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Competition | Category | Level | Winner | Title/Time | Entry Ref. | Prize Won |
Speleo-Olympics | Individual | Winner | Mike Waterworth | 01:34 | Bottle of Wine and trophy to keep for one year, from Speleo-Olympics | |
Junior team of two | Winner | Jacob Easterling and Andrew Biffin | 02:42 | Two bottles of Wine for their parents, from Speleo-Olympics | ||
SRT Races | Mens 30m Prusik | Winner | Rob Middleton | 01:58 | Wookey Hole book from BCRA | |
Womens 30m Prusik | Winner | Jess Eades | 02:14 | Wookey Hole book from BCRA | ||
Mens Assault Course | Winner | Rob Middleton | 03:33 | £40 voucher from Starless River | ||
Womens Assault Course | Winner | Jo White | 04:58 | £40 voucher from Starless River | ||
60m Tackle Bag Stuffing | Winner | Mark Wright | 00:58 | Tackle bag from Lyon Equipment | ||
10m Ladder Coiling | Winner | Pete Hall | 01:53 | Family admittance voucher from Dan-yr-Ogof Show Cave | ||
Knot Tying | Winner | Mark Wright | 00:58 | Mug from Hugh Penney at Hand-knitted Pottery | ||
Overall Winner | Winner | Jo White | 100m SRT rope from Mark Wright Training | |||
Club Stand | Club Stand | Winner | Mendip Caving Group | The Spice of Life by Chris Howes, donated by Descent, selection of books from Moore Books, small tackle-bag from Lyon Equipment | ||
Survey Salon | Arthur Butcher Award | Winner | Paul Swire and Sam Allshorn | Northern Caves project at northerncaves.co.uk/caves/ | £100 and a framed print from BCRA | |
All Surveys | Winner | Thomas Arbenz | Krem Dam / Dark Cave - Meghalaya 2017 | s1211 | Disto X310 from Leica Geosystems | |
Delegate Ballot for Best Survey | Winner | Thomas Arbenz | Krem Dam / Dark Cave - Meghalaya 2017 | s1211 | £50 from BCRA | |
Art Salon | Best Work Showing Cavers Caving | Winner | Irene Healy | Rodger Raines Peak Cavern | a1262 | Dales book volume 2, from BCRA |
Best Work Produced Digitally | Winner | Keith Edwards | A Cave, A Pool and Eternity | a1031 | Dales book volume 2, from BCRA | |
Overall Winner | Winner | Rebecca Varnes | Never lick the walls unless they are made of sugar of course | a1361 | Dales book volume 2, from BCRA and bednights at Craven Pothole | |
Delegate Ballot for Best Art | Winner | Pete Glanvill | What's in a name | a1291 | Dales book volume 2, from BCRA Bednights at South Wales Caving Club | |
Delegate Ballot for Best Cartoon | Winner | Jess Burkey | The joys of being a cave model | w081 | The Games Goes on by Jim Eyres, donated by Descent | |
Video Salon | Judged | Winner | Keith Edwards | Hidden Earth 2017 Opening Video | v1061 | Mini-Q40 underwater light from Custom Duo, tackle bag from Warmbac |
Delegate Ballot for Best Video | Winner | Paul Taylor | Otter Hole Cave 19.08.17 C02 Monitoring (With a Twist) | v1021 | £50 voucher from Inglesport, tackle bag from Caving Supplies | |
Photo Salon | Fun Shot | Winner | Paul Fairman | Warmbac War 'n Peace in the Philippines 2 | f1092 | Tackle bag from Lyon Equipment |
British Newcomer Award | Winner | Jo White | Tiergarten (Dachstein, Austria) Ice Formation | c1304 | Images Below by Chris Howes, donated by Descent, and a Painting by Robin Gray | |
Cave Life Award | Winner | Chris Howes | Fungus gnat larva and prey | c1356 | Journal from TSG, and bednights at Wessex Cave Club | |
Delegate Ballot for Best Photo | Winner | Mark Burkey | award to photographer (see note) | Bednights at Bradford Pothole Club | ||
Monochrome Print | Winner | Mark Burkey | The Stalagmite Forest. Pielkhlieng Pouk | m1076 | Original artwork by June McLucas, donated by Ceris Jones | |
Colour Print | Winner | Mark Burkey | The pitch. Calf Holes. | c1077 | Stained glass artworks by Pete Martin, donated by Pete Martin | |
Digital Image | Winner | Stuart Gardener | Bluewater | d1375 | Original artwork by Ceris Jones, donated by Ceris Jones | |
Portfolio (Premier Trophy) | Winner | Chris Howes | Portfolio - see list below | £100 from BCRA and the Premier Trophy to keep for a year. Voucher for accommodation at Chalet Arc in the Vercors |
Note: Delegate Ballot for Best Photo. This year, three photos (all from Mark Burkey) tied for first place in the ballot.
