In August 1970 eleven North West cavers set off for the Himalayas in a double decker bus nicknamed “Arni” on an expedition that has become legendary in British caving history – The British Speleological Expedition to the Himalayas 1970.
Forty five years later in 2015 John Conway, one of the original team, has decided to publish the tale of the their exploits on Facebook as a daily diary, using his original diary entries, and John has very kindly given us permission to reproduce his story here.
Although this isn’t an Earby tale it’s one we feel needs recording for posterity, so we’re very please to be able to reproduce it below.
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Please also follow John’s journey on his Facebook page, at https://www.facebook.com/AccyJohn?fref=ts

John Conway. Himalayas by bus. Days 1 and 2. Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd August 1970 – England
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Day 3. Tuesday 4th August 1970 – England
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Day 4. Wednesday 5th August 1970 – England
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John Conway. Himalayas by bus. The background.
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Day 5. Thursday 6th August 1970 – England
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Day 6. Friday 7th August 1970 – England
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Day 7. Saturday 8th August 1970 – England
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Day 8. Sunday 9th August 1970 – England
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Day 9. Monday 10th August 1970 – England
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Day 10. Tuesday 11th August 1970 – France and Belgium
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Day 11. Wednesday 12th August 1970 – Belgium
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Day 12. Thursday 13th August 1970 – Germany
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Day 13. Friday 14th August 1970 – Germany
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Day 14. Saturday 15th August 1970 – Germany
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Day 15. Sunday 16th August 1970 – Germany and Austria
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Day 16. Monday 17th August 1970 – Austria, Italy and Yugoslavia
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Day 17. Tuesday 18th August 1970 – Yugoslavia
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Day 18. Wednesday 19th August 1970 – Yugoslavia
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Day 19. Thursday 20th August 1970 – Yugoslavia
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Day 20. Friday 21st August 1970 – Bulgaria
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Day 21. Saturday 22nd August 1970 – Bulgaria to Turkey
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Day 22. Sunday 23rd August 1970 – Turkey
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Day 23. Monday 24th August 1970 -Turkey
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Day 24. Tuesday 25th August 1970 – Turkey
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Day 25. Wednesday 26th August 1970 – Turkey
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Day 26. Thursday 27th August 1970 – Turkey
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Day 27. Friday 28th August 1970 – Turkey
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Day 28. Saturday 29th August 1970 – Turkey to Iran
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Day 29. Sunday 30th August 1970 – Iran
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Day 30. Monday 31st August 1970 – Iran
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Day 31. Tuesday 1st September 1970 – Iran
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Day 32. Wednesday 2nd September 1970 – Iran
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Day 33. Thursday 3rd September 1970 – Iran
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Day 34. Friday 4th September 1970 – Iran
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Day 35. Saturday 5th September 1970 – Iran
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Day 36. Sunday 6th September 1970 – Iran
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Day 37. Monday 7th September 1970 – Iran
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Day 38. Tuesday 8th September 1970 – Iran
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Day 39. Wednesday 9th September 1970 – Iran
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Day 40. Thursday 10th September 1970 – Iran
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Day 41. Friday 11th September 1970 – Afghanistan
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Day 42. Saturday 12th September 1970 – Afghanistan
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Day 43. Sunday 13th September 1970 – Afghanistan
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Day 44. Monday 14th September 1970 – Afghanistan
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Day 45. Tuesday 15th September 1970 – Pakistan
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Day 46. Wednesday 16th September 1970 – Pakistan
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Day 47. Thursday 17th September 1970 – India
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Day 48. Friday 18th September 1970 – India
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Day 49. Saturday 19th September 1970 – India
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Day 50. Sunday 20th September 1970 – India
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Day 51. Monday 21st September 1970 – India
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Day 52. Tuesday 22nd September 1970 – India
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Day 53. Wednesday 23rd September 1970 – India
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Day 54. Thursday 24th September 1970 – India
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Day 55. Friday 25th September 1970 – India
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Day 56. Saturday 26th September 1970 – India
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Day 57. Sunday 27th September 1970 – India
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Day 58. Monday 28th September 1970 – India
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Day 59. Tuesday 29th September 1970 – India
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Day 60. Wednesday 30th September 1970 – India
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Day 61. Thursday 1st October 1970 – India
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Day 62. Friday 2nd October 1970 – India
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Day 63. Saturday 3rd October 1970 – India
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Day 64. Sunday 4th October 1970 – India
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Day 65. Monday 5th October 1970 – India
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Day 66. Tuesday 6th October 1970 – India
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Day 67. Wednesday 7th October 1970 – India
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Day 68. Thursday 8th October 1970 – India
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Days 69,70 and 71. Friday 9th to Sunday 11th October 1970 – India
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Day 72. Monday 12th October 1970 – India
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Day 73. Tuesday 13th October 1970 – India
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Day 74. Wednesday 14th October 1970 – India
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Day 75. Thursday 15th October 1970 – India
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Day 76. Friday 16th October 1970 – India
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Day 77. Saturday 17th October 1970 – India
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Day 78. Sunday 18th October 1970 – India
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Day 79. Monday 19th October 1970 – India
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Day 80. Tuesday 20th October 1970 – India
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Day 81. Wednesday 21st October 1970 – India
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