PIERK / Caving Magazine
Summaries of Pierk number 4, December 2007
by: Renato Banti
- 3 Van het Bestuur (John Tibbe) Commentary The Chairman of Speleo Nederland (SN) gives the results of the last special national meeting and the conclusions for the future of the club. The meeting signals the start of the new SN.
- 4 Boekbespreking (Herman de Swart) Book reviews this time:geology, biology, archaeology, history and magazines.
- 9 Redding onder Anialarra (Annette Van Houtte) Rescue report Annette gives first hand experience of being a victim of a cave accident.The accident happened at a depth of -648m and 4600m from entrance in a cave during exploration in the Anialarra, Pyrenees (near PSM). The story is interesting in several ways. Educative.
- 20 Explo Speleo Pushes Some Boundaries (Gert Jan van Pelt, Remco Siemonsma) Tripreport Caving in French Jura (Gouffre de Vauvougier, Gouffre de Montaigu) was just a preparation for their main goal to reach the bottom of the -500m cave Gouffre du Chevrier.
- 24 Spéléo dans les Cévennes et Causses, 12-20 mei 2007 (Bart Muytjens) Tripreport Report of a group of cavers visiting two cave areas in France with the help of a guidbook from the 80's. Several cave trips are described.
- 28 Speciale vergadering te Eindhoven (Johan Jansen) Clubmeeting Impressions of the meeting
- 29 Not for the Faint-hearted (Marcel Dikstra) Trip report Author revisited the Yorkshire caves. He shares his experiences and memories in this short but cave-packed journey. Gaping Gill, Easegill, Notts pot II are visited.
- 34 Speleologische dagen en nachten 2007 (Lisette de Graauw and others) Festivalreport A description of a meeting organised by Belgium and Dutch cavers. Including several reports of cavetrips in protected and gated caves.
- 40 Grottogadgets (Jos Burgers) Column about emotional side of gear “Blackbox”. The latest device for mapping caves (from the UK).
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