For the four 'Salon' competitions - Art, Video Media, Photography and Cave Survey - we award Merits and Distinctions as well as an outright winner. Winners of a Merit receive a certificate; Winners of a Distinction receive a certificate and a small memento or trophy, as do the outright winners. The following table lists the Merits and Distinctions awarded in the salons, and also the winning entries that comprised the Photo Salonm Portfolio (Premier Trophy).
Competition | Category | Level | Winner | Title/Time | Entry Ref. | Prize Won |
Art Salon | Judged Art | Merit | Jesse Wilman | Copper Waterfall | a402 | Cert. |
Merit | Peter Glanvill | What's in a name? | a1291 | Cert. | ||
Judged Cartoon | Merit | Arwen | Looking for a mouse hole | ?? | Cert. | |
Judged Art | Distinction | Pete MacNab | Porth yr Ogof | a405 | Mem. & Cert. | |
Video Salon | Judged | Merit | Paul Taylor | Otter Hole Cave 19.08.17 C02 Monitoring (With a Twist) | v1021 | Cert. |
Merit | Richard Bullock | Bagshawe Cavern | v1151 | Cert. | ||
Photo Salon | Colour Print | Merit | Thomas Arbenz | The Mysteries of Krem Mawpun 4 | c1204 | Cert. |
Merit | Jeff Wade | The Star of Api, Wonder Cave, Mulu | c1278 | Cert. | ||
Digital Image | Merit | Mark Burkey | Calf Holes. Creepy Crawlies | d1073 | Cert. | |
Merit | Mark Burkey | St Cuthberts, The Balcony | d1077 | Cert. | ||
Merit | Duncan Hornby | Helictites, Easter cave, Margret River, Australia | d1253 | Cert. | ||
Merit | Jeff Wade | Meandre des Fourmis, Scialet du Candy, Vercors | d1272 | Cert. | ||
Merit | Chris Howes | Krem Sakwa upstream extension | d1351 | Cert. | ||
Merit | Chris Howes | Francesco Maurano, Grotta del Paranco | d1353 | Cert. | ||
Merit | Chris Howes | Babel, Wind Cave, Mulu | d1355 | Cert. | ||
Merit | Chris Howes | Martinska jama, Slovenia | d1356 | Cert. | ||
Colour Print | Distinction | Mark Burkey | The Rickety Bridge. Croesor Mine | c1071 | Mem. & Cert. | |
Distinction | Mark Burkey | Kingsdale Master Cave | c1075 | Mem. & Cert. | ||
Distinction | William Nix | White Rose Chamber, Hagg Gill Pot, Langstrothdale | c1137 | Mem. & Cert. | ||
Distinction | William Nix | Wet going in Hagg Gill pot, Langstrothdale | c1138 | Mem. & Cert. | ||
Digital Image | Distinction | Mark Burkey | Alum Pot. The Balcony | d1071 | Mem. & Cert. | |
Distinction | Mark Burkey | Licanke, Surfacing | d1076 | Mem. & Cert. | ||
Monochrome Print | Distinction | Chris Howes | Dave Hodgson, Krem Dam | m1355 | Mem. & Cert. | |
Portfolio (Premier Trophy) | Winner | Chris Howes | New extension, upstream Krem Sakwa | c1351 | ||
Winner | Chris Howes | Marcel Dikstra, Krem Sakwa | c1352 | |||
Winner | Chris Howes | Dave Hodgson, Krem Sakwa | c1353 | |||
Winner | Chris Howes | Judith Calford, Krem Mawpun | c1354 | |||
Winner | Chris Howes | Downstream Krem Sakwa | c1355 |
BCRA awards the Arthur Butcher prize annually for contributions to cave surveying. The judges consider projects brought to their attention during the year, as well as all surveying work that is on display at the Hidden Earth conference. The 2017 prize was awarded to Awarded to Paul Swire and Sam Allshorn for the Northen Caves Web-Site. This project, with its updateable web site, contains entrance photos and locations of caves in the North of England. There are cross-references to publications describing the discovery and exploration.
Citation by Wookey, on behalf of the judges
The prestigious Tratman Award is given annually to a caving-related paper-based publication in memory of E.K. Tratman, who died in 1978, to recognise excellence and encourage future improvement. It is administered by the Ghar Parau Foundation. It both recognises excellence and encourages future improvement, and is considered one of the UK's premier national awards. It is judged by a team of independent cavers - for the 2016 award (announced at Hidden Earth in 2017) these were: Joe Duxbury, Ric Halliwell, Chris Howes, Alan Jeffreys, Martin Mills.
The 2016 award saw a departure from the established norm, in that there was no announcement made prior to the presentation at Hidden Earth in September 2017. Only then did the authors learn of the commendations and the eventual winner, which received a superb statuette of a caver bookend created by Ceris Jones. Of interest is that from within the wide range of publications and articles considered by the judges for 2016, a significant number of authors and journals have previously been commended or won the award. The final shortlist was: The Castleton Mines, Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club Journal (11), Irish Speleology (22), A Spider's Thread of Shining Silver, and Underground Archaeology. Special mention also goes to the second part of the series of books on Meghalaya, India, edited by Thomas Arbenz. Further details of this shortlist.
