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<h1>Mike Thomas</h1>
<p><img class="onleft" src="../i/rmt.jpg" width="180" height="225"
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<img class="onright" src="../i/mikethomas-jan1982.jpg" />
<b>Mike Thomas</b>, (Pembroke 1979-82, Committee 1981-82)<br />
Expedition 1982 (pushing the depths of
<span lang="de">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle</span>), 1983 (142 and
<span lang="de">Steinschlagschacht</span> 1623/136), 1984
(<span lang="de">Steinschlagschacht</span>), 1989 (cave diving
in <span lang="de">Altausseer See</span> and at various resurgences).<br />
As well as being in CUCC and exCS, Mike joined the
<a href="http://www.pennine.demon.co.uk/NPC/">Northern Pennine Club</a>.
He soon took up cave diving (and therefore joined the
<a href="http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/~arb/speleo/cdg.html">Cave Diving
Group</a>), being at one time the only diver in the Dales
with a 100% record for passing virgin sumps at the first dive (OK, so it
was only 2 feet long :-). Diving took him on the NPC expeditions to Northern
Spain (especially <span lang="es">Cueva Culiembro</span> in the Cares
Gorge).<br />
Mike still cave dives, and even caves, occasionally (in between flying a
light aircraft), despite being confined to a wheelchair after a ski-touring
accident.<br />
The photo was taken at the Lost Johns' carpark on Leck Fell - note the
tatty canoeing helmet, as used by many cave divers (the holes let the
air out when diving).</p>
<hr style="clear: both" /><p class="caption">Photo &copy; Andy Waddington, 1989.10.14</p>
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