<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>CUCC Expo member: Nick Thorne</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../css/main2.css" /> </head> <body> <h2 id="tophead">CUCC Expedition Handbook</h2> <h1>Nick Thorne</h1> <p><img class="onleft" src="../i/nickt.jpg" width="256" height="256" alt="" /> Nick Thorne (Fitzwilliam, 1976-79, Committee 1976-77, Secretary 1977-78, President 1978-79)<br /> started caving with the <a href="../../others/bec/index.htm">Bristol Exploration Club</a> before coming up to Cambridge, so was rapidly integrated into club activities. Soon joined several other CUCC members in joining the <a href="https://northernpennineclub.org.uk/">Northern Pennine Club</a></p> <p>Came on the 1977, 78, 79 and 80 expeditions and played a major part in the exploration of Eislufthöhle (-506m) including the bottoming trip of 1979.</p> <p>Inventor of the "Thorne Modification" of the "doubled-second bar" for rack descenders in <a href="http://www.cucc.survex.com/jnl/1979/racks.htm">A Review of Thermal Improvements to the Standard Rappel Rack</a> in Cambridge Underground 1979. <hr style="clear: both" /><p class="caption">Photo © A.E.R.Waddington, 1978</p> <!-- Photo --> <hr /> <!-- LINKS --> <ul id="links"> <li>Back to table of <a href="../index.htm">expo members</a></li> <li>Back to <a href="../../index.htm">Expedition Intro page</a> <ul> <li><a href="../../infodx.htm"><b>Index</b> to Expo</a> information pages</li> </ul></li> <li>Back to <a href="../../../index.htm">CUCC Home page</a></li> </ul> </body> </html>