Reviews

Studies In Speleology, Vol. I, Part 4, 1966; Part 5, 1967.

Part 4, 1966

A Review of Cave Diving Techniques and Apparatus in Britain, by David P. Drew.
An account of cave diving from the early attempts by Balcombe at Swildon’s Hole in 1934 to the present day “Nyphargus” air breathing set.
Bats under Stress, by R. E. Stebbings.
Describes how difficult it is to observe bats without seriously disturbing their colonies. A plea is made for special care by speleologists.
The Cave Salamander, Proteus, and its Development, by Albert Vandel This cave dwelling vertebrate, which at present is only found in the underground rivers of the Dalmatian Karst, has been successfully reared in captivity at Moulis.
A New Graphical Resistivity Technique for Detecting Air-filled Cavities, by C. Bristow.
A method has been developed using a single electrode probe technique. Surveys made at Gallowgate, near Torquay, and at Buckfastleigh are described. The latter survey indicated an unknown series of cavities west of the existing known caves.

Part 5, 1967

Dean William Buckland, 1784—1856, by Patrick J. Boylan.
A biography of William Buckland, Fellow of Corpus Christi College and Professor of Geology at Oxford and, towards the end of his life, Dean of Westminster. A description is given of the work of this pioneer of cave science, especially on the origin of caves where he changed from the diluvian to the glacial theory, and on bone deposits in caves.
Blind Cave Fishes, by P. Humphrey Greenwood.
Thirty-two cave dwelling species are known; Europe is exceptional in being without fishes which spend their entire lives in caves. Most of the species occur in the tropics. A comprehensive and well illustrated article.
Cave Studies in Nordland, Norway, by Shirley St. Pierre.
A discussion of the origin and development of the caves, including a map showing the major caving areas and a list of the more important caves with their length and depth.
A Survey of British Caving Periodicals, by Ray Mansfield.
An attempt to bring some order to the chaos caused by the increasing flow of new caving periodicals and a plea for increased interest in the bibliography of caving. A list is appended of present publications.

The British Ski Yearbook

No. 47, 1966.

Oslo Ski-ing, by W. D. M. Raeburn.
Describes some of the surprises that await downhill-only skiers when they first arrive in Norway and…. “It is such a pleasant change from icy bumps, ski-lift queues and apres-ski”.
Mountains do not change, by J. Howkins.
A nostalgic picture of Leukerbad in 1919.
Salute to a Friend, by Margaret Stephen Crawford.
A memory of Hilti von Allmen.
Land of the Wild Iris, by Pauline Sitwell-Stebbing.
A ski touring expedition to the High Atlas by the Grindelwald Eagle Ski Club; “A few days’ training at Oukaimeden. …; and then a change of valley to the Neltner Hut (There can be few huts so close to so many four-thousanders!) and as many four-thousanders as well as the highest peak in the range, Djebel Toubkal (4,165 m.), as possible.
Ski-ing on Bamboo, by John Willmot
A mid-January holiday at Shiga Heights, Japan.
Hope for Non-ski-ing Fathers, by R. O. Murray.
The delights of ski-cycling on the Parsenn.
Confessions of an Alpine Skier in Norway, by M. F. Heller.
Eastern Norway—the heartland of Norwegian ski-ing—a vast territory of open forest and rolling upland, culminating in the grandiose ski-mountaineering territory of Jotunheim, first skied by Slingsby.

Eagles in the Pyrenees, by Jane Reid.
Fifteen Grindelwald Eagles on tour in the Pyrenees in March.
Pas de la Casa, Cauterets, Arribet Hut, Oulettes Hut, Superbagneres.

No. 48, 1967

On Winklepickers in the Jura, by Neil Hogg.
A langlauf tour on Norwegian ski along the ridges of the Jura between Balstal and Neuchatel.
Piz Palü, by Bob Tillard.
Robbed of the summit by wind and frostbite within 250 feet of it.
Seventy Years of Ski-ing. Parts 1 to 4, by Arnold Lunn.
Sir Arnold started ski-ing at Chamonix in 1898; he has been an editor of ski-ing publications, including all 48 issues of the British Ski Yearbook, for 60 years, but he does not claim that this is a record. Here he describes the early development of Alpine ski-ing and especially of ski mountaineering.
Not All Sunshine and Powder Snow, by David H. Baker.
Ski-touring in the Upper Engadine, finishing with an ascent of Piz Palii on a perfect morning with new snow.

H.G.W.

The Himalayan Journal, Volume XXVI. 1965.

The Himalayan Mountains: Their Age, Origin and Sub-crustal Relations, by D. N. Wadia.
The formation, in very recent geological time, of the chain; its geography, meteorology, vegetation and geodesy. Cambridge Expedition to Swat Kohistan, 1964, by M. W. H. Day.
A long vacation spent by four members of the C.U.M.C. climbing the 18,000 to 19,000 ft. mountains of the Siri Dara in West Pakistan.
Mountains of the Kaghan, 1965, by Trevor Braham.
A fortnight’s walking and climbing in June in this attractive valley north west of Abbottabad.
Gauri Sankar, 1964, by Ian Clough.
How Sankar (23,440 ft.), the Hindu God of Destruction, in the Rolwaling Himalaya, defeated Clough, Don Whillans and four other members of the Alpine Climbing Group; Clough and Whillans had to give up at 22,000 feet.
Trekking in the Nepal Himalayas, by Mrs. L. H. Dayal.
Walking tours in the foothills, with occasional peaks up to 22,770 ft., in the spring, the summer, the autumn and the winter of 1963.
Kulu Notes, 1964—1965, by Robert Pettigrew.
Contains some sound advice on the preparatory procedure for exploratory mountaineering so as to avoid false claims.

Kindred Club Journals

The Librarian also gratefully acknowledges the following journals:

Alpine Journal, 1966, 1967.
Appalachia, 1966, 1967.
Appalachia Bulletins, 1966, 1967.
Bristol University Speleological Society Proceedings, 1965-66, 1966-67.
Cambridge Mountaineering, 1967, 1968.
Climbers’ Club Proceedings, 1965, 1966, 1967.
Craven Pothole Club, 1967.
Deutschen Alpenvereins, Jugend am Berg, 1966, 1967.
Equipe Speleo de Bruxelles, Bulletin dTnformation, 1965, 1967.
Fell and Rock Climbing Club Journal, 1966.
Gritstone Club Journal, 1966.
Irish Mountaineering, 1966.
Japanese Alpine Club Journal, 1965, 1966.
Lancashire Caving and Climbing Club Journal, 1966, 1968.
Mountain Club of South Africa Journal, 1965, 1966.
National Speleological Society: Bulletins 1966, 1967. News 1966, 1967.
Pinnacle Club Journal, 1965-66.
Rucksack Club Journal, 1966, 1967.
Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal, 1966, 1967, 1968.
South Wales Caving Club, Newsletter, 1966, 1967.
Speleo Club de la Seine, L’Aven, 1966, 1967.
Spelunca, 1966, 1967.
Swiss Alpine Club:   Bulletins, 1966, 1967.  Reviews, 1966, 1967.