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EuroSpeleo 2016

Workshop - How strong is your rope?

Workshop|Dr Bob Mehew

Workshop - How strong is your rope?

Abstract

The mobile BCA Rope Test Rig will be present on site and in operation during the whole event (bar the day of the Field Trip to the other rig). Bring samples of 2.5m length for testing on this simple dymanic rig and find out how many drops your rope can survive.

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Oral|Miss Laura Deeprose

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Oral|Dr Trevor Faulkner

The caves of Gigglewick Scar - examples of deglacial speleogenesis?

Field|Mr David Morrison

Field Trip: Dowsing a fresh look at finding Caves

Poster|Mr Nigel Steel

Poster: Under the Uplands - Exploring the Cave Archaeology in the Yorkshire Dales

Oral|Mrs Alena Gessert

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Oral|Dr Rostam Namaghi

A brief (fictional) history of Speleomusic

Oral|Dr David Gibson

How Earth-Current Antennas Really Work

Workshop|Mr Nigel Steel

Caves and photogrammetry

Oral|Mr Mark Brown

Mulu 2015 - Unlocking another mountain

Workshop|Mr Andrew Atkinson

Surveyor's Get Together - Cave Symbols, Data Entry and more...

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