Tratman Award Rules
The prestigious
Tratman Award is awarded annually for a caving-related paper-based publication in memory of E.K. Tratman, who died in 1978, to recognise excellence and encourage future improvement - it is considered to be one of the UK s premier national caving awards. Initially administered by the Ghar Parau Foundation and first awarded for the publications of 1979, the Tratman Award s management was passed to the British Cave Research Association in 2019. It is judged by a team of independent cavers who make their recommendation for the award to BCRA s committee for ratification.
This page presents the rules for the award; separate pages list past winners and commended publications and citations.