http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-gb xmlgenerate.php http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/list.php?sort=desc A list of the 10 latest recordings added to the BCA audio archives Fri, 10 May 2019 17:01:52 +0100 Fri, 10 May 2019 17:01:52 +0100 © 2019 British Cave Research Association http://caving-library.org.uk/graphics/favicon.png 100 113 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/list.php?sort=desc http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=297 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=297 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0100 A BBC Radio Shropshire interview with Mike Clayton who was responsible for assembling equipment and ensuring it was sent out to Thailand http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=296 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=296 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0100 A BBC Radio Shropshire interview with Emma Porter, the Secretary of the British Cave Rescue Council, about the Thailand cave rescue http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=289 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=289 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Frank Rayner was a very active caver in the 1960s and 1970s, caving at first with the White Rose Pothole Club, and later with the Northern Cave Club. His nickname was 'Frink', and there's a chamber in Ireby Fell II named after him. Frank was involved with the Mossdale call-out in 1967, and in this harrowing interview Frank recalls being on the team that located five of the deceased. We are very grateful to him for reliving the experience. This interview was conducted almost 50 years after the traumatic event, and inevitably there may be minor differences in the recollections of the people involved. http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=292 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=292 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Dave 'Moose' Nixon has been at the centre of many significant finds in the Peak Cavern system since the mid 1980's, with his explorations including the White River Series, the major extensions to James Hall Over Engine Mine, and Titan. In this interview, Moose describes the opening of the top entrance to Titan, a task that took from October 1999 to June 2003, and required the excavation of a 46 metre deep shaft and a 20 metre long adit. The result has allowed cavers ready access to the most impressive shaft in the UK. http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=291 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=291 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Dave 'Moose' Nixon has been at the centre of many significant finds in the Peak Cavern system the mid 1980's, with his explorations including the White River Series, the major extensions to James Hall Over Engine Mine, and Titan. In this interview Moose describes how he heard what he thought was a waterfall at the end of The Trenches whilst on a solo trip between Peak Cavern and Speedwell in 1991. Further investigation resulted in the discovery of the extensive White River Series. He goes on to describe how four years of intensive effort in JH allowed him and his colleagues access to the passages beyond Far Sump, which eventually led to breaking through to the base of Titan. http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=290 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=290 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Dave 'Moose' Nixon has been at the centre of many significant finds in the Peak Cavern system since the mid 1980's, with his explorations including the White River Series, the extensions to James Hall Over Engine Mine, and Titan. In this interview Moose describes how he wasn't tempted by the gritstone crags surrounding his home town of Hathersage, but with some school friends, was drawn to the limestone caves which they explored with the minimum of equipment. He also pays homage to three iconic figures of Derbyshire caving who were his greatest influences - Ian 'Buster' Wright, Keith 'Ben' Bentham, and John Beck. http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=288 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=288 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 Andy Eavis has probably been responsible for the exploration of more cave passage than any other person. A successful business career has allowed him the time and resources to organise and be a member of innumerable caving expeditions all over the world, including New Guinea, Borneo, and China. Associated with this, Andy has also taken a leading role in international cave politics, and more recently became Chairman of the British Caving association. In this interview, Andy describes how he became involved with the International Union of Speleology, eventually serving two terms as President, and helped establish the Speleological Federation of the European Community for which he also served two terms as President. At the time of the interview (2016) Andy was the Chairman of the British Caving Association, and he describes what he would like to achieve during his time in office. http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=287 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=287 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 Andy Eavis has probably been responsible for the exploration of more cave passage than any other person. A successful business career has allowed him the time and resources to organise and be a member of innumerable caving expeditions all over the world, including New Guinea, Borneo, and China. Associated with this, Andy has also taken a leading role in international cave politics, and more recently became Chairman of the British Caving Association. In this interview Andy recalls some of the many expeditions that he has been on, many of which he organised. His appetite was originally whetted by a university expedition to Norway, and was further sharpened by the ULSA expedition to the Réseau de la Pierre Saint Martin. Shortly after that, he found himself organising the 1975 expedition to Papua, New Guinea which he co-led with Dave Brook. A six month expedition with 25 people resulted in 50 km of cave, but was probably more successful as a learning experience. As a result of that, he was invited to become involved with a major Royal Geographical Society expedition to Borneo - which was to be the first of many expeditions to Mulu. He also describes how he and Tony Waltham were largely responsible for opening up China to western cavers. http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=286 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=286 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 Andy Eavis has probably been responsible for the exploration of more cave passage than any other person. A successful business career has allowed him the time and resources to organise and be a member of innumerable caving expeditions all over the world, including New Guinea, Borneo, and China. Associated with this, Andy has also taken a leading role in international cave politics, and more recently became Chairman of the British Caving Association. In this recording, Andy recalls how he started caving at Leicester University, where he caught the expedition bug, but was later was to do a lot of caving with ULSA when that club was the most successful in the Dales. He tells of a close encounter with a boulder when digging in Mossdale Caverns, and of a 55 hours enforced stay due to flood water when pushing at the bottom of the Réseau de la Pierre Saint Martin. Mike Boon was also on the Pierre Saint Martin expedition, and over the years Andy was to meet Mike a number of times, and here he gives his impressions of that controversial character. http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=285 http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/selected.php?id=285 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 Jason Mallinson has been at the forefront of caving diving since the mid 1990s, with his notable UK explorations including Alum Pot and Witches Cave. His major foreign explorations include a western hemisphere depth record in the Sistema Huautla, and the longest-ever cave-diving penetration record in Pozo Azul in the Picos of northern Spain. Jason has also been involved in a number of international cave diving rescues, including helping to bring out six cavers from Cueva Alpazat in Mexico. In this interview Jason discusses his explorations in Pozo Azul, a major resurgence in Spain. In 2001, when Jason first visited the site with Rupert Skorupka, the known cave consisted of a 700 m sump, 300 metres of canal, and a second sump that had been penetrated for 780 m. This latter was pushed to 1250 m on that trip, and Jason returned year after year, sometimes accompanied by other top divers, and sometimes on his own, until in 2009 the sump was passed after 5160 m - the longest sump to be passed in the world, to reach Sump 3. This was passed in 2011 and proved to be over 3 km long. From this point, the sumps became shorter and the amount of dry passage longer. Jason's last visit was a solo effort in 2015, when he traversed over 10 km of sump to explore dry passage to find a sixth sump into which he made a brief foray. The journey out was not without its moments, but he'll be back...