The winner for 2016 was difficult to determine, given the high standards involved, with the Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club Journal (11) coming out on top. The award follows in the footsteps of the club's 2010 commendation for the previous journal, and this latest publication is a very worthy winner and many congratulations go to the club and editor Ray Duffy.
Citation by Chris Howes, on behalf of the judges
The Giles Barker Award has been jointly presented since 1993 by the Morgannwg and Red Rose caving clubs in memory of Giles, who died in a caving accident in Spain. This prestigious award is made annually to anyone connected with any aspect of cave photography, in recognition of excellence in the field. For 2017 the award went to a prolific and accomplished cave photographer who, over recent years, has produced an increasing standard of imagery and built up a superb body of work. He has gained the Premier Trophy at Hidden Earth twice, as well as winning numerous other categories, and there can be few cavers who have not seen at least one of his images in use, from Descent covers to illustrations in caving books and even to the beer mugs at this years Hidden Earth. Congratulations therefore go to Mark Burkey for gaining this recognition, which is so well deserved. This 25th award was made in October at Hidden Earth, this being a hand-crafted figurine of a cave photographer created by Ceris Jones.
Citation by Chris Howes, on behalf of Morgannwg and Red Rose caving clubs.
Conference Manager - LES WILLIAMS
Conference Treasurer | Dave Cooke |
Conference Secretary | Wendy Williams |
Trade Hall Manager | Hatstand with Rebecca Varns, Stu Waldren |
Technical Team: Manager - LES WILLIAMS
Chris Williams, Basher Baines, Paul Wilman, Mark Williams, Josh Bratchley, Ellen Cooper, Jonathan Da Casta, Frank Tully, Wayne Starsmare, Mark Kellaway, Simon Richardson, Tim Webber, Josh White, Duncan Simey, Tony Littler, Bartek Biela, Paulina Biela, Mike Clayton, Josh Rawson, Deanne Wilkins, Dave Appleing, Des McNally, Tony Radmall, Richard Amor Wilkes, Darren Chapman. |
Administration Team: Manager - WENDY WILLIAMS
Desk staff: Cheryl Lingard, Jo Diamond,
Louise Biffen, Martell Baines, Rebecca Varns,
Sharon Devine, Sam Drake, Jessie Wilman. |
Events Team: Lecture Secretary - EMMA PORTER
SRT Events | Mark Wright, Dave Cowley, Tom Chapman |
Speleo Olympics | Nigel Gower, Richard Lockwood |
Opening MC | John Gunn |
Opening AV | Keith EdwardsThe Dudley |
After Dinner Speaker | Martyn Farr |
Disco | Basher |
Closing MC | Goon |
Closing AV | Keith EdwardsThe Dudley |
Closing Script and Projections | Geoff Dommett, with David Gibson, Jerry Wooldridge |
Competitions Team: Secretary - DAVID
GIBSON
Photo Salon Co-ordinator | Footleg | Judges: Steve Sharp, Steve Woolven, Dave Ryall |
Video Media Salon Co-ordinator | Andy and Antonia Freem | Judges: Pete Glanvill, Rob Eavis |
Art Salon Co-ordinator | Robin Gray | Judges: Robin Gray, Ceris Jones, Hatstand |
Surveying Salon & Arthur Butcher Award Co-ordinator | Andrew Atkinson | Judges: Andrew Atkinson, Tim Allen, Wookey |
Pink Sheet Runner and Rosette Wrangler | Sam Drake | |
Vote Counters | Ceris Jones, Sue Gray | |
Club Stands Award | Les Williams | Judges: Roo Walters, Yoxz Burgers |
Tratman Award | Chris Howes | Judges: Martin Mills, Joe Duxbury, Ric Halliwell, Chris Howes |
Giles Barker Award | Chris Howes | Judges: Morgannwg CC, Red Rose CPC |
Sponsorship - MARGARET RICHARDSON
Publicity team...
Poster Design | Jerry Wooldridge |
Web Site | Gary Douthwaite |
Programme Design | Les Williams and Chris Howes |
Bar Manager - DAVE KING
Bar Staff - Richard Abbott, Hilary Abbott, Ian Barker, Jane McCorquodale, Dave Tuffery, Clifford Abbott, Nick Powell, Jack Sandys, Clara Duncan, Sue Hargraves, Fiona Barker, Paul Gladman, Gareth Thompson, Amy Neal, Richard Neal. |
Thanks also to the lecturers and the session chairs, and also to the traders, sponsors, and to all delegates from the UK and overseas, who all contributed to making the event a success
Staff: tab-separated data (for competitions only; late edits flagged with !!)
British Cave Research Association
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