Recent content by Ouan

I have no idea where the gas is coming from, but have a lot of questions about how this was handled, as it is in effect a gas well blowout. What planning and engineering went into drilling such a deep borehole? How was the well constructed? I assume no wellhead or BOP as the well was not shut...

From Priddy you'll be driving down to Wells or Cheddar to get petrol or diesel. EVs can do the same if they need a charge.

If I understand the politics correctly it is highly unlikely any Georgian cavers or geologists will be able to visit Veryovkina Cave.

Sorry, I should have said gross negligence. Or a criminal or fraudulant act. I will be very surprised if the BCA PL (or officers and directors) insurance covers these. Although the responsibility for such a grossly negligent, criminal or fraudulent act falls on the individual who carries it out...

[hypothetical scenario] If the insurers find a small print exclusion clause and refuse the claim (after all, they are an insurance company), or a club/association offical was negligent which invalidates the PL policy, then theoretically all members of the unincorporated club/association can be...

At least 4 large clubs are limited corporate bodies to reduce the liability risk to their members. But these club members are then members of an unincorporated national body which, perhaps, has more liability risk than a local club. The clubs have to be members of the national body as the...

Ongoing cave rescue, three tourists and two guides were trapped by flooding in Krizna Jama on Saturday 6 January 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/cave-flood-in-slovenia-traps-five-people-after-heavy-rain

Jack Waddon was a BEC and Wessex member who died in a training accident in Mineries Pool on 3 November 1961. Fred Davies was a Shepton member in 1962 before joining the Wessex in 1966. Steve Wynne-Roberts was a Shepton and Wessex member in 1961/1962.

A PDF of Ruggieri's book "Karst of Sicily: A Journey Inside and Outside the Island’s Mountains", which I think is the one you mention, can be downloaded at https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedpcpmcud5v4xpvqeszqgp5s7i3gohtthx4lfoih7qkb3rdzauuza

This paper is a good overview of the Cueva del Viento and Cueva de Felipe Reventón cave systems, including a survey and notes on geomorphology, fauna and conservation https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/6/226

Out at 00:37 local time https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66777887

If the GPF becomes 'anti-long distance caving expedition' for carbon offsetting and/or ethical reasons, then expeditions will ignore the GPF - any potential grant doesn't make or break an expedition. On the expeditions I have been involved with over the past 10 years GPF funding has been less...

(I will regret trying to work this out...) Is the depth below surface only 30ft? in the formula:- d is the depth below the surface = 30 ft. 160 is the estimated overburden density which you say should be 150 as you have mainly sandstone. O is the passage width, which if I understand correctly...

An obituary detailing Mike's conservation work https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.12979

There are no caving clubs in Thailand, but there are a few cavers based in Bangkok. They can be reached via the "Thailand Caving สำรวจถ้ำไทย" Facebook group, or contact me via DM or the website linked by Leclused and I'll introduce you.