Descent 297 is now available, from caving suppliers or from our website: https://www.descentmagazine.co.uk/shop/descent-297-april-2024/ Cover: Loz Appleby and Stuart Weston in Peaches and Popcorn, Moon Cave, Mulu. Photo: Mark Burkey Serendipity The Benarat 2024 expedition had several...

It's publication week for Descent 296, so subscribers and stockists will receive their copies soon. If you want to subscribe, or buy individual copies, you can head to our website: https://www.descentmagazine.co.uk/ Having just come back from expedition jetlagged and pushed for time, I thought...

Descent 295 has an official publication date of 2 December and you can now place orders on our website. Subscribers should receive their copies over the next few days. https://www.descentmagazine.co.uk/ Cover: Diana Hierro Zapico in Cueva Mur, Cantabria, Spain. Photo: Paul ‘Beardy’ Swire...

It is a huge relief to see that most subscribers seem to be receiving their copies of Descent now. As you can probably imagine, we have had quite a hectic time recently, trying to chase this up, but it seems that Royal Mail had simply misplaced the order. We hope you were all able to sit back...

It's publication week for the next issue of Descent! Subscribers will receive their copies soon. Not a subscriber? You should be! Follow this link to subscribe. Individual copies can also be bought from Inglesport, Starless River, or via our website. Cover: Geoff Yeadon in Frake’s Passage...

I have just sent Descent issue 294 to the printers. The publication date is 21 October and this issue will feature our new logo, which many of you will have seen at Hidden Earth. This is our sixth issue and marks one year since we took over as the editorial team. It has been a great year and we...

It's publication week for Descent 293, and we have another issue full of variety, featuring high quality photographs, UK discoveries, technical features and expedition reports. Subscribers will be receiving their copies soon, but individual copies can be bought from Inglesport, Starless River...

Descent issue 292 has a publication date of 3 June and should be with subscribers soon. Cover photo: Fisherstreet Pot, Doolin River Cave. Photo: Martyn Farr The cover photo is taken from Martyn's new book, Hidden Realms, which is reviewed in this issue. There's a great mixture of articles in...

Cover: Tara Beacroft in Straw Chamber, Ogof Craig a Ffynnon. Photo: Craig Holdstock Descent issue 291 is published on 1 April, so subscribers' copies will be posted out next week. Please note: we are currently away on a caving trip, so our online shop will be closed until 20 April. While we are...

At Descent, we are celebrating bats. Issue 145, from December 1998, is - as far as we are aware - the only Descent so far to feature bats on the cover. We have decided that all proceeds from the sale of issue 145 from our website this month will be donated to the Bat Conservation Trust. You...

Descent 290 is published this week and features eight extra pages. I'm not quite sure why I decided to give myself such additional work so early in my editorship, but my loss is your gain. As always, subscribers should be receiving their copies soon (I think the postal situation is a bit better...

I'm just about to send the next issue of Descent to the printers. It looks pretty good to me! Issue 290 will have eight extra pages and the official publication date is 11th February. If you're not currently a subscriber and want to receive the next issue as part of your subscription, sign up...

Thanks, and well done, to everyone who has submitted a completed crossword from Descent issue 289. If you still haven't sent yours, remember the deadline is midnight on New Year's Eve!

Descent issue 289 is out now! This is a proud moment for me, as it is my first issue as editor. Subscribers will receive their copies over the next few days, and individual copies can be bought from caving suppliers including Starless River and Inglesport. They can of course also be bought from...

Hello from Descent! As you all probably know by now, Chris Howes and Judith Calford have retired from Descent magazine after 34 years. I think we can all agree that they did a great job and have earned a break. My wife Carolina and I understand the importance of this publication to the caving...