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<h2 id="tophead">CUCC Expedition Handbook</h2>
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<h1>Nick Thorne</h1>
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<p><img class="onleft" src="../i/nickt.jpg" width="256" height="256"
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Nick Thorne (Fitzwilliam, 1976-79, Committee 1976-77, Secretary 1977-78,
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President 1978-79)<br />
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started caving with the
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<a href="../../others/bec/index.htm">Bristol Exploration Club</a>
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before coming up to Cambridge, so was rapidly integrated into club
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activities. Soon joined several other CUCC members in joining the
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<a href="https://northernpennineclub.org.uk/">Northern Pennine Club</a></p>
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<p>Came on the 1977, 78, 79 and 80 expeditions and played a major part in the
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exploration of Eislufthöhle (-506m) including the bottoming trip of
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1979.</p>
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<p>Inventor of the "Thorne Modification" of the "doubled-second bar" for rack descenders
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in <a href="http://www.cucc.survex.com/jnl/1979/racks.htm">A Review of Thermal Improvements to the Standard Rappel Rack</a>
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in Cambridge Underground 1979.
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<hr style="clear: both" /><p class="caption">Photo © A.E.R.Waddington, 1978</p>
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