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Scientists to Excavate Gibraltar’s Caves this Summer
July 5, 2012 / United Kingdom, EuropeScientists will descend upon Gibraltar’s caves this summer as part of a six-week long excavation project. A team of 35 scientists, students and volunteers from Gibraltar, the United Kingdom, Ireland, …
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Firefighters Battle Wildfire Near Carlsbad Caverns National Park
July 4, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaA wildfire burning about mile from Carlsbad Caverns National Park has engulfed over 7,000 acres. The result of a lightning strike, the fire in Lincoln National Forest‘s Horse Canyon is …
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Cave Diver Reaches -217m in the Czech Republic’s Hranická Propast
July 3, 2012 / Czech Republic, EuropeA recent 7.5 hour dive in the Czech Republic’s Hranická Propast, saw caver Krzysztof Starnawski reach 217 meters (712 feet) in depth before returning to the surface. During the dive …
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New Dating Shows Welsh Cave Art is Even Older
July 2, 2012 / Wales, United Kingdom, EuropeFurther research to determine the age of the reindeer rock art in Cathole cave on Britain’s Gower Peninsula has revealed an even earlier date. Uranium-thorium dating has now revealed that …
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Cave Divers Discover Three New Species in New Zealand
July 1, 2012 / New Zealand, OceaniaThree new species have been discovered by cave divers on an expedition inside New Zealand’s Nelson cave. A team of Australian cave divers mapping the cave recently spent 13 days …
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Month in Review: June 2012’s Must Read News
June 30, 2012The beginning of shorter days means that June has come to an end and it’s time to review the top ten most popular news items on Caving News during the …
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This Week on CaveChat: June 23rd – 29th, 2012 Edition
June 29, 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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MayaCon 2012: NSS Convention Update #3
June 29, 2012 / West Virginia, United States, North America / By Dean WisemanThough there is no exact word or phrase in Yucatecan for “hello,” I suppose it would suffice to say Ki’imak in wo’ol in wilikech (Happy to see you)! Wednesday was, …
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3D Photo Exhibit of Lechuguilla Opens at Carlsbad Caverns Visitors Center
June 29, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaUnderground of Enchantment, the photo exhibit that feature images of Lechuguilla Cave in 3D, has opened at the Carlsbad Caverns Visitors Center. On loan from the city of Carlsbad, the …
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Wind Cave Experiences 11 Percent Rise in Visitors
June 28, 2012 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaWind Cave National Park has experienced an 11 percent increase in visitors to its cave tours last year. Exciting news considering that last year Wind Cave celebrated its busiest day …
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MayaCon 2012: NSS Convention Update #2
June 27, 2012 / West Virginia, United States, North America / By Dean WisemanSince Opening Day on Monday, things at Mayacon have been hopping non-stop. All of the salons, are now in full bloom, and the entries in all categories has been extremely …
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Waverley’s Beach Cave Collapses into the Sea
June 26, 2012 / New Zealand, OceaniaThe Cave Beach near Waverley in New Zealand is in need of new signage after it’s namesake “cave” finally collapsed last week. The iconic “cave” came down last Friday after …
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MayaCon 2012: NSS Convention Update #1
June 25, 2012 / West Virginia, United States, North America / By Dean WisemanGreetings from Lewisburg, West Virginia! With over 1,000 cavers pre-registered for this annual event, the 2012 NSS Convention is set to be a fantastic event! This year’s Convention is looking …
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Age of Spanish Cave Art Questioned by French Archaeologist
A prominent French researcher has cautioned that the cave paintings in Spain need to need to be analyzed further before they can be confirmed as the oldest known examples in …
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Cave Rescuer’s Practice in Australia’s Bungonia National Park
Last weekend Australia’s NSW Cave Rescue Squad held a mock rescue in Argyle Cave in Bungonia National Park. The scenario involved rescuing an injured caver from Pitch 4, a 14 …
