• Kendal Mountain Festival - The Risk Sessions followed by feature film 'Diving into Darkness'

    Saturday, November 23rd 7:30pm and 9pm at The Box - Kendal College.

    Climbing psychologist Dr Rebecca Williams talks with veteran cave diver Geoff Yeadon and 8,000m peak climber Tamara Lunger about their attitude to risk, their motivation and how we can learn to manage the dangers faced in adventure sport. Followed later the same evening - feature film 'Diving into Darkness' An awe-inspiring odyssey about cave diving icon Jill Heinerth and her journey of exploration, resilience and self discovery into the planet's deepest depths.

    Click here for ticket links

Book of the Week on Radio 4: Underland by Robert Macfarlane

Peregrina

Member
Book of the Week on Radio 4: Underland by Robert Macfarlane

"In his eagerly awaited new book, Robert Macfarlane muses on the worlds beneath our feet. Abridged for radio by Katrin Williams.

In this the Anthropocene Age, life underground is ecologically and delicately poised... And then he recalls a vivid cave journey in the Mendips, with his friend Sean - "The entry is awkward, a body-bending downwards wriggle before a drop...""
 

mikem

Well-known member
Starts with an abbreviated history of Aveline's Hole & his trip is into Swildon's:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qftk
 

David Rose

Active member
The book has some beautiful, compelling writing, and covers many fascinating topics other than caving. And, I can reveal, there will be a copy offered as a prize in a special competition in the next BCA newsletter!
 
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