[Nmcaver] WCN News - 4 Feb. 2007

Sun Feb 4 17:21:34 EST 2007

Messages:

(1) ALERT: 200 caves in danger in Spain.

(2) 3RD EXTREME CAVING 2007.

(3) International Journal of Speleology - Call

(4) New Cave discovered down under.

(5) New great discovery in the Demanova valley!

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(1) ALERT: 200 caves in danger in Spain.

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Description: 4 Feb. 2007.

Hi there!

I'm writing in order to make you know http://www.espeleoteca.com ; it is he
website of the speleo club sited in Almería (S Spain). We have a cataloge of
near 1500 caves in an area of only 12 square kilometres called Sorbas Gypsum
Karst. Although it is an unique karst area in the world, it is in imperiled
risk because of a very bad planned mining based on the obsolete Spanish
Government's 30-yrs old mining law that allows to destroy near 200 caves. 

Thank you very much for your attention. 

Best regards,

Francisco A. Ruiz-Avilés

ECA membership

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(2) 3RD EXTREME CAVING 2007.

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Description: 3 Feb. 2007.

3RD EXTREME CAVING. 

MAY 25-27,2007. 

FRIDAY-SUNDAYS. 

3 DAYS CAVE EXPLORATION. 

2 NIGHTS INSIDE THE CAVE. 

THE LANGUN-GOBINGOB CAVES. 

CALBIGA, SAMAR PHLIPPINES. 

Dear fellow cavers,

Are you the type of person who wouldn’t dream of littering, exploiting
endangered species, offending your environment and natural heritage, or the
type of person who simply enjoy the breathtaking sceneries and take pictures
of the different extra-ordinary rock formations, or just enjoy being in the
wilderness that will momentarily take you away from the buzz ling life of
the city?

Why not join the 3RD EXTREME CAVING organized by the Trexplore Adventure
Club featuring the country’s biggest cave, the Langun – Gobingob in Calbiga,
Samar to be held on May 25-27, 2007 (Friday to Sunday).

Our goal is to promote the great potential of Samar caves in the eco-tourism
industry and at the same time, boost awareness in our drive to conserve and
protect its archaeological importance. 

Maximum of 50 participants will be accepted nationwide on a first come,
first served basis of discipline mountaineers, cavers, and environmentalist
which will include young professionals, nature lovers, teachers and
government employees.

For 3 days cave exploration and 2 nights stay inside the cave, a fee of Php
1,000 per person will be collected by the Secretariat upon registration to
cover expenses which will include welcome drinks, spark lunch, spark snacks,
id’s, certificate of exploration, t-shirst, souvenier kits, transportation
within Calbiga, entrance fees, Mayor’s permit, Calbiga local tour guide and
Trexplore guide.

We would like you to shoulder your own food for the duration of the trip.
Bring also with you Caving equipments: like caving helmets, suits or
clothes, headlights, flashlights, candles, dry bags,bouyancy aid ,sit
harness, garbage bags extra batteries and bulbs, and Camping equipments:
like tents, sleeping mat and sleeping bags, camping stoves and cook set,
trekking shoes and trekking sandals, camera etc.

For RESERVATION. Please inform the Secretariat by mail or by telephone for
your confirmation. You can also call or text at 0919 2943 865 (For Joni) or
mail us at trexplore at yahoo.com or trexplore2 at yahoo.com. You can also visit
at our office:

TREXPLORE THE ADVENTURE

Abesamis Store Allen Ave.

Catbalogan, Samar 6700

Tel: 055-2512301

Cel: 0919-2943865

Email: trexplore at yahoo.com

trexplore2 at yahoo.com

REGISTRATION: 1,000 PER PERSON. 

INCLUSION: Welcome drinks, Lunch, Snacks, Id's, Certificate, T-shirts,
Transpo within Calbiga,Entrance fee, Mayor permits, Local guide and
Trexplore cave explorer.

For more information you can visit our website :

http://www.bonifaciojoni.blogspot.com/ 

http://www.freewebs.com/trexplore/ 

http://experiencecalbigacaves.blogspot.com/ 

http://3rdspelunking.blogspot.com/ 

http://gma7calbigacaves.blogspot.com/ 

http://www.callezaragosa.com/files/Caving.pdf 

:CAVING ITINERARY:

ITINERARY 3RD EXTREME CAVING. 

MAY 25, 2007 (FRIDAY). 

DAY 1. 

