Martyn Farr
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Martyn Farr is a leading exploratory cave diver and caver, known for his record breaking cave dives and the exploration of many miles of previously undiscovered underground passages (e.g. in Ogof y Daren Cilau
and Noon's Hole). As an author and photographer he has written many books on the subject of cave diving history and techniques and caving locations.
Farr began caving in 1961 and cave diving in 1971, and within 10 years had established a world record for underwater cave penetration in the Bahamas. He is noted within the cave diving community for his explorations in Wookey Hole in 1977 and 1982, and for completing the first traverse of Llangattock Mountain
in Wales in 1986, the execution of which was a televised media event, being the longest and deepest caving through trip in the British Isles.
As well as running a cave diving training facility in South Wales, Farr is a regular contributor to diving magazines around the world. Farr has also acted as support diver in some of the world's most notable cave diving penetrations, including the British-led expedition to Pozo Azul in Spain in September 2010, which at 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) of underwater travel is the world's longest cave diving penetration.
Farr is the author of The Darkness Beckons
, regarded as the definitive book on the history of UK cave diving.
Ogof y Daren Cilau
Ogof y Daren Cilau is one of several cave systems in the Llangattock escarpment near Crickhowell in south Powys, Wales.Its awkward 517m entrance crawl is a natural barrier to any casual visitor and precludes the need for a locked gate to protect it from vandals.Highlights of Daren Cilau include the...
and Noon's Hole). As an author and photographer he has written many books on the subject of cave diving history and techniques and caving locations.
Farr began caving in 1961 and cave diving in 1971, and within 10 years had established a world record for underwater cave penetration in the Bahamas. He is noted within the cave diving community for his explorations in Wookey Hole in 1977 and 1982, and for completing the first traverse of Llangattock Mountain
Llangattock (Crickhowell)
Llangattock is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the south of Powys in south Wales. It lies in the Usk Valley just across the river from the town of Crickhowell...
in Wales in 1986, the execution of which was a televised media event, being the longest and deepest caving through trip in the British Isles.
As well as running a cave diving training facility in South Wales, Farr is a regular contributor to diving magazines around the world. Farr has also acted as support diver in some of the world's most notable cave diving penetrations, including the British-led expedition to Pozo Azul in Spain in September 2010, which at 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) of underwater travel is the world's longest cave diving penetration.
Farr is the author of The Darkness Beckons
The Darkness Beckons
The Darkness Beckons is the definitive book on the history of UK cave diving.It was written by Martyn Farr, a major figure in UK diving at a time when many of the original participants were still alive and available for interview....
, regarded as the definitive book on the history of UK cave diving.