==> Two new deep caves discovered in Tasmania. FromWorld Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 11 Apr. 2006.Recent explorations in the Florentine Valley in Tasmania have uncovered two new deep caves. The first one explored, Pooshooter (JF 268) reached a depth of 159 m. The current exploration in another cave, Tachycardia (JF 270) has reached a depth of 203 m with a partially descended greater than 45 m pitch. Once this is surveyed this cave willbe in the top ten deepest in Australia. The cave is also notable for having one of the most spectacularly well formed and scenic rift pitchs in Tasmania call Art Deco.More information will be available in the Speleo Spiel.Cheers,Gavin Brett and Alan Jackson.Southern Tasmanian CaverneersSource: ozcavers mailing list http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=4180 ==> Is it really the Gospel truth? FromWorld Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 11 Apr. 2006.The Gospel of Judas, whose crumbling fragments were found in an Egyptian cave by illiterate peasants in the 1970s - and whose exact contents were finally revealed at a press conference in Washington - is one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries for decades.Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/08/wjudas08.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/04/08/ixworld.html http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=4179 ==> Restoration Field Camp at Grand Caverns FromWorld Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 11 Apr. 2006.Hi Everyone,It's only 2 weeks until the annual Easter Restoration Field Camp at Grand Caverns, Grottoes, Virginia. Welcome to all and welcome back to you regulars who show up to help every year.We finally got a list of "chores" that we will work on during the weekend:* Algae removal in the cave (some places will require a little more than usual elbow grease)* Spreading of stone in the cave, along the guided tour route (IOW, the gravel hauling express that we all know and love!)* Replacement of some bulbs in lighting system that have been hard reach with limited staff* Construction of some flower boxes that will be used as barriers along the edge of the hill and around the staircase up at the Giftshop* Trimming and pruning of vines and some brush along the road/path that leads up to the Giftshop and caverns entrance* Resetting the chain link fence around the horseshoe pits (was drug down by our fall flood)With everyone's help, we should be able to knock most of this out in one day. Bring shovels and rakes and other implements of destruction. Don't forget work gloves! And bring an extra helmet and headlamp if you have one--some of our helpers are not cavers but might like to "take a tour."Lunch and dinner is compliments of the VAR Conservation Committee; Andy is cooking up something GOOD that evening. The usual fun is planned for after the work is finished. Camping is free on-site.Thanks and hope to see you there!MeredithDirections to Grand Caverns:Take I-81, Exit 235 onto SR 256, Traveling East Travel East on SR256 for 7 miles to Grottoes. At the intersection of Dogwood Avenue, turnSouth on Dogwood. Travel South on Dogwood Ave. for 1,000 ft. TurnRight into the Entrance of Grand Caverns .Phone (888) 430-2283.For more information contact VAR Conservation Co-Chairs:Andy Reeder, 840 Twin Lakes Rd., Green Bay, VA. 23942,(W) ... http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=4178 ==> Pre-historic Teen Males Prone to Cave Art...or Graffiti? FromWorld Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 11 Apr. 2006.Cave wall or brick-covered alley, a boy is simply gonna look to leave a tag. Excerpt from Discovery.com article:Testosterone-fueled boys created most prehistoric cave art, according to a recently published book by one of the world's leading authorities on cave art. The theory contradicts the ...Source: http://thinklab.typepad.com/think_lab/2006/04/prehistoric_tee.html http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=4177 ==> New mushrooming/berry picking regulations set at Mammoth Cave FromWorld Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 11 Apr. 2006.In the last year, Mammoth Cave National Park has amended its Superintendent's Compendium, the document which establishes park-specific regulations to the Service-wide Code of Federal Regulations. One of the changes involves collection of mushrooms and berries within the park.Source: http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/articles/2006/04/10/news/farm_news/fnews06.txt http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=4176 ==> Remembering Blake and Jenn FromWorld Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 11 Apr. 2006.In memoriam of Blake Donner and Jen Galbraith, a benefit concert will be held Saturday, April 15 for the Donner-Galbraith Memorial scholarship fund.Donner and Galbraith were two of the four people involved in a drowning accident last August in a Provo mountain cave. In order for this scholarship to be permanently implemented, the concert has to raise $30,000.Source: http://www.netxnews.net/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/09/4437f6d42cc42 http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=4181 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SpeleoUnion http://groups.google.ru/group/SpeleoUnion -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
