Hidden Earth 2004 National Caving Conference and Exhibition
Kendal : 1-3 October
| Hidden Earth 2004 National Caving Conference and Exhibition Kendal : 1-3 October |
Competition co-ordinator: David Gibson; assisted by Footleg, Caroline Fretwell and Richard Rushton. Judged by Pete Glanvill, Robin Gray and Hugh Penney. The results in the main print and slide categories are shown in the table below. The other awards are listed after the table.
| Premier Trophy A portfolio of five prints in colour or black & white. One entry per person. One prize. Minimum print size: one dimension of the print (excluding border / mount / frame) must be at least 250mm. |
Dave Ryall (Cavers in Corky's Pot) |
Annual Trophy, plus... Petzl caving helmet and light donated by Lyon Equipment (£120); £25 voucher from Alan James Photography |
| Colour Print A single print. Up to five entries per person. 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes. Minimum print size: one dimension of the print (excluding border / mount / frame) must be at least 200mm. |
1. John Forder (Long Kin West) |
Flashgun Slave Unit donated by David Gibson; Pack of photo-quality inkjet paper donated by BCRA; edition of Speleo-Abstracts donated by BCRA |
| 2. Ian Cooper (Snailbeach) |
Survival Bag donated by Blizzard | |
| 3. John Forder (Notts II) |
£20 voucher donated by Jessops | |
| Monochrome Print A single print. Up to five entries per person. 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes. (Sepia and other toned monochrome prints are acceptable in this category). Minimum print size: one dimension of the print (excluding border / mount / frame) must be at least 200mm. |
1. Andy Jackson (Dow Cave) |
Caving oversuit donated by Dragon |
| 2. Peter Harvey (Easter Grotto) |
Kinetics Mini Q40 light donated by Sea and Sea | |
| 3. David Gibson (Boulder) |
£15 Voucher donated by Jessops; Book 'speleodes' donated by Bat Products | |
| Transparency A 35mm transparency. Up to five entries per person. 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes. |
1. Tony Merino (Cannon County Blowhole, Tennessee) |
Kinetics Mini Q40 LED light donated by Sea and Sea |
| 2. Peter Gedei (Prfdjama) |
Survival Bag donated by Blizzard | |
| 3. Peter Gedei (Katna Jama) |
£15 Voucher donated by Jessops; Book 'Moorland Caver' donated by Gerry Gibbs |
Awarded to a British Isles 'newcomer', entering any competition category. Enprints (150mm x 100mm) will also be accepted in this category. One prize. Brendan Marris (Welsh Caves Portfolio) won a copy of Images Below by Chris Howes, donated by Wild Places Publishing.
Up to five entries per person in any medium. The Cave Life award was introduced to encourage cave photographers to look further at their environment and to add scientific value to the photograph. Brief notes should include an identification of the species. No prize awarded this year.
A single or short sequence of 35mm transparencies or JPG files (at least 600 x 800 pixels), with caption(s). Up to three entries per person, judged by the 'laughometer'! One prize. No entries this year
Sponsored by Speleo Technics, manufacturers of high-performance caving lamps and chargers; a cash prize of £100 for the best colour print or transparency of a Speleo Technics product in use. Awarded to Dave Ryall
Brendan Marris (DYO) won a camera worth £150 from Sea and Sea.
Competition co-ordinators: Robin Gray, Ceris Jones. Judged by ballot of conference delegates.
Prizes for the best speleological art executed in any visual art medium, except photographs, and including drawing, painting, print-making, sculpture and textiles. Up to five entries per person.
1. Pete Martin (Coming and Going) won a set of Caran d'Ache water-soluble pencils from Jakar International.
2. Linda Cregg (Way Out) won a trip for ten people into Clearwell Caves to collect ochre pigments and an A2 portfolio case donated by Robin Gray
3. Mel Lloyd (A Brush with Darkness) won a voucher to attend an ISSA workshop weekend
A new award - the St Cuthberts Prize for Best Art on Paper went to Rhian Hicks (Catching my Breath) who won a pack of Waterford Watercolour paper donated by St Cuthberts Mill.
A Gallery of Wit for cartoonists. All those who venture into the realms of humorous drawings are invited to exhibit the product of their imaginations.
1. Kelvin (Smidgin - the joys of caving) won a watercolour wooden box set from the Cumberland Pencil Company
Competition co-ordinated by Clive Gardener, Judged by Tony Cook, Clive Gardener, David Webb. The winning entry was screened at the closing ceremony. The winner was Sid Perou and Martin Baines (You bet - its a daft idea) who received a boot bag from Daleswear and 20m of rope from Inglesport.
Competition co-ordinated by Clive Gardener, Judged by Tony Cook, Clive Gardener, David Webb. The winning entry was screened at the closing ceremony. The winner was Dave Ryall (Archives: Bradford Pothole Club 1933-2004) won a CD from Musicave and a tackle sack from Dragon
Competition co-ordinator: Juan Corrin. Contestants must survey a course outside the conference building. The survey data is processed on a computer and the winner is the team that manages the loop with the smallest misclosure error.
Seven teams entered, with misclosure errors ranging from 0.5% to 8.9%
1. Peter Clewes and Jenny Corrin (0.53% misclosure) won a Silva M2 headlite and a £30 voucher from Paul Mann.
2. Becka Lawson and Julian Todd (1.81% misclosure) won a six-person-night stay at Wessex Cave Club, two tickets to Wookey Hole and a £20 voucher from Paul Mann.
The SRT competitions were, once again, organised by Mark Wright of Access Training Services Ltd and took place in the main trade hall throughout the weekend. SRT training sessions were also on offer. In addition to the competition prizes, the first six people in each competition were entered into a 'winners league' with a substantial prize
| 30m speed race | M: Sam Wood, 2:17 | 50m Lanex SRT rope from HB |
| F: Amy Finnie, 2:45 | 50m Lanex SRT rope from HB | |
| Obstacle course | M: Richard Hudson, 1:35 | T-shirt and mug from Speleolabs; book from Mike Moore |
| F: Dominique Drew, 2:40 | T-shirt and mug from Speleolabs; book from Mike Moore Books | |
| 10m ladder climb | M: Ged Ben, 17.1s | 50m Lanex SRT rope from HB |
| F: Alyson Brook, 15.5s | 50m Lanex SRT rope from HB | |
| 50m tackle bag stuffing | Adam Spillane, 60.0s | 50m rope and tackle sac from Bernies. |
| Premier Carbide Lamp Building (blindfolded) | Richard Hudson, 43.9s | Book on Carbide Lamps from Mike Moore Books |
| Winners League | Sam Wood | Voucher for Industrial Rope Access Course (IRATA level 1) worth £590, donated by Access Training Services Ltd. |
Judged by Christian Thomas, our guest from France, who viewed the caving club stands and displays in the exhibition area.
1. Bradford Pothole Club won books to the value of £40, donated by Bat Products. "A strong sense of exploration, supported by enthusiasm and humour. One of the best club stands I have ever seen".
2.Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club won books to the value of £25, donated by Bat Products
T-shirt design: (delegate vote)Bradford Pothole Club (Balls!). Prize: voucher for T-shirt printing from Shipshape.
Badge Prize Draw: Jenny Plucknett. Prize: free entry to HE 2005
Details of these awards, including citations, will appear on the appropriate web pages in due course. (See Information: Competitions and Awards and BCRA: Caving Awards).
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