Epic! Well done.

Nice, well done you lot, I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Sorry about the various injuries...

You speak for many of us. Dave was truly a legend in his time... His decades long commitment to Mulu, to its caves, forests and people was phenominal. He'll be greatly missed.

I'm sorry to have to let people know that Mike Meredith has died. He had been suffereing from advanced prostate cancer. Mike was living in Sarawak, where he had been since taking up the role as the first manager of the Mulu National Park. Subsequently he developed a training progamme and...

Churchill Fellowships open for applications on 13 September 2022. A number of cavers have been able to apply for Fellowships in the past, myself included, and receive substantial funding. Click here to find out more

Please find below the link to Jon's Funeral Notice giving directions to the venue as well as a Just Giving link to Parkinson's UK which is Eleanor's chosen charity. Funeral Notice for Dr Jon Buchan (dignityfunerals.co.uk)

Jon’s funeral will be web cast on 15th July, 2022 11.40am UK time at this web address… https://www.wesleymedia.co.uk/webcast-view Webcast Login PIN 309-9773 See this link for instructions, if needed https://clientportal.wesleymedia.co.uk/email-template/webcast_viewing_instructions.pdf

An obituary for Jon Sid Perou's short obituary

That's really spoiled mye day. The news is hardly unexpected, I spoke to him on the phone a few months ago and he said that he and Eleanor had been in a care home - she was undergoing treatment for cancer and wasn't able to care for him, and he wasn't able to care for her because of his...

No doubt everyone reading this deplores what's happening in Ukraine but we are not divorced from it. Like many or you, I've been caving with both Ukrainian and Russian colleagues. I've messaged the latter and had responses from some indicating their dismay at what Putin is doing and highlighting...

I'm doing a short talk about caving in aid of the Nasio Trust at 1200 on the 8th. My niece works for them and talked me into it.  It's free and you can sign up via Eventbrite ...

Connor will be talking about the international team of cave explorers set out during the spring of 2018  to  tackle a remote cave in Southern Mexico, Cueva Pena Colorada. Due to the logistical complexity of its exploration, this spectacular cave has seen less than a handful of visits since the...

As many cavers are aware, Andy Eavis was one of the 2018 Merdeka Award recipients.  The Merdeka Award was established in 2007 by its founders, PETRONAS, ExxonMobil and Shell, to celebrate Malaysia?s independence. It is an award that aims "to recognise and reward Malaysians and non-Malaysians...

Cave biologist? Flora and Fauna International are advertising for a Karst Programme Officer and Programme Officer to the IUCN-SSC Cave Invertebrate Specialist Group. A one year contract starting 1st September 2017 but with potential to extend. Based in Cambridge or, if the candidate doesn't...

From El Pais Scientists are investigating why this well-known chasm has suddenly run out of oxygen http://elpais.com/elpais/2017/01/02/inenglish/1483355787_076581.html