Scintilena - English Version

On the 10th february 2008, the international expedition Kota 1000/Cavex Skalarjevo Brezno 2008, having been a part of a speleological project Mt. Kanin -2000 m, finished.
25 speleologists from Czech republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Great Britain, Slovenia and Spain have participated the severe winter expedition. The expedition faced a bad weather, a strong gust wind up to 100 km/hour and a frequent snowing right from the start.
An entrance localization and its digging to open the cave lasted nearly 3 days in up to 10 m thick snow layer. The expedition basecamp was in (more…)

from Olivier Vidal
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://vercors2008.ffspeleo.fr/registration.htm#registration

Have a good day and see you soon overthere,
the Organisation Comitee,
contact.vercors2008@ffspeleo.fr

Winter expedition in Kaninski podi - Speleoproject Mt. Kanin -2000 m
The first part of expedition (Samonil, Medzihradsky, Slama,
Matejickova, Caslavsky, Svoboda a Spider /O. Stos/) built the base camp by The P. Skalarja Cottage in 2260 ms above sea level. There are 3 ms of snow and temperatures from -12 to -2°C. After the long searching the cave entrance was identified - there are about 10 ms of snow. (more…)

Art. 1 Announcement

The “Associazione Gruppi Speleologici Piemontesi Onlus” (AGSP) and the “Ente di Gestione Parchi e Riserve Naturali Cuneesi” proclaim an International Photo Contest based on different subjects titled “Speleologia e Ambiente Carsico” (Speleology and Karstic Environment).

Art. 2 Contest Secretary and info

The Photo Contest Secretary is set at the AGSP, 30 Galleria Subalpina - 10123 Torino, Italy. Telephone: +39 335 7093687. e-mail: agsp@agsp.it
Info may be required calling +39 011 9310571.

Form

Modulo_concorso_fotografico_AGSP.pdf     

Modulo_bando.doc        

Art. 3  (more…)

5 years ago the Blog “La SCINTILENA” was born. Happy birthday!!! Looks at the original italian article with “La Scintilena” friends photos and videos.

Download pdf version
traslated by Gabo Lesinsky

CONTENTS
Branislav Šmída,
Igor Pap Moon shadow-cave (17 km/-441 m): further discoveries in recently the 2nd deepest and the 4th longest cave in Slovakia
Pavel Bella Morphological and genetic attributes of Závadské caves in carbonatic conglomerates of Súľov hills
Jozef Psotka Contribution to nomenclature and geology of Snow-hole in Bôrka plateau
František Miháľ New cave in Dreveník
Dušan Hutka Historical inscriptions in Michňová-cave
Ivan Kubíni Teplica-cave, 30 years after opening another entrance
Alexander Skokan Forgotten discoveries in (more…)

News from Gabo Lesinsky, SSS.sk editor
Slovak speleological society invites all cavers and admirers of mysterious underground world
to participate a national encounter

XVII. SPELEOMEETING

to be held on the 12th april 2008 at 9.00 AM
in the Culture House in Svit – Slovakia

During the undertaking cavers will present speleology attractions and exploration results in 2007 home and abroad as well

PROGRAM:
- significant discoveries in Slovak republic
- fresh discoveries abroad
- expeditions, recognizing trips
- technical news and attractions
- exhibition of map and photo documentation

Award for:
- discovery by SSS members in Slovakia in 2007
- disovery by SSS members abroad in 2007

Spectators´ award for
- the most valuable contribution from home localities
- the most valuable contributions from localities abroad

Visitors are invited whole day to listen interesting lectures, see videos by slovak cavers from significant discoveries in home karst areas, but unique discoveries abroad too.
Slovak cavers discover caves in Slovakia and throughout the world as well, take care to protect them and bring them closer to public as natural and culture-historical monuments. Nature reveals its underground mysteries to them, also its beauties and treasures, in order everybody could admire them.

News of Filippo Felici, Explorations in Pian Cansiglio - News

Adaptation of Annalisa Basili    Translated by Maurizio Lancia.

Let’s talk of “Bus della Genziana”.

During the 70’s, the new branch (also called “of the Little Green Men”) is explored by the Group coming from Vittorio Veneto and by some components of XXX October’s group. It is a long meander that seems to not have an end (a bit less than a kilometer). Just a little bit is known about its continuation. A question mark to its end, printed on the map, suggests for some narrow paths to open. The branch falls more or less into oblivion. Until now. May 2007: the group from Vittorio Veneto arranges two small steps (8 to 10 meters) of the branch with the intention to have a closer look to that unresolved doubt. August 2007: During the Cansiglio Expedition organized by groups coming from Ferrara, Urbino, Pordenone and Sacile, the speleologists visit the branch, carrying explosives and digging tools. Beyond the 30-metre narrow path, they find that those areas had already been visited in 1975, even if they were not reported on the survey map. Two days later, they are underground again. About 300 meters of tunnels are measured and mapped, while they explore new possible continuations. October 2007: (more…)

This text by Jean-Marc Mattlet is also available on :
http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=432#p432

If you have articles, posters, photos, slideshows or films that describe the history of speleology in your country, they are most welcome, please send quickly an email to :
articles.vercors2008@ffspeleo.fr

For the other thematics for which you have presentation ideas, the full list of the other sessions of Vercors 2008 is on :
http://vercors2008.ffspeleo.fr/events/sessions.htm#section1
You have surely speleological works who will interest other European cavers in one of these fields.
We have already received more than 100 communications for the congress, so please send asap your presentations proposals (films, communications, slidshows, etc).

Should you have any further questions about this session or other, please let us know,
Best Speleological Regards,

Olivier Vidal
Secr. General FSUE
+33 / 6 81 61 16 70

Dean Zobec’s news from Sezione Grotte SPDTrst: Traslated by Elio Sbrocchi
An interesting discover has been made by Claudio Bratos and Stojan
Sancii about a new cave on Monte Carso in Val Rosandra near Trieste.
There it’s a very seen and scouted by several caving people, so the
discover symbolizes a rarity. The unique morphology of the entrance and the air flow create an idea of several huge rooms.
You can look pictures and news on their site: http://www.jospdtrst.org/photos/D20071124/index.html