On the weekend of 4-5 of July, was held the traditional polish caving comptetition in Wojcieszów, for the 16th consecutive time. During the individual comptetition, cavers had to go on SRT ropeway, rig and de-rig, and pass a bottleneck. 17 man and 3 women of the best ones raced with time for prizes. The event [...]
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12 International Cave Rescue Conference
June 21, 2010 – 9:53 am
12 International Cave Rescue Conference
DRYANOVO MONASTERY – DRYANOVO BULGARIA
8 – 15 May, 2011
Organized by the Bulgarian Cave Rescue Service
on behalf of Cave Rescue Commission
of the International Union of Speleology
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS
www.asobulgaria.org, www.speleo-bg.com
E-mail: resconf2011@asobulgaria.org
The symposium 12th of the cave rescue commission of the UIS is on the way.
Bulgaria proposes us [...]
Altamira Cave will be Reopened
June 17, 2010 – 8:45 am
from showcaves blog:
We are pretty much astonished. This cave was closed to the public years ago, then opened on a very limited basis and finally a replica was built and inaugurated by the Spanish King. Then the cave was closed completely.
Now the Spanish ministry of culture had news for all tourists and art lovers: the [...]
Ancient cave paintings found in Romania
June 14, 2010 – 1:07 pm
Romanian experts have discovered the most ancient cave paintings found to date in Central Europe, aged up to 35,000 years old, Romanian and French scientists said Sunday.
The pictures show animals including a buffalo, a horse and even a rhinoceros. “It is for the first time in Central Europe that… art this old has been [...]
World’s Oldest Leather Shoe Discovered in Armenia
June 11, 2010 – 9:31 pm
A 5,500-year-old leather shoe has been found in a cave in Armenia. The shoe – 1,000 years older than Giza’s Great Pyramid and 400 years older than Stonehenge – is perfectly preserved and was found complete with shoelaces. It is believed to be the oldest example of enclosed leather footwear, out-dating the shoes worn by [...]
Recon expedition to Mt. Kundudo
June 9, 2010 – 6:18 pm
Five italian cavers from Varese, CAI Gallarate made a recon expedition to Mount Kundudo, Etiophia. The are was not explored for caves until the very recent year! The mountain is 2965m high, and made up of limestone, with a possible depth potential of more than -1000m. original here , youtube video from the area here
Cave diving at -1000 in Chimera
June 7, 2010 – 9:17 am
Members of italian Speleoclub Garfagnana divived in the bottom of Abisso Chimera, and reached the depth of -15m. The passage filled with water is still going on, another 25m of vertical section is visible going down.The depth of the cave changed to -1028m, with this action, and some resurveying. original here
Guatemala sinkhole
June 2, 2010 – 10:07 pm
After 2007, in the end of 2010 May,appearance of another giant sinkhole shocked Guatemala City. The beast have a diameter of around 25m, a depth of at least 60m, swallowed a three storey house, and killed one local. In 2007, a similar sinkhole with a depth of 100m was “born” in the same area. The [...]
Grotta di Locoli – Diving Expedition
May 31, 2010 – 1:34 pm
During the weekend of May 22-23, an international team attempted to dive trough the 3rd siphon of Grotta di Locoli, which can be found in Sardega. The attempt was successfull, the 3rd siphon, which waited for 22 years to pass, was lead to air filled passage after 1700 m of length, and 90m of depth [...]
Grotta Davor
May 28, 2010 – 12:50 pm
Davorjevo Brezno – Kozina (Hrpelje), SLO
Together with the Jamarsko Drustvo Herpelje Kozina, the CGEB has found and explored a new vertical cave in the Classical Karst, just beyond the Italian-Slovenjan border. The cave, 200 m deep and almost a kilometer long, has the biggest drop of 60 m, and includes several large [...]