Juan
Active member
Alasdair "Ali" Neill died from cancer in a Plymouth nursing home on 28th October.
He had a real passion for all underground explorations, caves and mines. He played a pivotal role during his 28 years associated with the Matienzo Caves Project, especially in recent years with his survey work in Cueva Vallina, the South Vega System and the Four Valleys System, amongst others.
He had a real love of the underground - there was rarely a day during the expeditions when he wasn't underground. And when he wasn't, he would be scouring the hills for new entrances or digs, or drawing up cave surveys.
As far as the Matienzo Caves Project was concerned, Ali was the complete speleologist - a very competent rigger and explorer, meticulous cave surveyor, conscientious scribe for his trips and finds and a patient educator, passing on his knowledge and skills to the Matienzo "newbies".
He will be greatly missed.
Matienzo cavers and others are posting tributes and memories on the Matienzo Caves Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MatienzoCaves/?ref=bookmarks
He had a real passion for all underground explorations, caves and mines. He played a pivotal role during his 28 years associated with the Matienzo Caves Project, especially in recent years with his survey work in Cueva Vallina, the South Vega System and the Four Valleys System, amongst others.
He had a real love of the underground - there was rarely a day during the expeditions when he wasn't underground. And when he wasn't, he would be scouring the hills for new entrances or digs, or drawing up cave surveys.
As far as the Matienzo Caves Project was concerned, Ali was the complete speleologist - a very competent rigger and explorer, meticulous cave surveyor, conscientious scribe for his trips and finds and a patient educator, passing on his knowledge and skills to the Matienzo "newbies".
He will be greatly missed.
Matienzo cavers and others are posting tributes and memories on the Matienzo Caves Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MatienzoCaves/?ref=bookmarks