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 <description><![CDATA[The Dominican Republic is not just another Caribbean reef proposition, but an island offering world-class cave-diving for all levels of experience. Martyn Farr even finds time to fit in some wreck sites ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Why do they call it Toad Hall? It's a closely guarded secret. Leigh Bishop recalls this year's Australian-British collaborative project to reach the limits of the spectacular Cocklebiddy cave system<br/>]]></description>
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 <description><![CDATA[Yucatan's bizarre Angelita and awe-inspiring Gran Cenote are both unique experiences. You'll understand why the Mayans considered the cenotes the realm of the gods when you dive them, says Simon Morley ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:44 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Want to feel at home in enclosed environments? Chris Boardman went to Mexico for GUE cave-diving training. Pictures by JP Bresser ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:15 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA['Self-imposed suffering bordering on masochism' was how Martin Farr described his last visit to a remote area of Australia in DIVER. Poisonous snakes and spiders - everything that moved seemed to be a killing machine. Why would anyone go once, let alone twice? Because the Nullarbor boasts the world's most spectacular cave-diving]]></description>
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 <description><![CDATA[It's a big favourite with local divers and with the occasional illustrious visitor. Martyn Farr pops into Finland's fantastic - and chilly - Ojamo limestone mine. Additional photography by Sten Stockman ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 10:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Martyn Farr has dived in caves and caverns all over the world, but guaranteed to bring the biggest smile to his face are the cenotes of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. The good news - we can all join in! ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The springs of northern Florida are a magnet for divers who enjoy enclosed spaces, whether at cavern or cave level. Martyn Farr pays a return visit to find out how Ginnie, Peacock and Little River Springs have been getting along ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[He is one of the world's leading cave-divers, but what makes this exceptional Brit tick? Brendan O'Brien finds out about the man, his psyche, and his unusual take on doormats ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Don't call it cave-diving - mine-diving is quite different, says Martyn Farr, not least because of the industrial remains you get to see down there. But if you plan to delve into Britain's abandoned pits, you need to know what you're doing ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Leading cave-diver Martyn Farr has discovered a Mediterranean location offering such exciting diving-holiday prospects that he hasn't quite got over it yet. He's here to share - but don't tell anyone else! ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Where do tekkies and cave-divers go for their holidays? France's Dordogne area offers inland diving at its best for the sport's celebrities, rising stars and newcomers alike, says Martyn Farr. He has been talking to some of this year's visitors]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:38 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[One of the world's leading cave-divers, Martyn Farr didn't get where he is by taking the easy routes. His latest venture into deepest, coldest Russia was one of his most extreme yet - and among the pluses were the people he found there. ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Do you want to take your diving a stage further this year and really get into wrecks? Mark Ellyatt, who has seen the inside of many tricky overhead environments in his time, offers an outline of the skills you need to master in this plain guide to wreck penetration ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Simply going under water isn't enough for some people ­ they enjoy the added thrill of venturing deep into the bowels of the earth. A newcomer and an experienced cave-diver explain why ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[British divers Ric Stanton and Jason Mallinson have become leading lights in the dark art of cave-diving, after achieving a penetration of France's Emergence du Ressel previously believed impossible. Martyn Farr spent an anxious time as a support diver on the expedition]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Far beneath the baked surface of the Saudi desert lie caves flooded with prehistoric water. Most are inaccessible, but Erik Bjurstrom managed to find a way in and make the first, perilous scuba exploration of the system. Now he finds the Dahl Hith caves luring him ever-deeper inside]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Fringed by dramatic stalactites and stalagmites, a complex cave network shared by blind fish, catfish and fruitbats winds through Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Martyn Farr has dived in caves around the world, but is sure that these virgin cenotes are the most beautiful]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Fancy some novel diving experiences in an exciting part of the world?Martyn Farr heads deep into South America to remote Bonito for deep cave diving, plus the most fun he's ever had at 1.5m, while Denise Mattia explores the saltwater possibilities around Brazil's coastal resorts]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[You can trek into the back of beyond in Australia, drop through a small hole and find yourself in one the most notorious and spectacular enclosed spaces in the world. Even leading cave-diver Martyn Farr gets butterflies when he drops into the Shaft...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Cavern courses are a necessary precursor to cave-diving. They are also very useful to anyone wanting to improve their wreck-penetration techniques. Chris Boardman takes his first steps into darkness with guru Martyn Farr]]></description>
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 <title>THE FLOOR OF FIRE</title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Here is a story weird enough to have emerged from the realms of science fiction, but firmly based in fact. Steffi Schwabe has just received a major award for courage and excellence in science and exploration and her account of her trip to the Black Hole of Andros may explain why it was so well deserved&nbsp;]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[From bottles to bones, you never know what you'll find in Bermuda's water-filled caves. Most of them run beneath private property and can be dived only by invitation. Stephen Weir got lucky ]]></description>
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 <title>PEEPING INTO DARKNESS</title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Want to get started in cavern-diving? Without venturing far from Europe, where are the best places to go? Leading cave-diver Martyn Farr has a soft spot for Malta, on which he focuses here, but he also has plenty of ideas for other promising locations ]]></description>
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 <title>A HOLE IN THE GROUND IN THE MIDLANDS</title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[  The Rez is set in the bottom of a valley, next to a large country park between two canals. It is invisible from a dista]]></description>
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 <title>DOWN UNDER NULLARBOR</title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[When leading cave-diver Martyn Farr describes a dive trip as "a pilgrimage to one of the most challenging places I have yet experienced" you know he"s not messing. Join him on, and under, Australia's seriously inhospitable Nullarbor Plain ]]></description>
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