Peter Burgess
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Can anyone help me please?
I would like to know the historical background to the leader scheme used to great effect (from a conservation point of view) in St Cuthberts.
Why was a leader scheme introduced in the cave? Has it been in place from day 1? Whose decision was it - the owners, or cavers?
My personal view is that the scheme is a Good Thing. It has saved much of the cave from a great deal of deterioration. But was the reason for the scheme primarily base on conservation issues, safety issues, liability issues? Something else?
Peter
I would like to know the historical background to the leader scheme used to great effect (from a conservation point of view) in St Cuthberts.
Why was a leader scheme introduced in the cave? Has it been in place from day 1? Whose decision was it - the owners, or cavers?
My personal view is that the scheme is a Good Thing. It has saved much of the cave from a great deal of deterioration. But was the reason for the scheme primarily base on conservation issues, safety issues, liability issues? Something else?
Peter