Vale Ian Jepson

[Aubrey]

Ian died suddenly on 11th May aged 61 years. He started caving in the 1960s whilst at Beechen Cliff School in Bath and soon joined the Wessex Cave Club. Ian?s interest in caving continued for the rest of his life.

In the 1970s Ian was most active, digging such sites as Sidcot Dig, Vicarage Passage and Abandoned Hope. It was not unusual for Ian to say something like ?lets go and move 100 buckets out of Sidcot Dig to work up a thirst?.
Ian joined Wessex trips to the Picos de Europa and enjoyed many club trips to South Wales and Yorkshire. He was dependable underground and always willing to do his share of the work.
 
Most friends have memories of Ian which will be rekindled by a bottle of Glava!

Cremation will be at Haycombe Crematorium at 10.30 a.m., on Wednesday, 3rd June 2009.

 

[ian mckenzie]

Ian Jepson also has friends in Canada where he caved a bit in the mid-1980s. Oddly, a photograph of Ian appears in the most recent edition of The Canadian Caver, standing in front of the 72m deep shaft Dooley's Drop which he helped explore in 1983.  Ian and I were also on the first explorations of Bluebell Cave in 1984, and if I recall correctly he was in the helicopter when we first spotted Close To The Edge in 1985, subsequently explored to -470m.  Ian kindly hosted me for part of my first caving trip to Britain in 1984.  He was a friendly guy with a great sense of humor.