Bob Toogood started caving in the mid-1950s when he was fourteen, and in a long and illustrious caving career has been involved with major explorations in all of the main caving areas of the UK, as well as abroad, accompanied by some of the best cavers of the day. In this recording Bob recalls his early caving with such as Les Salmon, Ken Pearce, and Mike Boon down such caves as Mossdale Caverns and the newly explored Giant's Hole. He also describes his experiences accompanying Ken Pearce on his diving expeditions in the Gouffre Berger in the 1960s.
Interviewee: Bob Toogood
Interviewer: Andy Chapman
Title: Early days
Date of recording: 27 June 2014 (published 5 Oct 2014)
Sound recordist: Ben Wright
Copyright details: Andy Chapman and Ben Wright
Duration of recording: 11 minutes 33 seconds
Recording details: Sampling frequency: 44,100 Hz; Channel mode: stereo
MP3 file details: File size: 10,872 kB; Bit rate: 128 kbit/s constant; Compression: 91%
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