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 [...]
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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.
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