• Descent 302 is published on 15 February and it will soon be on its way to our subscribers.

    In the newsdesk, read a review of the underground events at Kendal Mountain Festival, plus tales of cannibalism and the Cavefish Asteroid.

    In regional news, we have three new connections in Ogof Agen Allwedd, a report on the iron mines of Anjou, an extension to Big Sink Cave in the Forest of Dean, a new dig in Yorkshire's Marble Steps Pot, student parties, an obituary for Tony Boycott, a tight find in the Peak District and a discovery in County Kerry with extensive formations.

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My lovely wife on the Skyhook Pitch yesterday. Not bad for someone who's seven months pregnant!
 
Pulborough Mine, West Sussex (soft sandstone). Quite low sloping galleries - I seem to remember that finding a place to stand fully upright was difficult. There's a small badger sett inside that they've driven from one of the galleries (avoid night-time visits to avoid being bitten). Easy walk-in entrance behind a pub (!). Period costume.

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There is a certain symmetry about scaffolding. The initial phase is to work out what you want for a particular job. You then prepare it all at home with the clamps , pins, jacks and spacers you need. Note the spacer holding the boulder back whilst the clamp underneath provides support. Now that all begged the question is the little rock the only thing holding up the big one ? Well it does not matter now but it did when fitting the stuff. Every photo tells a story ---

 
With mates complaining about how long it takes me to take pictures with my 'proper' camera I've been trying more shots with an Olympus TG-7.
Currently I have it set on aperture priority at f2, ISO 3200 and centre spot metering and trying to make the most of two people in the party having relatively bright lamps. Shot in RAW with a bit of gentle light room. I know there's the live composite mode still to play with, but has anyone any thoughts on better settings for 'on the go' pictures?
All 3 shots from Excellent pot on Leck Fell.

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