PIERK / Caving Magazine
Summaries of Pierk number 2, June 1997
by: Marcel Dikstra
- Redactioneel - Editorial
- Bla bla bla van Bert, Beleidsplan Speleo Nederland 1997-2002 - The chairman of Speleo Nederland presents the committee's ideas about the organisation of the club for the next four years.
- Beneluxdagen 19-21 sept 1997 - An invitation ( also to foreign cavers) for the extaordinary caving and partying event which takes place every two years in Belgium. This year the event is prepared by Wallon, Flemish and Dutch cavers in Hotton, Belgium.
- Grotte aux Contrastes - A
description of this Belgium cave which was discovered by SC Avalon.
- Verenigingstocht afdeling Limburg - A clubtrip to the Galarie des Sources, Belgium.
- Deontologische code - A translation into Dutch of the caving-code of the Union Belge de la Speleologie.
- Ingezonden brief - Letter to the editor
- Tektoniek, karst en Speleothemen - Second part of the article on karst in Limburg, Netherlands.
- Kronkel.- The second in a regular series of commentaries on news isues. This one on the clubs annual general meeting.
- Herkennen en voorkomen van dreigende onderkoeling - How to recognize and avoid hypothermia.
- In Belgisch bier zit toch altijd gisting?- A report of a cave-conservation or rather cleaning trip in the Trou Bernard, Belgium.
- Nieuwsrubriek - Caving news collected from various journals, publications and newspapers.
- Slag bij Roggel - A caver's impression of the annual general meeting.
- Werkgroep Grotduiken - The cave diving group reports on its activities.
- Techniek - Safety of rebelays discussed.
- Weekend Speleo Holland, Groove - A club meeting in an abandoned quarry which is equipped for training of the caving techniques.
- Grot van de vallende sleepzakken - A clubtrip to the Puech Negre in the Causse Noir, France.
- Gevorderdencursus - A new caving course for Dutch cavers will start in the autumn.
- Grottogadgets - Why do other, more experienced cavers always have caving gadgets which seem to account for the difference between you and them? Jos Burgers investigates into the mysterious realm of caving hardware.
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