WCN NETWORKWorldwide Caving NewsNew discovery from Cansiglio Sotterraneo.- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => 9 Mar. 2007.News from Filippo Felici via Scintilena.The endless exploration of the Abisso del Col della Rizza continues in the forest of Cansiglio, a beautiful limestone massif between the provinces of Belluno, Treviso and Pordenone, in NE Italy.After reaching the bottom of a branch at -800m, a new descending route opened up last month: it begins in the del Cin passages, at -150m, and a couple of pits, each of 70m, were descended. At the base of.http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5846 New Zealand , cave accident- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => WELLINGTON, New Zealand: A rescue team sought to help a caver Sunday whobroke his leg and got trapped under a rock slide deep underground whileclimbing in New Zealand, police said.The Caver suffered head injuries and his leg was smashed by falling rocksSaturday in the Middle Earth cave system on Takaka Hill near Nelson on SouthIsland, rescue co-ordinator Sergeant Mike Fitzsimmons said.According to two of the four-man caving team, who spent six...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5991 National Cave and Karst Management Symposium St. Louis, Missouri- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => The 2007 National Cave & Karst Management Symposium is being hosted by the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Caves & Karst Conservancy. It will be held October 8-12, 2007 at the Holiday Inn SW & Viking Conference Center, 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis, MO 63127. Nearby is the Missouri Department of Conservations beautiful Powder Valley Nature Center, where a free public event will be held on Tuesday, October 9th,...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5983 The 11th European Bat Night 25-26 August 2007- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => The event, organised by EUROBATS, takes place every year in more than 30 countries. Nature conservation agencies and NGOs from across Europe pass on information to the public about the way bats live and their needs with presentations, exhibitions and bat walks, often offering the opportunity to listen to bat sounds with the support of ultrasound technology. The general date is set for the last weekend in August; however, local organisers...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5981 John Ackerman BAT RIVER CAVE- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => BAT RIVER CAVE AUGUST 2007As I rounded the corner the water became deeper, and the room suddenly took on an eerie feel. Aided by the chest deep water, I felt almost buoyant in my thick rubber-like wetsuit. And while the water was slowly finding its way into my wetsuit, my eyes were also slowly scanning the room, searching for a way beyond. Waiting for Tim, I shut my light off and allowed my body to float in the pitch-black expanse. ...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5980 Le siphon n'a pas livr&233; tous ses secrets- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = Franck Vasseur esp&233;rait plonger pour atteindre le fond du siphon Golenvaux dans le labyrinthe des galeries de la grotte de Trabuc. Mais il n'est jamais all&233; aussi loin. Pourtant, le Montpelli&233;rain, sp&233;cialiste des plong&233;es souterraines, n'affiche aucun regret. Et pour cause, il ne vit pas cela comme un &233;chec. Ce n'est pas un d&233;fi sportif o&249; l'on cherche l'adr&233;naline, notre but est ailleurs et s'inscrit d'abord...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5977 Connection of Illjuzia Cave to the Snezhnaja-Mezhennogo system- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => According to the report of Alexey Shelepin, the leader of the ongoing expedition of the Speleological Commission of the Russian Geographic Society (Moscow), Illjuzia Cave has been connected to the Snezhnaja-Mezhennogo System on August 2nd. The system is located in the Bzybsky Massif adjacent to Arabika, the host massif for the worlds deepest cave Krubera (-2.158m). Illjuzia Cave is the uppermost entrance to the system at 2390 m. The amplitude of.http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5972 Programme journalier Congres Suisse (France and German)- June 29, 2008 From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = Du 15 au 17 septembre aura lieu le congres SuisseProgramme journalier Samedi 15 septembre 09h00 Ouverture du bureau d'accueil ( 9h00 &224; 17h30 ) 10h00 Ouverture des stands 11h00 C&233;r&233;monie officielle d'ouverture du congr&232;s 11h30 Ap&233;ritif 12h00 &224; 13h00 Repas de midi ( possibilit&233; de petite restauration sur place ) 13h30 &224; 17h30 Communications 19h30 Repas de gala et animations Dimanche 16 septembre 08h30 Ouverture du...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5963 Paleontologist Joseph Gregory has died at 93- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => Paleontologist Joseph Gregory has died at 93 By William Clemens and Kevin Padian, UC Museum of Paleontology 29 November 2007 BERKELEY Joseph Tracy Gregory, a professor emeritus of paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley, who was well known for his studies of fossil amphibians and reptiles as well as for his contributions to the history of vertebrate paleontology, died Nov. 18 in Houston, Texas, at age 93. Gregory's research...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6047 From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete, 3000-1100 B.C.- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => March 13 September 13, 2008In collaboration with theHellenic Ministry of CultureArchaeological Museums of CreteThe exhibition "From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete, 30001100 B.C." presents more than 280 artifacts and works of art from the ancient land of Crete, most of which have never been shown outside Greece. These fascinating objects seen together bring to life the story of Cretes luminous Minoan culture, the first...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6122 |