7:00 AM Registration (SPARK CALBIGA NATURE PARK/ CALBIGA TOURISM CENTER)

8:00 AM Photo exhibits

9:00 AM Welcome Drinks

11:00 AM Lunch time (SPARK)

12:00 NN Orientation

1:30 PM Depart Calbiga to Brgy. Panayuran

2:00 PM Arrive Brgy. Panayuran

2:05 PM Start trekking to Langun Gobingob Caves

3:00 PM Arrival 1st Viewing deck (Overlooking

Entrance Langun Gobingob Caves)

3:30 PM Depart to Entrance Langun-Gobingob Cave

4:00 PM Arrival Entrance Gobingob Cave

* Preparing caving equipments

* Pm Snacks

* Safe caving tips

5:00 PM Depart entrance to Gobingob chamber

* Trekking inside Gobingob chambers

* Giant stalagmites formation

* Giant flowstone formation "THE STAGE"

6:30 PM Arrival IST GOBINGOB-CAMPSITE "The Football Chamber inside Gobingob
Cave"

* Set a camp

* Cooking for dinner

* The subterranean watercourses

* Blind Fish,Cave Crikets and Cave Spider

* Gobingob natural pool (Swimming Underground)

7:00 PM Dinner time

8:00 PM Preparing for Caving (Bring Daypack)

8:30 PM Start Caving (NOTE: Advance caver only)

* Explore Upper Gobingob Cave Chambers (DRY CAVE)

* Trekking and Climbing inside the cave

* Bouldering and Rock Climbing

* The Bitong mahangin (Gobingob-Deadends)

* Giants stalagmites formation

* Beautiful flowstone formation

11:30 PM Arrival "Deadend" Upper Gobingob chambers

12:00 MN Depart (Back to Gobingob-Campsite)

3:00 AM Arrival campsite area

3:30 AM Sleep zzzzzzzzzzz

MAY 26, 2007 (SATURDAY). 

DAY 2. 

7:30 AM Wake-up Call

8:00 AM Breakfast

8:30 AM Break the Camp

9:00 AM Depart Gobingob Chamber to Langun Chamber

10:00 AM Decending in Vertical cliff (40m deep)

* Rapelling (Advence caver only)

12:00 AM Arrival at Tita Cave (Muddy Chamber)

* Giants Chandeliers

* Numerous Stalactites

1:00 PM Arrival Langun chamber (Muddy Chambers)

* The Mother of all Chambers

* Pothole 300 meter high "DAYLIGHT"

* Guano Mountain

1:30 PM Arrival 2ND CAMPSITE in Langun Chamber

* Set a camp / Cooking Lunch

* Lunch time / Relaxing

* Rapelling / SRT

* Bats and Birds watching

6:00 PM Preparing for Lunchpack and Prepare for

Extreme Caving in Lower Langun Chambers

(Advance Caver Only)

6:30 PM Dinner in 2nd Campsite

7:00 PM Safe caving tips

7:30 PM Depart campsite to lower Langun Chambers

* The Snake Room (THE SNAKE PIT)

* The Natural Water Terraces

* Mud Mountains (Mud Climbing)

* Blind Fish and White Crabs

* The Subterranean wetercourses

* River Crossing

( River Trekking and Swimming)

* Water falls and Swimming Pools in langun

* Mud Trekking

8:00 PM Arrival at Langun Subterranean river

* River trekking * Swimming

9:30 PM Arrival Lagun WaterFalls

10:00 PM Arrival Deadend lower Langun Cave

10:30 PM Arrival mud Mountain (Mud Climbing)

11:00 PM Arrival Cave pools (swimming)

11:30 PM Mud Tunnels (mud trekking)

12:30 PM Arrival DEADENDS langun chambers

1:00 PM Depart Deadend Upper Langun Chambers

2:30 AM Arrival at Subterranean river

* 200 meters swimmimg (NOTE: Advance caver only)

3:30 AM Arrival 2nd Campsite

4:00 AM Sleep zzzzzzzzzz

MAY 27, 2007 (SUNDAY)

DAY 3. 

7:00 AM Wake-up Call

8:00 AM Breakfast

8:30 AM Break the Camp

9:00 AM Depart Langun Cave to Mapaso Springs

* Jungle trekking * Mountain Climbing

11:00 AM Arrival in Mapaso Springs

12:00 NN Lunch time

1:00 PM Swimming and Washing

2:00 PM Packing

3:00 PM Depart Mapaso Springs to SPARK TOURISM CENTER

3:30 PM Arrival SPARK TOURISM CENTER

* Snacks

* Distribution of Souviner kits,Certificate and

T-shirts

4:00 Departure Calbiga Samar

5:00 END OF "3RD EXTREME CAVING 2007"

HAPPY CAVING !!! HOME SWEET HOME....

WEBSITE: 

http://www.bonifaciojoni.blogspot.com/ 

http://www.freewebs.com/trexplore/ 

http://experiencecalbigacaves.blogspot.com/ 

http://3rdspelunking.blogspot.com/ 

http://gma7calbigacaves.blogspot.com/ 

http://www.callezaragosa.com/files/Caving.pdf 

SEE YOU UNDERGROUND !!!

