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Jim Eyre (1925–2008) was a British
Jim Eyre (1925–2008) was a British caver
Caving, also known as spelunking (United States and Canada) and potholing (United Kingdom and Ireland), is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). In contrast, speleology is the scientific ...
, known for being one of the first European cavers to explore the caves of Asia. In 1946 in Lancaster
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, Eyre helped to found the Red Rose Cave and Pot Hole Club, where he was prominent in the earliest exploration of the Ease Gill Caverns.
Life and career
Eyre was born in Kent, and his family moved to Lancaster while he was young. Eyre was also a known author of adventure literature. Two early books, ''It's Only a Game'' and ''The Game Goes On'', included more than 160 photographs, and cartoons of his characteristically knobbly-kneed explorers. His 1961 autobiography, ''The Cave Explorers'', sold out. Half a dozen other books have followed, including ''Race Against Time: A History of the Cave Rescue Organisation'' about the team based inClapham, North Yorkshire
Clapham is a village in the Civil parishes in England, civil parish of Clapham cum Newby in North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, north-west of Settle, North Yorkshire, Settle, and just off the A65 road.
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Eyre was well known as an active member of the Cave Rescue Organisation, based in North Yorkshire, and he took a major role during the Mossdale Caverns
Mossdale Caverns is a cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is about north of Grassington, and east of Conistone, where Mossdale Beck sinks at the base of Mossdale Scar. It lies at an altitude of on the eastern flank of Wharfedale, ...
tragedy.
He died in 2008, aged 83.
Bibliography
''The Cave Explorers'', 1981 ''Race Against Time: A History of the Cave Rescue Organisation'', 1988 ''The Ease Gill System: Forty Years of Exploration'', 1989 ''It's Only a Game'', 2004 ''The Game Goes On'', 2009See also
*Caving in the United Kingdom
Recreational caving in the United Kingdom dates back to the mid-19th century. The four major caving areas of the United Kingdom are North Yorkshire, South Wales, Derbyshire, and the Mendips. Minor areas include Devon, North Wales, and the Scottis ...
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