Raymond Stoyles - UK Caving Expedition to Jamaica in 1965
Ray (Farmer) Stoyles (1945-2012), of the Bradford Pothole Club, remembers the four man, six month long caving expedition to Jamaica in 1965. The Karst Hydrology Expedition was the first major caving expedition to leave UK shores. During their time in Jamaica they explored 29 km of cave passage - much of it previously unknown, included the Quashies River Cave System documented in Mike Boon's book Down to a Sunless Sea. Ray and Sid Perou also reminisce about the other three remarkable characters who were on the expedition - Mike Boon, Pete Livesey, and Trevor 'Tich' Morris. This interview was recorded at the 2009 Bradford Winch Meet.
Interviewee: Raymond Stoyles
Interviewer: Sid Perou
Title: Part 1 - UK Caving Expedition to Jamaica in 1965
Date of recording: 27 May 2009 (published 1 Jul 2009)
Sound recordist: Sid Perou
Copyright details: Sid Perou
Duration of recording: 14 minutes 29 seconds
Recording details: Sampling frequency: 48,000 Hz; Channel mode: joint stereo
MP3 file details: File size: 13,601 kB; Bit rate: 128 kbit/s constant; Compression: 92%
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