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Upcoming Documentary: Caves (Never Before Seen)
November 20, 2011 / United States, North AmericaLuke McMahon, a cinematographer and caver is working on a new documentary entitled, Caves (Never Before Seen). This new film will follow three cavers as they visit a number of …
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Videos Released of Recent Italian Cave Rescue
Videos of the recent rescue of Italian caver, Anna Bonini, have been placed online by the Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (CNSAS), the organization that responded to the accident. …
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England’s Battery Swallet Close to Major Breakthrough?
For the last three years, members of the Mendip Caving Group have been working on an excavation at England’s Battery Swallet. The diggers are getting close now to the top …
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Movie Shoot Disturbs Bat Colony in Bulgaria’s Devetashka Cave
An inspection prompted by the Green Balkans NGO has led experts to believe that the preparation for the shooting of “The Expendables 2” has had a serious impact on the …
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Kilimanjaro Caving Expedition Successful; Lava Tubes Discovered
After two years of planning, the first Kilimanjaro caving expedition has met with success. The three member team returned from Africa last month after finding ten significant lava tubes located …
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2011 Rio Encantado Puerto Rico Expedition
November 15, 2011 / Puerto Rico, North AmericaA video recently put online features Rio Encantado Puerto Rico 2011, a joint expedition between American, Polish and Puerto Rican cavers. The goal of the expedition was to make a …
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Rescue Underway to Extract Injured Italian Caver
A cave rescue is currently underway in Serle, in the northern Italian province of Brescia. According to initial reports, Anna Bonini a 36-year-old novice caver, suffered a fractured tibia and …
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Concerns over Movie Shoot in Bulgarian Cave
The plan to shoot a scene for the upcoming action movie “The Expendables 2” inside Bulgaria’s Devetashka cave has enviromentalists concerned. Although the regional environmental inspector has approved of the …
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Mendip Cave Rescue Celebrates 75 Years
November 13, 2011 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeIn celebration of their 75th anniversary, the Mendip Cave Rescue is holding a day of cave rescue related activities and displays followed by a social evening on Saturday, November 19th. …
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The 2011 NSS Multimedia Salon Award Winner is Online
November 12, 2011 / Austria, Europe, United States, North AmericaThe only entry and subsequent winner of the Merit Award at the 2011 NSS Multimedia Salon has been posted online. The video, entitled “Höhlen – Landschaften ohne Licht” or “Caves …
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Puerto Princesa Underground River Makes the List
November 11, 2011 / Philippines, AsiaThe global competition to decide the New7Wonders of Nature has announced the “provisional” list of winners. The list of sites include Puerto Princesa Underground River the main attraction at Puerto …
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Sand Cave Joins Naracoorte Caves National Park
South Australia’s Naracoorte Caves National Park is getting an addition. A 200 hectare parcel of land is being added to bring protection to Sand Cave, a 2.5km long cave system …
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Historic Lantern Tours at Carlsbad Caverns this December
November 9, 2011 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaThis December Carlsbad Caverns National Park will be offering special lantern-lit guided tours. During the tours park staff will be dressed up in costume, bringing to life characters from the …
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New Study Confirms Early Cave Painters were Realists
November 8, 2011 / EuropeNew analysis published online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has determined that the artists of the paintings of horses in France’s famous caves were creating …
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Three Counties System Connects to Create UK’s First 100 Kilometre Cave System
November 7, 2011 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeOn November 6th, after more than 50 years, the final connection of England’s speculated “Three Counties System” was made, allowing a through trip starting in Cumbria to travel under Lancashire …