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(3) International Journal of Speleology - Call

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Description: 2 Feb. 2007.

Dear cave scientist,

the International Journal of Speleology has now started it's journey to get
listed in ISI. This process will lead, hopefully, to the Citation Index and
Impact Factor before we will all meet in Kerrville, USA, at the
International Speleological Congress.

To be able to reach our goal we have to meet three main requirements:

- timeliness of publication

- high quality and diversity (topics, internationality of authorship and
studied areas) of papers

- high citation indexes

Therefore, as Editor-in-Chief of the journal I am asking all potential
authors to consider publication of their high quality papers in the
International Journal of Speleology. All depends on the quality and quantity
of papers that will be submitted to the Journal.

There is no (and never will be) a real deadline for submission of papers,
but in order to get the issues ready in time articles for the next issue
(36(2)) to be printed in June 2007 (online version and sent to subscribers
in July 2007) should arrive within' the end of March 2007.

We remember that high quality is ensured by sending all papers for peer
reviewing to at least two (sometimes 3) independent reviewers, experts in
the field, and peer reviewing, correction of papers, typesetting and paper
proof correction of selected papers takes its time.

If the cave science society wants to count more in the scientific world this
challenge has to be supported in the best possible way.

Best greetings

Jo De Waele

Prof. Jo De Waele

Istituto Italiano di Speleologia

Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali

Università di Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum

Via Zamboni 67 - 40126 Bologna

E-mail: dewaele at geomin.unibo.it

Tel.: 00 39 051 2094543 - Fax. +39 051 2094522 - Cell: 329 2723956

Related Links

International Journal of Speleology: http://www.ijs.speleo.it 

Speleogenesis: http://www.speleogenesis.info 

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(4) New Cave discovered down under.

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Description: 2 Feb. 2007.

We have discovered a new cave down under in Australia. Victorian Limestone
Caving Teams newsletter has been released and can be viewed on our web site
at http://members.optushome.com.au/vlct . This is a special edition, it
features ELK River Cave which was found in 2006 at Murrindal near Buchan.

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(5) New great discovery in the Demanova valley! (the Low Tatras Mts.,
Slovakia).

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Description: 28 Jan. 2007.

The day before yesterday on the 20th january 2007, in a group of eight
cavers, we performed another digging action in the Stefanova-cave (the Low
Tatras Mts., Slovakia). During the last one we stated, there may be two
actions yet and then we shall overcome a narrow part of a passage. In a
secret I hoped in a discovery of 200 m of standard, for the Stefanova-cave
typical passages, at least (a standard profile: 4 x 3 m). After we digged
through on the another side, the assumption turned to be right. We entered
50 m long passage of the Stefanova-cave standard, in which there were two
hopeful sites being blown by a draught. Immediately we dived down for
clearing the sediments out in the both sites in the same time. After
approximately 30 min. already, Palino cried from z first one:
„Discoveryyyyyy!!!!“ Gradually widening the cleared passage all of us move
through it following him into further spaces. After 30 m of creeping we step
into the gigantic room, of dimensions maybe 100 x 40 x 30 m. Here the cave
forks further, the black openings yawn at us from walls and a ceiling. In
the left side of the chamber we descend – walking upon the blocks of a
little house dimension – down to a stream with a flowage of 30 l per sec. Is
it the Back water stream? Where does the cave verge? Dimensions of another
continuances take our breath away. Passages having been walked are of
gigantic dimensions – such ones I do not know nor from the famous Peace cave
belonging to the Demänova cave system being more than 33 km long. Later
we´re considering that a headless running throug the cave is a nonsense and
that´s why we order to return. At 10:30 PM we are out of the cave. Below the
Liberty cave (also belonging to the Demänova cave system) we meet our
colleagues from the home club, who having performed an action in the Mosnica
valley dawdle along the Hell-pub – there´s much of yelling and enthusiasm
again. Immediately, we wash ourselves, put an equipment off, some throw
ragged gum overals away and in the Peklo-pub a dewy glass of beer awaits us
already. In the morning I meet Maros in the office – we slept nothing the
whole night. Both we ran through new discoveries also in our bedsJ. Now,
just to get rally, heal little scrapes and injuries, and then – chop-chop –
back to the cave!... + photos. Written by Lubos Holik, photo by Martin
Korcek. From Slovak translated by Gabo Lesinsky, Slovak speleological
society 

(via CC Demänova valley) 

Links: 

Photos:
http://www.speleodd.sk/index.php?pageid=61&back=11&novinka=203&gal=galery154

CC Demänova valley: http://www.speleodd.sk 

Slovak speleological society: http://www.sss.sk 

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