Between 2010 23rd of February and 18th of March, a group of seven polish cavers (Sekcji Grotołazów Wrocław club) visited the mighty Arabica massif, namely the PL-1 cave, which was previviously discovered by them. In the cave they reached -620m depth, where a narrow fissure with outstanding draft stopped them. After five summer edxpeditions, this [...]
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New -1000m deep cave in Abkhazia
March 17, 2010 – 4:43 am
Between 28th of February, and 11th of March, a group of nine Moscow-based cavers worked in Moskovskaya cave, Gagra Range of Araica, Abkhazia. After digging the entrance out of 6m of snow, the group set camp at -600m. After bypassing a narrow fissure at the old bottom of the cave (-980m), the team discovered 400m [...]
Russian expedition to Ilyukhina
December 1, 2009 – 9:44 am
From 03.08.2009 to 25.08.2009, a group of 25 Moscow based cavers worked in Caucasus, Arabika. The main project was diving in Ilyukhina system (total depth -1253m) at the depth of -720m, climbing in a branch at -800m, and -500, working in cave Ice Dragon (-150m and goes on, entrance at 2290m), and the exploration of [...]
2nd expedition 2009 by CAVEX to Voronia
November 13, 2009 – 6:06 am
Between October 26 and November 11, 15 cavers led by russian CAVEX visited the worlds deepest cave, Krubera-Voronia, to continue enlarging a fissure at around -1950m, which would bypass the Kvitocka sifon (20m,-4m). Now only a few are missing to accomplish this task, and it will make more easier to carry equipement for diving in [...]
Results of expedition Arabica 2009
October 26, 2009 – 8:23 am
In the period from 16 August to 12 October the research expedition “Arabica 2009″ in Sarma cave (-1543m) and surrounding areas (Abkhazia ,Western Caucasus, Gagra Range, R-OH triangle) took place. The expedition was organized by Siberian Federal University, and caving clubs from Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk. Also, it was attended by cavers from Tomsk, Ufa and [...]
The fifth time in Arabika
October 12, 2009 – 8:42 am
Polish caving club, Sekcji Grotołazów Wrocław had their fifth consecutive expedition in Arabika massif, Caucasus. In PL-1 cave, they reached -490m depth. The depth was -330m in previvious year in this cave, and they surpassed this limit with a digging, which was conducted from an underground camp. Now the size of the cave started growing, [...]
The Ukr.S.A. expedition in August-September 2009 has pushed the second branch in Krubera Cave to -1554 m
October 1, 2009 – 8:47 am
In the period of August 7 – September 3, 2009, the Ukrainian Speleological Association have conducted the regular expedition of the project to continue exploration of Krubera (Voronja) Cave and other caves of the Ortobalagan Valley in the Arabika Massif (Western Caucasus).
In this expedition, led by Yury Kasjan, 52 cavers participated from Ukraine, Russia, [...]
Hungarians in Krubera
September 24, 2009 – 5:14 pm
You can read a trip description of four hungarian cavers, who visited Krubera cave with the international expedition organized by Ukra. SA this september. They surpassed the hungarian depth record (1997 Lukina Jama -1392m) with reaching Game Over chamber at -2080m. The cavers used the Scurion lamp during their expedition.
Article here
CAVEX expedition in Krubera-Voronja
August 26, 2009 – 10:50 pm
The CAVEX expedition ended in Western Caucasus, Krubera cave. It was held from 2009 July 12 to Aug 5, and composed of 24 cavers from spain and russia. For the upcoming expeditions, they prepared the ground (rigging,camps,etc..), and worked to enlarge a bypass of Kvitochka siphon (-1980m), which is currently not possible to pass by [...]