PIERK / Caving Magazine
Summaries of Pierk number 1/2, Juny 2003
by: Michael Bouma
- 3 De Ardeche. Start of a couple's diving experiance in a number os beautiful cave's in the Ardeche.
- 7 Oproep. Call for help from the cave course group.
- 8 Nieuwsrubriek.Cave news.
- 13 Scialet de la Fromagère. Description of the first Britisch expedition which reached the bottom of this cold cave in 1999 whith some additional notes from Eric Walch regarding the not so succesful dutch expedtion to this cave.
- 18 Boekbespreking. Book Reviews.
- 23 De Spitknijper. Description of a usefull caving tool which has some advantages compared whit the traditional used wrench for losening bolts.
- 24 Madagascar 2003. "Expédition Spéléologique Néerlandaise", Previwe of a small group of 6 cavers who will be exploring caves in Madagascar for a month in july. The artikel introduces the members of the group and there goals.
- 25 Een weekend lang zoeken. Given a list of caves in the area between Han and Rochefort. A group of three friends tried to locate the entrance of these caves during the first day and visit them the next day.
- 29 Wandelstokken in het gebruik. Technical artikel describing the benefist of a modern walking sticks for cavers when the hike to the entrance of the cave is long and hard.
- 30 Opzoek naar de diepste grot te wereld. In search for the deepest cave in the world. There you have it. The goals for a caving expedition towards Systema Cheve in the Mexican province Oaxaca. This 3500 Meter system has a potenial of 2500 meters. Unfortunately they only succeed to push this cave to a depth of 150 meters.
- 36 Grotto Gadgets. A useful tip for having your flashlight ready at hand...