“Stay Down“ Record Bid (1966)

Full title reads: “Cheddar. ’Stay Down’ Record Bid“. Cheddar, Somerset. World Underground endurance record attempt in Bolder Cavern. GV Pan hillside under which is the Bolder Cavern. SV Inside the entrance of the cave, man carrying supplies to Bolder cavern. SV Heap of water containers. CU Containers being passed down to cavern. CU Ditto. GV Exterior, Potholer David Lafferty saying farewell and walking towards entrance of cave. CU Lafferty waving. GV Lafferty entering the cave. SV Lafferty walking past camera into cave. CU Lafferty starting the descent of the 40 ft chimney that takes him down to Bolder cavern. SV Ditto. SV Another man coming down chimney with aid of rope, and drops near Lafferty’s tent. SV Lafferty inside the tent with Mr Cowper talking to him. CU Ditto. CU Lafferty. Pan to Cowper. SV Lafferty preparing his bed in the tent. (Original Neg.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING IN