Issue 310: Behind the cover

Mike Wise on the Second Pitch
in Longwood Valley Sink, Mendip

It’s always fun photographing the beautiful underground world we are fortunate to experience, but one of the great privileges of a cave photographer is being asked to help document new discoveries. Longwood Valley Sink has taken decades of persuasion by dedicated explorers to yield results. Here is just a taste, a shot of Mike Wise ascending the 2nd pitch in LVS. 

Mark Burkey