
  • New Zealand's longest and deepest (Bown & Mayo)
• Borneo:
  • Unexplored caves (Baker)

Miscellaneous:

• Editorial:
  • Apology on use of Internet material without permission (in future there is to be an Internet Correspondent with routine requests for permission to reproduce material in context, with histories of the discussions).
  • Leader on the Coroner's and solicitor's comments concerning the fatal accident of Lee Craddock in Jib Tunnel 25 July 95.
• NCA Cavers' Fair, Penwyllt 1995 (Jopo)
• A French cavers' view of British caving (Herve, Maurin & Delbrel)
• The BCRA's Special Interest Groups (Gibson & Williams)
• TV seeks 'interesting' caver
• Camcorders underground
• Reviews:
  • Pierk 1, Volume 10 (Netherlands)
• Letters
  • New BCRA Constitution
  • David Heap's caving literature
• Association News:
  • Reports of Council Meeting 96
  • Award of merit from NSS for Trevor Ford
  • New members
  • Address list for Officers and Council
• Equipment report: Fluorescent floating area light