Issue 128 - February/March 1996

Cover: Chris Stine picks his way up a slope in YO Acres, Lechuguilla Cave, USA. Photograph by Peter and Ann Bosted.

Features:

The Underground Pencil of Linda Heslop.

As speleo art climbs into prominence, Descent is proud to dispaly the work of Linda Heslop.

Seven Days in Faustloch.

The logistics of camping for seven days underground to dive a sump at -970 metres might be considered problem enough for an expedition. Then, add one 'foreigner' who doesn't speak the lingo, and the need to photograph the whole deal.

Sunday at Sunset.

In 1967, the rescue of Eric Luckhurst underway and filmed by Sid Perou, the unthinkable happens and Eric dies. In this closing article of his four-part series, Sid must deal with the BBC and a highly charged, ethical situation.

Shangri-La.

Five foot eight with long, waist-length, silky black hair. Dark brown eyes that sparkled at you in the Chinese way, and a captivating smile. Shangri-La.

The Blight of the Heron.

In the latest of his irregular observations, Alan Jeffreys heads downward on a typical cold, wet, Heron trip.

Plus the regular Newsdesk, reports from Wales, Derbyshire, Scotland, Devon, Ireland, Mendip, North, Forest of Dean, International, Internet and Mining.

Return to Descent back issues