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GIBSON, David (ed.). (2004). Speleology 4. Buxton: British Cave Research Association. £2.70 plus postage. ISSN 1478-999X. 44pp, A4, with photos, maps and diagrams.
This issue has a cover date of May 2004.

Bulletin of the British Cave Research Association

Front Cover (p1)

BCRA Photo Salon 2003.

 

Inside Front Cover (p2)

Advertisement.

 

Contents (p3)

List of Contents.

 

Comment (p4)

by David GIBSON.
Speleology 4 is four months late – why? David Gibson gives his opinion on the future of BCRA publications.

 

In Brief (pp4-5)

by Les BROWN.
International Caver 2003, Survex Now Handles LRUD Data!, BCA: Late Breaking News, New World Heritage Site, Cave Mummies of Nepal.

 

Palaeolithic Art at Creswell Crags (p6)

by Phil MURPHY.
A conference on the recently discovered Upper Palaeolithic engravings at Church Hole cave, Creswell Crags, was held at the village of Creswell in Derbyshire in April. Phil Murphy attended.

 

2004 Cave Science Symposium (p7)

by Phil MURPHY.
Phil Murphy reports on the 15th BCRA Cave Science Symposium, held in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Manchester on 6th March.

 

Wretched Rabbit: An Exercise in Exploration (pp8-9)

by Andy WHITNEY.
Although twisting and long, Wretched Rabbit passage in Easegill Caverns is basically a single passage and ought to be easy to survey. Andy Whitney describes how wrong that assumption was.

 

Expedition Report: Totes Gebirge, Austria 2003 (pp10-12)

by David LOEFFLER.
David Loeffler reports on Cambridge University's ongoing exploration in Austria.

 

Ease Gill Caverns Re-Surveying Project: An Update (pp13-15)

by Andy HALL and Ray DUFFY.
Andy Hall and Ray Duffy describe the background to the Easegill Caverns Project, of which the re-rigging, conservation work and re-surveying have now taken some15 years. Sheet 2 of the new survey was published recently.

 

Cuetzalán Rescue: The Mexican Media Scrum (pp16-17)

by Chris DENSHAM, Clive GARDENER, David GIBSON, John HEY and Adam NICOLSON.
Six cavers were trapped by flood water in Cueva del Alpazat, a resurgence for the Cuetzalán cave system. What happened next.

 

Logging Bat Activity in Agen Allwedd (pp18-19)

by Stuart FRANCE.
Stuart France has been using ultrasonic detectors and data loggers to monitor the activity of bats in a Welsh cave. Here he describes his results and attempts to rationalise the correlation between outside temperature and bat movements.

 

Electronic Detection of Carbon Dioxide in Caves (pp20-21)

by David GIBSON.
Concerns have been expressed about the high levels of carbon dioxide found in some caves. A long-term study of CO2 levels would be an interesting project, but CO2sensors are expensive. Here, David Gibson describes a possible method of constructing a cheap sensor that would be affordable by students and amateur scientists.

 

Portfolio: Chris Howes (pp22-23)

by Chris HOWES.
This portfolio won Chris the Premier Trophy at Hidden Earth 2003.

 

Hidden Earth: Review '03 and Preview '04 (pp24-25)

by John WHITELEY.
A review of last year's National Caving Conference held in Hanley Castle, near Worcester in October 2003, and a preview of this year's forthcoming event to be held in Kendal on 1st – 3rd October.

 

Hidden Earth 2003: Competition Results (pp25-28)

Reports from the judges of the Photo, Video and Art Salons, and a full list of competition results.

 

National Caving Awards for 2003 (p29)

There are now several of what could be termed the 'national caving awards'. The 2003 awards were announced at Hidden Earth last October.

 

Overseas News and Reviews (pp30-33)

by David St. PIERRE.
News from around the world and reviews of caving publications, collated by BCRA's Foreign Secretary, David St. Pierre.

 

Book Reviews (pp35-37)

Easegill Survey: Sheet 2, Caves of County Clare and Galway, Beneath the Surface: A Natural History of Australian Caves; Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science, The New Caves of Scotland.

 

BCRA Special Interest Groups (pp38-39)

Reports from the Cave Surveying Group, the Cave Radio and Electronics Group, the Cave Photography Group, the Speleo History Group and the International Society for Speleological Art.

 

BCRA New Books (p40)

Exploring the Limestone Landscapes of Upper Wharfedale, Swildon's 2 and 3.

 

Knots I Can't Remember These Days (p41)

by The Rigging DOLLY.
The Alpine Butterfly.

 

@BCRA, @BCA (p42)

Contact Details for BCRA and BCA.

 

Diary Dates (p42)

Diary Dates.

 

Inside Back Cover (p47)

Advertisements.

 

Outside Back cover (p48)

by Chris HOWES.
Photographs of Zimbabwean Cave Art.