 During the winter and spring of 1971/72 he planned two more trips, and in June 1972 he was appointed team manager of the British Universities Slalom and Whitewater Team, competing "with considerable success" in three international events in Europe in the summer of 1972.Within hours of completing his final exams, he set off for Austria without even knowing the results.Jones's subsequent expeditions included the Blue Nile, where local bandits were as much of a threat as the river.