PIERK / Caving Magazine
Summaries of Pierk number 3, October 2008
by: Renato Banti
- 3 Van het Bestuur (Wietske van den Berge) Commentary Attending the country meeting in Lans-en-Vercors. She sums up the decisions made at the meeting that effects Speleo Nederland.
- 4 Boekbespreking (Herman de Swart) Book reviews This time: geology, biology, archaeology, history and magazines.
- 8 Conq. of Paradise a Grottes de Charanche (Jos Burgers) Trip report from Jos. Who had the chance to go into the Choranche cave because many of the people didn’t show up. A heavy but beautiful trip, closed by half an hour of swimming in jeans.
- 11 Vercors 2008 - het congres (Wietske van den Berge, Jos Burgers, Gert Jan) A quilt of little stories about events and other stuff during Vercors 2008 the IVth EUROPEAN SPELOLOGICAL CONGRESS.
- 15 Sim de las Puertas de Illamina -1325 m (Lisette de Graauw, Erik Birkhoff) Trip report Cleaning up the BU56 while remapping and re-rigging the cave. Also they’re paying a visit to siphon seven.
- 21 Groeveweekend 12-13/6/08 Regiogr. Limburg (Wietske van den Berge) Pictures
- 23 Platonisch grotten (Hayo van Reek) Trip report Because the cave is pre rigged, the opinion is that going into Gouffre de Berger doesn’t count. Never the less three Dutch go to -500m.
- 25 Nieuwsrubriek(Marcel Dikstra) News from magazines, internet and other sources.
- 29 “En nog iets … jullie kunnen het allebei aan.” (Anja Crommelynck) Trip report of the Berger cave, all the way to the bottom. Anja and Sara presses on David to go with them. While caving long hours Anja tangles in the rope, hurt her back and thinks a lot about the possible price of Davids contribution to the Film contest.
- 34 ‘Reseau de fresnes’ (Lucien) - 9 aug 2008 (Bert Tindemans) Trip report of the Reaseau de fresnes cave, sometimes called the Lucien, after a woman who found this cave.
- 36 Grottogadgets (Jos Burgers) Column about the emotional side of gear. This time the “battery container”. Small cheap watertight plastic container for carrying AA batteries in the cave.
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