Issue 140 - February/March 1998

Cover: Pat Cronin in Altinbesik Cave, Turkey. Photograph by Martyn Farr.

Features:

Nirvana.

Perfect bliss can be found in Dentdale - at least, according to the cavers who have made the latest discoveries there.

Two Weeks in the Taurus.

'I was just about to reach for a bolt when there was a "tinkle, tinkle, ker-plop"...' Join Martyn Farr and his colleagues as they explore the wilds of Turkey.

Preach what you Practise.

With a wing and a prayer, Charles Bailey finds that flying is very easy - it's the sudden stop that gives him a problem, especially when it's at the far end of Carno Adit.

Gloucester Goes Mad in Missouri.

How do the caves of Missouri match up to a visit by cavers from the Forest of Dean when they journey to the 1997 NSS Convention?

Taking Care of Tomorrow.

As our mining heritage crumbles into dust, an increasing number of people are becoming involved in conservation and preservation. Here are the successes of the Shropshire Mines Trust.

The Queen of Hearts.

Has Gilwern Hill been caved out with the discovery of Ogof Draennen? It seems not, with more passage found in the nearby Ogof Ddwy Sir.

The Emperor's Old Clothes.

Caving with the Naughty Underground Deshabille Exploration Society? Surely not; the thought of Alan Jeffreys with the NUDES conjures up all sorts of visions.

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

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