Mike Wooding - His first dives in Keld Head
Mike Wooding (1943-2006) started caving whilst at Bristol University, and he soon built up a considerable reputation, being involved with a number of new explorations in Swildon's Hole. In 1964, together with Dave Drew and Dave Savage, he co-founded the Independent Cave Diving Group, a short-lived group which met with considerable success. He later continued his caving career in the Yorkshire Dales. In this interview Mike describes the start of his long and fruitful association with Keld Head that led to the first cave dive to pass 1,000 feet. You can also hear another account of the same dive. This is one of a series of recordings made in 1983 by Geoff Yeadon and Lindsay Dodd who were researching a book about Gaping Gill, which was to be a follow-up to the link up with Ingleborough Cave. The book was never written, but these valuable records remain.
Interviewee: Mike Wooding
Interviewer: Geoff Yeadon
Title: Part 8 - His first dives in Keld Head
Date of recording: 1983 (published 19 Feb 2009)
Sound recordist: Lindsay Dodd
Copyright details: Geoff Yeadon & Lindsay Dodd
Duration of recording: 8 minutes 06 seconds
Recording details: Sampling frequency: 44,100 Hz; Channel mode: joint stereo
MP3 file details: File size: 7,616 kB; Bit rate: 128 kbit/s constant; Compression: 91%
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