European Speleological Federation - Fédération Spéléologique Européenne

17/06/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

We are very happy to present you the new EuroSpeleo Newsletter of June 2025. The EuroSpeleo Newsletter will inform all cavers and speleological organizations about the activities of the European Speleological Federation FSE.
This newsletter will be exclusively available in electronic form and it will be distributed through the FSE mailing lists, website and Facebook and Instagram pages.
You can download the English version of the June 2025 EuroSpeleo Newsletter at:https://www.eurospeleo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EuroSpeleo-Newsletter-June-2025-EN.pdf

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.

With cordial regards,
The FSE Bureau, June 2025

17/06/2025

𝗡𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗱’𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼, 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Nous sommes très heureux de vous présenter la nouvelle Bulletin d’Information EuroSpeleo de juin 2025. Le Bulletin d’Information EuroSpeleo informera tous les spéléologues et organisations spéléologiques sur les activités de la Fédération Spéléologique Européenne.
Ce bulletin sera exclusivement disponible sous forme électronique, et il sera distribué à travers les listes de diffusion FSE, le site Web et les pages Facebook et Instagram.
Vous pouvez télecharger la version Française du Bulletin d’Information de juin 2025 ici:https://www.eurospeleo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EuroSpeleo-Newsletter-June-2025-FR.pdf

𝗦'𝗶𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶̂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗱'𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲̀𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲́𝗹𝗲́𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲́𝗹𝗲́𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗾𝘂𝗶 𝘀'𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲́𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Cordialement,
Le Bureau de la FSE, juin 2025

06/06/2025

𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁

The working group „European Children and Young Cavers “(ECYC) proudly announces the 1st EuroSpeleo Youth Contest. This year we turn the spotlight for the first time on the children and young cavers all over Europe – we turn the spotlight on you! 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁.

Caves and Karst phenomena are as multifaceted and unique as the people exploring them. What could be the motivation to explore the underground until its farmost ends, to discover a rough world inside our planet lacking light and warmth and try to reveal the last secrets of our nature in order explore and protect its wild beauty? We want to take a deep dive into your story and what fascinates you. If you are a young caver up to 20 years, this is your chance to show your talents! At this year’s EuroSpeleo Youth Contest we can’t wait to see your speleo photos and cave mapping skills! 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁@𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲.𝗼𝗿𝗴.

All submissions to the EuroSpeleo Youth Contest will be evaluated by a professional jury with longtime experiences in caving and the specific category. In addition, the participants of the EuroSpeleo Forum 2025 will also have the chance to vote for their favourite photo or cave map in the contest for the Audience Award. The winner receives an official certificate during the award ceremony at the EuroSpeleo Forum and will be presented with an own story in the EuroSpeleo Youthletter after the forum.

For more information visit the news item on our website https://www.eurospeleo.eu/european-children-and-young-cavers-working-group-ecyc/.

Christiane Meyer
Vice-President European Speleological Federation
Head of European Children and Young Cavers (ECYC)

02/06/2025

21/05/2025

𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 - 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆

The next 17th EuroSpeleo Forum – CapoVolta will be held in the north of Italy in Volta Mantovana in the Mantua Region (about 40km south-west of Verona). The meeting is organised by the APS Gruppo Lemuri and supported by the Società Speleologica Italiana ETS and will take place from 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

This location, situated in the heart of Europe, is well known for its Alpine karst systems and its dynamic speleological community. The event that every year attracts more than thousand of speleologists, enthusiasts and the curious from all over Italy and abroad. A real journey into the depths of the Earth, in a unique context where adventure meets science, discovery merges with friendship and passion becomes sharing.

Participating in CapoVolta 2025 means becoming part of a unique community and experiencing first-hand the most important event dedicated to speleology in Italy. Registering for the event is the first step to access a world of meetings, training, guided explorations and moments of sharing that will remain etched in your memory. Whether you are an expert in the sector, a novice enthusiast or simply curious, you will have the opportunity to choose the activities that interest you most and create your own tailor-made experience.

Pre-registration can be done directly online, quickly and easily, so that you can secure the bag with the gadgets and help support the organization of the event.
𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀… 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁.

