Publications

Cave Rescuer's Manual SSF. Author B Tourte. The cumulative wisdom and experience of Speleo Secours Francais. Wide ranging in its scope, from organisation to equipment to specific techniques, it presents a lot of food for thought. As those who have dealt with them know, the French cave rescue is a very professional outfit! Not all British teams use these techniques - different caves, different methods - but they have been proven to work in the bigger systems of the continent. Very worthwhile reading for those going 'further afield', and of interest to all those associated with cave rescue in the UK, too. This edition published 2006, 98 pages. High quality colour illustrations.

Descent magazine, previous issues. If you missed that article, and now you regret it...there will normally be one or two left over in stock. You need to specify which one you'd like! Sent with no postage if you add it to a gear order.

ULSA explorations Journal II. Published over ten years ago, but still a very useful and high quality publication. Several surveys are included in the text, and Paul Monico (editor) always makes for an entertaining read with some very dry humour. Still the best written reference for the Penyghent Pot extensions, and with good descriptions of Sleets Gill, work in M*ssdale, and the entertaining but little visited Kirk Bank Cave. Also a must for those who want some sense of the history of exploration in the Dales over the last forty years. Highly recommended, b/w illustrations