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Littondale is wonderful on a bike at any time of year

@@mazdaram226 I take my hard hat off to you and other miners for coping with such harsh working conditions!

Thanks! I see you too have a YT channel about exploring old mines…

I'm glad you like it! All I've got to offer is a first hand account.

Thanks for such a kind comment. The trip was a long time ago but it feels like only yesterday...

As a parish councillor, I'm hoping to inflict your net zero quiz on the district councillors asap!

@@arthurchampion Ohh fantastic, inflict away - I do hope you film it! 😉

Your welcome! Here’s a more upto date video by someone else ua-cam.com/video/HGLEDKA8U1c/v-deo.htmlsi=z6PxmVJXcIw2vaIv

Well, a lot has happened since 1976 so I recommend you contact Eileen Hall (daughter of Stanley who organised the expedition) since she visits the cave on a regular basis aiming for designation as a World Heritage Site eileen-hall.com/contact

Thank you, I just reached out to her.@@arthurchampion

Thank you very much for such encouraging feedback!

Hi Dave - well done to you also for leading the CPC visit in 1994 which was so successful.

Thanks for your feedback. I don’t know why the subs are showing! But this is how to switch them on/off at your browser: Click your profile picture . Click Settings . From the left-hand menu, click Playback and performance. Tick or untick Always show captions. Tick or untick Include auto-generated captions (when available). This option turns on or off automatic captions for videos that don't have captions added. ATB

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At 20.40 I mention Tree Films of Glasgow whose documentary was later screened on UK national television.

We were also blessed with health, fitness, good weather and reliable bikes...

Thanks!

You are welcome, It was fun to make this series of ten short walks!

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Hi William (if I may), this isn’t the place for an argument however I couldn’t help noticing your T-shirt depicting the grim reaper.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Have you tried contacting Nigel Taylor directly? for example: www.ringing.info/nigel-taylor/

@@arthurchampion I can't find any contact details for Nigel. My dad was a bell hanger for Whitechapel till 1972 when we moved to Australia.

Taylors bells are now based on the prewar bells. So Taunton has that classic prewar sound.

​@@RingerThomas Hello Thomas, where did you get this information from? I have had various discussions with people who like me think the prewar heavy bells sounded amazing, and I don't know why? The fact is tuning is a very complex matter that I do not or pretend to understand, also bell profiles how they affect the quality of sound. My dad had a saying,whitechapel for Trebles and Taylor's for tenors and I think he has a point. Whitechapel bells sound far more shrill than Taylor's,this may or may not be a good thing as sound is very subjective. The Taylor tenors however seem to have much more breath than a Whitechapel tenor of equivalent weight. It begs and interesting question a out bell profiles and is there an optimum profile depending on the sound you want. Here in Aus we have the 5 ton Anzac bell inthe bell tower in Perth,it was cast locally and tuned my Nigel Taylor, he may well have been consulted on the profile, but I think it just sounds so wonderful. I must admit, I do love the drone of those old Taylor tenors, and I think the penultimate example is Yotkminster, there are some videos of Bristol Maximus and I listen to it all the time,I think those 5 back bells are just the best I have ever heard.

@Steven_Rowe Hi Steve, Here's the information on when Taylor changed their tuning profiles and the rings of bells involved: 1. 1920s: Taylor started converting their strickles to true-harmonic tuning gradually. During this period, they worked on: - Sutton on Trent (1922) - Fairfield (1923) - Swindon and Melksham (1924) - Tavistock, Belper, and Norbury (1925) - Worcester (1928/9, replacements for the Grimthorpe bells) - Bideford (1929) 2. 1930s to early 2000s: There was a trend of flattening tierces due to strickle wear. Bells included are: - Boston (1932) - Albury (1935) - Shalford (1936) - Winchester (1937) - Manchester Town Hall (1937, replacements for another Grimthorpe peal) - Bradwell (1938) - Doncaster and St Brides Major (1939) - Valetta St Dominic (1948) - Evesham (1951) - Little Chart and Cambridge St Andrew (1956) - Wolvercote (1957) - Farnham (1959) - Tewkesbury and Northallerton (1962) - Newcastle carillon (1963) - East Retford (1968) - Houston (1971) - Chester (1973) - Durham St Oswald (1976/7) - New Castle Delaware (1981) - Tunstall (1995) - Dorking (1998) - Brielle carillon (1999) 3. 2000 to 2015: Taylors remade the worn strickles, leading to sharper tierces. Bells analyzed in this period include: - Chilcompton (2000-2008) - New York (2006) - Cambridge Great St Mary (2009) - Worcester Old St Martin and Cornhill (2011) - Guildford St Nicolas (2013) 4. 2017 and beyond: Recent peals show much sharper tierces as Taylors are now using designs from the early 1900s again. Examples include: - Bampton, Godalming, and Ypres (2017) - Grappenhall (2019) These changes in tuning profiles over the years explain the evolution in the sound of Taylor bells. Here is where I got this information from: www.hibberts.co.uk/a-history-of-taylors-in-bell-sounds/

Hi Ben, thanks for your kind comments. I’d be happy to set up a Zoom conversation with you and your caving partner in say a couple of weeks. Why not post your email or mobile number here and as soon as I’ve noted it then you can delete it?

