WCN NETWORKWorldwide Caving NewsThe deepest cave in the World became deeper (-2190m)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => The deepest cave in the World became deeper (-2190m): news from Krubera-Voronja Cave, Arabika Massif, Western CaucasusSince August 5th, an expedition of the Ukrainian Speleological Association is working in Krubera-Voronja Cave on the Arabika Massif, with 56 members from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Belorussia, Great Britain and Iran under the lead of Yury Kasjan. Main efforts are being focused on pushing the bottom sifon Two Captains, which starts.http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5992 Hidden Earth 2007 UK's annual caving conference- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => Hidden Earth 2007. This year, the UK's national caving conference & exhibition will be at Tewkesbury School, Gloucestershire on 21-23 September. Tewkesbury is very close to junction 9 of the M5, and is situated near to Gloucester, Cheltenham and Worcester, and within easy reach of the caving areas of South Wales, Mendip and Forest of Dean. This year.... we have a new film from Sid Perou, Basher and the BPC for the closing ceremony and Andy...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5996 ESPELEOCOAHUILA 2008- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => La Asociacin Coahuilense de Espeleologa, A.C.The Association for Mexican Cave Studiesla OCV Turismo CarbonferaEl municipio de Mzquiz, Coahuila Tienen el honor de invitarlos a celebrar el 5to. congreso Internacional de Ciclo de Conferencias y Exploracin en CuevasESPELEOCOAHUILA2008los das del 3 al 6 de Julio del presente aoen el municipio de Mzquiz, Coah. http:www.oztotl.com > Mzquiz es un Oasis de cuevas; el ao pasado Peter Sprouse registr..http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6178 SUMMARY REPORT OF THE BULGARIAN CAVING TEAM- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => 26th January-2nd February 2008After many years of research in the caves of all Balkan countries, Kosovo still remained the last area (or country) where Bulgarians have not been yet to survey caves, springs and other karst phenomena.Thanks to the relationship and cooperation created between Alexey Zhalov vice president of Bulgarian federation of Speleology and our Slovak colleague Mr. Jozef Pstoka ( member of the exploration team of GRYKA E...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6108 The Crisis of SPAET Cave (english french ) (3)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = Dear colleagues,On February 13th protesters were forcibly removed by police from the site ofLangford Lake Cave near Victoria, the capital city of Canada's westernmostprovince. The scale of this police action against the self-described "cave defenders"has no known precedent in Canadian history. The "SWAT" team was comprised of40-70 police officers - many of them dressed in riot gear and carryingassault weapons. High-powered rifles were purportedly...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6110 REPORT FROM SPELEOPROJECT MT.KANIN-2000m ...- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = INFO FROM EMAIL --------------------2 FEB 2008--------------------Prvn&237; &269;&225;st expedice (&352;amonil, Medzihradsk&253;, Sl&225;ma, Mat&283;j&237;&269;kov&225;, &268;&225;slavsk&253;, Svoboda a Spider) vybudovala z&225;kladn&237; t&225;bor u chaty Petra Skalarja 2260 m n.m. v m&237;stech pod schody ve sn&283;&382;n&233;m z&225;hrabu. Na podich jsou a&382; 3m sn&283;hu a teploty se pohybuj&237; od -12 do -2 stup&328;&367; C. Dnes byl po...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6098 D-7 for Preferencial rate at Vercors 2008- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = Dear Caves Friends,(VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS)This message to inform you that the preferential rates for Vercors 2008 will end within a week (15th of February).We encourage your club, commitee, federation, association or society to register as soon as possible as a group.And you can send us afterwards the list of the confirmed persons when you have it.All the details are on the "Registration" page of the website www.vercors2008.eu...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6099 2nd Symposium "Alpine Underground"- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = Attn. All Natural Parks and Protected Areas in Europe Tous les Pacs Naturels et Espaces Prot&233;g&233;s en Europe Dear Colleagues, Chers Coll&232;gues,(VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS) Following the 1st edition of the European Symposium "Alpine Underground" that was held last year in Germany in the Berchtesgaden Park (see http:www.hoehlenkatasterhessen.deuntertageindexE.html proceedings available at : Untertage2007freenet.de), The European...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6095 new cd's from AMCS (Association Mexican Cave Studies)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => The Association for Mexican Cave Studies has made two new CDs of material previously sold as photocopy reprints. The demand for the printed versions has decreased to the point where the effort of making them was not worthwhile, and the CD versions can be sold much more cheaply. The CDs contain page scans in PDF files, including separate PDF files for color plates or large maps. The pages are in the files as graphic images, so the text is not...http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6094 Tulane Maya Symposium on Maya caves and cenotes- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => The following is a reminder about that symposium being held next month in New Orleans. If anyone is planning to attend and willing to deal with selling AMCS publications along the lines suggested below, please contact both salesamcs-pubs.org (Bill Mixon) and fihrtampabay.rr.com (Gabrielle Vail).Note that time is short for getting a supply of book to New Orleans, so I need to know soon whether there will be actual sales or just a display....http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=6093 |