Caver Rescued From Croatia’s Kita Gaćešina Cave System
The Croatian caver who was injured deep inside the Kita Gaćešina cave system in Croatia’s Velebit National Park has made it to the surface. Despite initially expecting to take many …
June 2012 Archive
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This Week on CaveChat: June 2nd – 8th, 2012 Edition
June 8, 2012 / By David GrimesCaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
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Croatian Caver Injured After Accident Deep Underground
An accident at the Kita Gaćešina cave system in Croatia’s Velebit National Park has left a caver injured deep underground. Initial reports indicate that 29-year old Marijan Marovic was hurt …
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Lightning Strike Knocks Jewel Cave Elevators Offline
June 7, 2012 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaA lightning strike this past weekend has knocked Jewel Cave National Monument‘s two elevators offline. The two 28-story elevators, which act as the main access to and from the cave, …
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Researchers Study Bat Flight for Potential Application in Future UAVs
June 6, 2012 / United States, North AmericaNew research supported by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the U.S. National Science Foundation is looking into the characteristics of bat flight in hopes of unlocking …
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Gibraltar’s Gorham’s Cave is Another Step Closer to World Heritage Status
June 6, 2012 / United Kingdom, EuropeGibraltar’s Gorham’s Cave was recently given the nod by the U.K. government and formally submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for world heritage status. Initially …
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New Technique Used to Track the Travels of Little Brown Bats
June 5, 2012 / Michigan, United States, North AmericaResearchers from Michigan Technological University have applied a technique, previously used to track migratory birds, to little brown bats in hopes of getting a glimpse of their migration patterns. The …
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Cavers Request Damaged Caves in Iceland be Closed
The Icelandic Speleological Society have requested the closure of some 15 to 20 caves in order to protect them from further damage. In recent years many of Iceland’s unique caves …
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Increased Traffic at Tasmania’s Mole Creek Caves Causes Concern
Tasmania’s Mole Creek cave system is under threat from an increase in visitors. Located in northern Tasmania at the foothills of the Great Western Tiers, Mole Creek karst area is …
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Poll: How much total driving time is involved in your average caving trip?
June 4, 2012During a recent caving trip which involved a lot of driving, we began wondering how far other cavers travel in order to visit caves. This was further enforced during the …