More information and pre-registration is on the event website: https://radunocapovolta.it/ where the program will be published in the near future.

24/04/2025

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗰 “𝗣𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗷𝗮” 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮

The 2024 Migovec expedition was a tremendous success, celebrating the 50th anniversary of exploration in Sistem Migovec (“Pol Stoletja” meaning “Half Century” in Slovene) and also marking 30 years since the Imperial College Caving Club joined the local JSPDT caving club in making it the longest cave in the whole of Slovenia. This year over a kilometre of new cave was added to the system, we left with more leads than we had started with, 6 cavers were introduced to alpine expeditionary caving for the first time and a fantastic anniversary celebration was had at the end, bringing together cavers from the past 50 years of the expedition to share photos and tales from the depths. A guest appearance from the British Embassy in Slovenia to mark the occasion made for an amazing end to an expedition of great discoveries, fine weather and high spirits. The expedition was joined by 30 cavers from 10 countries.

The 200m of Korda’s rope (https://sacidkordas.com/en/) was incredibly well received, with numerous comments on its superior quality to other ropes on the mountain, and the tackle sacks from Aventure Verticale (https://www.aventureverticale.com/) were much loved, providing a long overdue upgrade to the decrepit and well-used existing bags, many of which were immediately retired.

While there were a few minor setbacks, such as fewer than expected leaders in the first week and one of our three cavelinks breaking, the Pol Stoletja expedition exceeded its aims and left a multitude of exciting projects to return to next year. Most importantly, after the catastrophic storms and lack of underground camp in 2023 left the expedition feeling a little worse for wear, this year proved once again that our continued effort to train the next generation of leaders set us up for success when it matters. In particular, Chris Hayes and Ellie Pizey, both of whom first joined the expedition in 2022, each led multi-day underground camping trips and both made major discoveries.

You can read the full report here:https://www.eurospeleo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ESP2024-06-Pol-Stoletja-Slovenia.pdf

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 (𝘌𝘚𝘗) 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘚𝘌 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘚𝘌 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: https://www.eurospeleo.eu/eurospeleo-projects/
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

08/04/2025

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹

The EuroSpeleo Projcts (ESP) Fund supports internationally oriented speleological projects that are open to the participation of speleologists from all FSE members and lead to a multinational and multidisciplinary cooperation.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

The fund supports activities, which sustainably enhance the knowledge about caves and karst in the categories “Exploration – Science – Protection” as the three main goals of Speleology, generally acknowledged by the International Year of Caves and Karst (IYCK).”

EuroSpeleo Projects funds activities related to cave & karst research and exploration in Europe and worldwide locations. Examples are expeditions, congresses, caver meetings.

EuroSpeleo Projects funds every individual, club, local organization and national commission or federation who belong to a country being member of FSE. Please submit your application as soon as possible.

If you want to apply for a EuroSpeleo Project please visit this page for all information: https://www.eurospeleo.eu/eurospeleo-projects/

02/04/2025

𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱”

The Società Speleologica Italiana ETS (Italian Speleological Society, SSI ETS) and La Venta Geographical Exploration Association APS (La Venta APS), are proud to announce the call for applications for the 2nd edition of the “Giovanni Badino International Speleological Award”. This award aims to support advanced research projects in the field of speleology, focusing on the development and application of innovative techniques for the exploration, research, dissemination and documentation of natural cavities.

The Giovanni Badino International Speleological Award aims to commemorate the figure of one of the greatest Italian cavers and President of the SSI and La Venta, and to reward advanced speleological research projects, promoting innovation and excellence in the field of underground exploration. With this award, we intend to pay tribute to Giovanni’s work and passion in the field of scientific and technical research, spreading his influence throughout the world and contributing to the growth of knowledge in the field of speleology.

The award consists of an amount of 2.500,00 €. Projects may be submitted in Italian or English. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. The date for awarding the prize is scheduled by July 27th, 2025 during the 19th International Congress of Speleology (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), subject to the number of projects submitted. Proposals must be sent to [email protected] in pdf format, attached to the application form.

