Diving Then and Now: The Wookey Hole Caves—Birthplace of Cave Diving
Images
Lee Callaghan (Cave diving photos)
Mendip Cave Registry (Historical photos)
Archive Cave Diving Group (Historical photos)
Penelope Powell and Graham Balcombe kitted up in Wookey Hole Cave for the first ever cave dive in 1935. Historical photo courtesy of Mendip Cave Registry and Archive Cave Diving Group.
The beginnings of cave diving can be traced to the Wookey Hole Caves in England. And 85 years later, divers like Matt Jevon are still doing their part to discover this cavern’s full potential.