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08/02/2025

Your response to the recent Yorkshire Dales Management Plan objectives for 2025-2030 could help us keep caving on the table for future discussions.

06/02/2025

Descent is now on WhatsApp! If you have any questions, you can now message or call us on this app.

31/01/2025

For the CHECC - Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs video competition, Nottingham University Caving Club showed us that when the going gets tough, the tough get filming.

29/01/2025

Thanks to everyone who sent us their completed crosswords from Descent 301. The winner, whose name was drawn from a mostly clean caving helmet, is: Andrew Morgan. Congratulations!

27/01/2025

Our February/March issue has a publication date of 15 February, so there is still time if you want to take out a subscription or need to renew your current one. If you don't currently subscribe and want to receive Descent 302 as part of your subscription, make sure you sign up by next Monday.
In the photo: Pete Hall in Aka Hole's Tackle Bag Grotto, by Chris Scaife

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17/01/2025

These long, dark, and cold, nights are ideal for sitting down with the crossword from Descent 301. You have until midnight on Monday 20 January to send it to us for a chance to win a prize!

16/01/2025

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That moment you realise you dropped the latest edition of Descent in the bin 😆.
Better captions invited !

13/01/2025

The Ario Caves Project in northern Spain has been keeping British cavers busy for years. In Descent 301, Mark Sims reports on some recent significant finds, including deep pitches, big open rifts and the narrow and awkward Ario Reality.
In the photo: Julia Arce Sáez and Phil Baker on the huge main shaft of Tras la Jayada in Ario, northern Spain, by Bartek Biela.

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09/01/2025

Judging the entries for our video competition with CHECC - Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs was certainly fun, but it wasn't easy! After some deliberation, the second prize went to this wild take on a caving dream by Aberystwyth Caving Club. Enjoy!

06/01/2025

The Angels of the North have worked hard at their latest dig, near Stump Cross Caverns in the Yorkshire Dales, and as Tom Thompson writes in Descent 301, their time, effort and perseverance have paid off.
In the photo: Alan Weight at the Shipley Glen Sump in West Sink, by James Smith.

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03/01/2025

Thanks to everyone who has submitted their crossword answers from Descent 301. If you still haven't filled it out, don't despair - the closing date for entries is 20 January.

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30/12/2024

We were going to make a cheesy video with our 2024 highlights but we were too busy caving and eating Christmas treats. However, we don't want the year to end without saying thank you: for subscribing, for buying individual issues, for celebrating Descent's 300th issue with us, for stopping by our stall at Hidden Earth and for saying hi at Kendal Mountain Festival. It has been a fantastic year with great caving discoveries in the UK and elsewhere, and it has been a pleasure to showcase them in Descent alongside the best writing and photography in the caving world. Thank you for coming along with us.

19/12/2024

Merry Christmas from Descent! We hope you all have a fantastic break, and spend as much time as possible underground.

Portrait of the Descent team in Five Ways Pot by Sam Davis Photographer.

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For the CHECC - Council of Higher Education Caving Clubs video competition, Nottingham University Caving Club showed us that when the going gets tough, the tough get filming. #descentcheccvideo

Thanks to everyone who sent us their completed crosswords from Descent 301. The winner, whose name was drawn from a mostly clean caving helmet, is: Andrew Morgan. Congratulations!

OFDream by Aberystwyth Caving Club - 2nd prize CHECC-Descent video competition

Subscriptions, back issues, binders and colourful snoods - we have great gifts for cavers! Remember to place your order before midnight tomorrow 12 December if you want to receive it before Christmas! https://www.descentmagazine.co.uk/product-tag/gifts/

Look what just arrived in time for an afternoon brew. #Descent298 #descentcavingmagazine

Today we have been to our new printers, MTP Media in Kendal, to watch Descent being printed and it’s looking good. We will now be using a higher quality of paper and Descent will feature four extra pages as standard. If you are due a renewal, make sure you order by the end of the day to receive your copy next week.

Descent + ActionStash competition winner

Thanks to all our readers who entered the competition to win a Landjoff oversuit from ActionStash. We have a winner!

If Wes Anderson went caving - by Descent Magazine

Issue 296 is almost ready, but as we work on adding the final touches on this grey and cold day, we are thinking about caving on sunnier days, and the fun we had filming this video last spring for International Day of Caves. Shall we do another one this year?

And the winner of the Descent Crossword competition is (drumroll) Arthur Champion! Congratulations! Thank you to all of you who took part in the crossword.

After receiving many valid answers for our quiz (in Descent 294) to win a @petzl_official Duffel 85 transport bag, we are pleased to say that the name drawn out of a semi clean helmet is Craig Cameron. Congratulations, Craig! #Descentcompetition #petzlduffel

We have snoods for sale! To order this stylish multifunctional headwear, made from 100% recycled polyester and featuring our new logo, head over to our website: https://www.descentmagazine.co.uk/shop/descent-snoods/

We are back from Crete! Well, 50% of the Descent team is back, Chris is still there, exploring the caves of the Lefka Ori. While we wait for some updates from the expedition, I thought I would share some of the caves we visited as a family: a great way to escape the heat! The first half of the trip also included some Greek Mythology, from Zeus to the Minotaur. More details about the caves will be published in a future Descent. With thanks to @visitgreecegr, @AutoRentalsCrete and @VASILIKATA for their help.