thanks very nice picture s On Jan 11, 2017 10:28 PM, "Marvin and Lisa via Texascavers" < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing this. Those are awesome pictures. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Texascavers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Sam Young via Texascavers > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 11:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Texascavers] Krubera-Veronya > > I am retired from the Mathematics Department at Auburn University. One of > my colleagues, Andras Bezdek, had a Masters Degree student, Gergely Ambrus, > who is a serious Hungarian caver. Ambrus returned to Auburn to give a talk > about his trip to the deepest cave in the world. I have copied, below, the > abstract of the talk and a link to the images. > > ....... Sam Young > > Gergely Ambrus ( Professor, Budapest Semesters in Mathematics) Title: > Inverse Everest - Expedition to the deepest cave in the world. > > Abstract: > > In August 2016, a handful of Hungarian cavers descended into the deepest > cave in the world, the Krubera-Voronya cave located in Abkhazia (former > Georgia). Their goal was to make professional photographs of the cave for > the first time in history. During the one-month-long expedition, the > expedition members spent 16 days underground. Their longest trip, leading > to the depth of 6800 ft, took 9 days. The expedition, co-ordinated by > National Geogpraphic Hungary, was led by Gergely Ambrus, a former Auburn > graduate in Mathematics. The deepest point of the cave have been reached > by far less people than the summit of Mount Everest. > > In this talk, Gergely is going to present what a complex task organizing > and leading such an expedition is. Starting months before the summer, the > group had to find sponsors, make travel plans, purchase the necessary > equipment both for caving and for the underground photography. Their > endeavour started already before the expedition > itself: a week before they intended to travel, the Russian army closed > the border checkpoint of Abkhazia, therefore getting to the location was > already complicated. He is going to describe what material and equipment > is needed to withstand the extreme conditions. During their time > underground, all their gear was constantly wet, due to the numerous > cascades in the pitches. The temperature of the cave had been constantly > around 35 F. The explorers carried with them three tackle sacs per person, > weighing about 70 lb. They had to descend sometimes in 500-ft deep > pitches, or in passages completely filled with water. > Several times, the expedition members got into danger due to floods or > worn out equipment and ropes, and they had to solve these issues instantly > on the spot. > > Gergely is going to present a compilation of photographs and videos taken > during the expedition, showing us what this unique underground world looks > like. He will also talk about the scientific aspect of the > expedition: the group has completed several underground biology, geology > and measurement project > > Here are the images - text in Hungarian: > > http://index.hu/nagykep/2016/09/13/inverse_everest_bar/ > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > [email protected] | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > [email protected]/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > [email protected] | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > [email protected]/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >
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