You can find further information and how to apply on: https://speleo.it/site/premio-badino-2025/
The application form can be downloaded at: https://speleo.it/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Premio-Badino_ITA-ENG-v2.docx

Photo: Giovanni Badino at work in the Puerto Princesa Underground River Cave during an expedition with the La Venta association, spring 2011, Palawan, Philippines. (Photo: Natalino Russo/La Venta).

20/03/2025

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮, 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻

Ario 24 was a two week long, 24 person expedition to the Western Massif of the Picos de Europa. Based at the Vega Ario, the expedition aimed to continue exploration of Pozu Jultayu via the newly connected Cave of the Singing Pasteur, as well as to investigate other ways into the same system potentially via Tras La Jayada, and search for ways into the gap between downstream Pozu Jultayu and the resurgence at Culiembro.

Underground camp was set up in Tapeworm Passage in Pozu Jultayu, and fixed aids from 24 years ago replaced or reinstalled to allow easy progress. A number of important leads were investigated and prioritised for the 2025 expedition. In addition, a new way on in the Cave of the Singing Pasteur was identified and exploration commenced, potentially offering a dry way to Sistema Verduellenga.

In Tras La Jayada, the 300m shaft was rebolted and resurveyed. At the bottom, a rift that had been missed by the explorers of the 1980s was pushed to new pitches that were descended and later found to be within 15m of the Holier than Thou inlet in Pozu Jultayu.

Enlargement of tight and draughting rifts was carried out in Cueva de la Rana and TR2 (Cave of the Old Men’s Dreams) in the hope of breaking into cave beyond downstream Pozu Jultayu. However, these rifts remained too tight and for too long despite significant effort.

We are extremely grateful to the Federacion de Espeleologia del Principado de Asturias (FESPA) and to the Picos de Europa National Park for granting permission for these expeditions to take place. We are also very grateful to the Ghar Parau Foundation and the European Speleological Federation (FSE) for their generous support for the trips, and to Korda’s ropes (https://sacidkordas.com/en/) for the equipment donation.

You can read the full report here:https://www.eurospeleo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ESP_2024-05_Ario_Cave_Project_Spain.pdf

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 (𝘌𝘚𝘗) 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘚𝘌 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘚𝘌 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: https://www.eurospeleo.eu/eurospeleo-projects/

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

14/03/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗿. 𝟴4, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮5 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱

Content:
• Editorial
• President’s Column
• William Ross ”Bill” Halliday (1926-2024), Nicola Barone and Paolo Forti
• Proceedings XXI Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
• A tribute to Bill Halliday, father of vulcanospeleology
• Short report on the observations on speleological potential in volcanic areas in Armenia
• Volcanic caves in the province of La Pampa, Central Argentina
• Members and countries

You can download the newsletter (pdf) from here:https://www.vulcanospeleology.org/newsletters/Vulcano84%20Feb%202025.pdf

05/03/2025

𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

The Karst and Cave Protection Commission of the International Union of Speleology (UIS) is pleased to announce the opening of the PRIX France HABE 2025.

The prize is named in memory and in honor of Dr. France HABE († 10/12/1999) from Slovenia (Yugoslavia), Past President of the Protection Department of the UIS (1973 -1997).
The purpose of this prize is to promote the protection of karst and caves. Their natural heritage is an increasingly rich source of proven information on the history of our planet and of humanity, allowing us to act in a more thoughtful, effective and sustainable way for the future of our environment.

You will find the complete regulations in French, English and Spanish on the UIS website by following this link: https://uis-speleo.org/index.php/karst-and-cave-protection-commission

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

From last year the amount of the prize was increased to € 300 by UIS and also supported in material by RESSEG. This year, the Prize will, in add, be supported by CYANSKY with head and flashlights.

Feel free to disseminate widely.

04/03/2025

You can download the full program here:https://www.vdhk.de/fileadmin/pdf/veranstaltung/2025/Program_Symposium_Speleology_in_Authoritarian_Regimes.pdf

In cooperation with UIS History of Speleology Commission
VdHK proudly presents: Online Symposium -Speleology in Authoritarian Regimes
Program and link: https://www.vdhk.de/en/events/vdhk-series-of-lectures