Mulu Caves Project
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Final preparations are being made for the 2017 expedition based at Mulu National Park Headquarters and the remote Hidden Valley.
Main objectives are working in the Cave systems under Gunung Api, especially Clearwater Cave (the 8th longest cave in the world at 215km surveyed length).
1) A team to follow leads in the extension to Wonder Cave in the Hidden Valley (found via Conviction Cave in 2015) pushing north into the deepest part of the mountain and a currently blank area for known cave.
2) To continue exploration and surveying in the high level Creedence Series in Clearwater Cave, with good prospects of significant extensions.
3) To connect Clearwater Cave with Racer Cave and Lagang's Cave to the south - potentially adding 15km to Clearwater's length, moving it up the rankings of the world's longest caves.
4) To climb into unexplored passages in the roof of Sarawak Chamber, the world's largest underground chamber (by floor area).
The project is incredibly grateful to it's main sponsors: SpanSet Ltd (for supplying 2km of rope) and Five Ten (for a deal on amphibious Canyoneer footwear) and the Ghar Parau Foundation. (www.gharparau.org.uk)
We will update UKCaving regularly (internet connection willing) from the field.
Mark Brown.
Main objectives are working in the Cave systems under Gunung Api, especially Clearwater Cave (the 8th longest cave in the world at 215km surveyed length).
1) A team to follow leads in the extension to Wonder Cave in the Hidden Valley (found via Conviction Cave in 2015) pushing north into the deepest part of the mountain and a currently blank area for known cave.
2) To continue exploration and surveying in the high level Creedence Series in Clearwater Cave, with good prospects of significant extensions.
3) To connect Clearwater Cave with Racer Cave and Lagang's Cave to the south - potentially adding 15km to Clearwater's length, moving it up the rankings of the world's longest caves.
4) To climb into unexplored passages in the roof of Sarawak Chamber, the world's largest underground chamber (by floor area).
The project is incredibly grateful to it's main sponsors: SpanSet Ltd (for supplying 2km of rope) and Five Ten (for a deal on amphibious Canyoneer footwear) and the Ghar Parau Foundation. (www.gharparau.org.uk)
We will update UKCaving regularly (internet connection willing) from the field.
Mark Brown.