@@arthurchampion Hey Arthur, I think my comments keep getting auto-deleted by trying to put my email in. If you are still available to chat, that would be great. My email is listed in the about section on my channel. Thanks

@@ben_hardin Hi Ben, I clicked on your email logo and typed a message but got an auto reply from “noreply@youtube.com How about Facebook messenger?

@@arthurchampion Hey Arthur, my messages are still getting deleted, but I did put my facebook in my channel so it should be by my email in the about section.

Hi Ben, Right... I sent you a FB message on 29th May. Did you find it?

Hello Stefan, the 1976 expedition was hosted by Ecuador’s government. Logistical support was given by Ecuador’s military including special forces. Archeology was led by Ecuador’s own scientists. Why and how would these people allow anything of value to be removed??? Go on, please explain if you have any evidence...

@@arthurchampion there is always one fella

Previously unexplored passages in an impressive cave system (completely natural). Many species of plants and insects that were new to science. Pottery and sea shells (at 30 mins) which were of sufficient interest for Neil Armstrong to fly down from Cincinnati for brief visit.

Blessings. Cleveland

Thanks for your interest although I don’t remember you from 1976 or ever seeing your name listed anywhere. Just because you claim to have what you describe as “hidden truth” does not at all invalidate my own experience or description of what happened. These days lots of people claim to have “hidden truth” but they seldom provide any evidence to back it up. Just for the record, Dave Judson and I arrived at Los Tayos on 6th July and escorted Neil Armstrong around the cave on 2nd August. We had a holiday in and around Quito then the British cavers, scientists and military flew home on 14th August. By the way, I do remember Presley Norton the American/Ecuadorean archaeologist and entrepreneur. I understand he was author of “The cave of Los Tallos and science fiction" (1978) for the magazine Artes, Nos. 2-4 of Quito.

@@arthurchampion . Ok Champion . I live in Cuenca actually and I have been getting real information about the story of the Tayos and the famous priest friend of the native trivet od the Shuar community guardians of the Tayos cavern for centuries.. They gave him ancestral knowledge about the Tayos cave and a huge materials of objects of cooper and gold lamins crafted with designs and drawings babylonian and sumerian style . The priest crespi had a museum with all the staff of 5hese items located in the building behind the church of Maria Auxiliadora where he lived . Months later of the famous British Tayos expedition this museum was destroyed under an big fire that all the staff of items of the Tayos cave were lost. There are many information of testimonies of people that know the truth about this enigma of the Tayos cave. I hope to get some testimonies and evidences of what really happened and what was the international interest

Crespi

Is the name of the priest. Very known for the people of Cuenca . In the park of Maria Auxiliadora there is the statue of this priest Crespii.

@@fernandoproano3314 As you may know this video features Presley Norton (2 mins) and Fr Crespi (9 mins) ua-cam.com/video/nph3zgUrMkE/v-deo.html Erich von Daniken's book "The Gold of the Gods" (pages 21-33) also features Fr Crespi. One slight correction, Expedition Los Tayos in 1976 expedition was officially a joint venture between Ecuador and the British with both investing military personnel and scientists. This is the first I've heard about a fire. I have fond memories of the local indigenous people and wish them well.

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The Lord suddenly called her home. I don't remember Etot.

“Relic” has at least three different meanings. Randall Carlson is described here: grahamhancock.com/author/randall-carlson/ I agree the limestone areas of the Andes-Amazon region has potential for more caves to be discovered. However, I do hope future explorers will respect the rights of local people and cherish the natural environment.

@@arthurchampion You're a relic in the way you're so unique and rare, not old. :D Yeah so, i am Brazillian, i am trying to construct a compelling argument for my government to go explore certain areas. Would love to have people with your type of expertise and knowledge to go explore the region.

Thanks for your kind affirmation (!) and I wonder if you might gain technical support from the Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia www.cavernas.org.br

@@arthurchampion ​ @Arthur Champion I'll be looking into their website, maybe get in contact once i get names in the project and such. Thanks for all the work you've done and i hope one day i can give to the world a little or as much as you have contributed to it. Ty sir!