2015-Hidden Earth-Imperial College Caving Club

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1. Povodni Mož Pivo Mož Migovec 2015 "Water Man" "Beer Husband" Imperial College Caving Club Jamarska S. PD Tolmin
2. Imperial College London
10. 1km ascent 20L petrol 20L oil 20kg rice 20kg pasta 20kg sugar ( 40L wine )
14. (2014)
15. (2015)
16. 8 m
24. The Caves!
27. 37.7 km of passage majority of length deeper than 500 m 5 accessible 'terminal' sumps many suspected 'perched' sumps
28. New Passage 2015: 2267.31 m (all at 500-840 m below entrance used) Bolt climbing at depth 14 m long duck at -802 m passed
29. 4-person Camp X-Ray (-550 2-person Camp Red Cow (-749
30. Pivo Mož 'Beer Husband' 4-person Camp at X-Ray (-550 m) Povodni Mož 'Water Man' 2-person Camp at Red Cow (-749 m)
31. Rig Rock (Candy Mountain) - ~80 m pitch
32. Strap on Nitro (Aven)
34. Republika Chamber, ~-850 m
35. Passage Near the (perched) Sump, Red Cow
36. The 2004 'Sump' New Camp @ Red Cow -850 m
38. Lightweight 2-man camp. Tent + roll mats emplaced 2014 2x Vango Ultralight 450 (sponsored) + personal thermals 1 candle + MP3 player (creature comforts!) Single gas stove + nesting pans Smash, Porridge, Couscous, Noodles
39. To the North! (Not visited since 2004)
40. (2014 Survey)
41. Strap on the Nitro (Aven)
42. ~£60 hubsan x4 h107c hd camera DRONE ~£20 '2000' lumen Bike Light
44. 2014: +20m 2015: +10m
48. Potato - old stream Bed?
49. Potato
51. Potato
53. SMASH (scary)
55. Rock of Sages
61. "To Infinity and Beyond" aven
69. (2014)
71. That's not a sump !
72. GoPro Footage...
73. View from far side of Colarado 'sump'
76. Another mud sump… (white powder is quick sand(!))
77. Climb up to left of next sump into phreatic
78. Typical phreatic with vadose intercept Streams switch directions at places! Lots of intercepting streamways...
79. One of a number of intercepting streamways...
80. True Adventures (red); Colarado and Hoover Dam to Infinity and Beyond (blue) Loads of water enters in this region We're right below Tolminski Kuk + a very folded region of the plateau Is this the drainage catchment for the Komni Plane ?
82. Second Deep camp - a wash out!
83. So we spent a productive day patching the rigging at -800 m
84. Meanwhile, at Camp X-Ray...
86. Quality Formations...
87. Quality Formations Part II...
88. Quality Formations Part III...
89. Helm's Deep Chamber
90. At the top of 'Touching the Void' - rock bridge above two incoming waterfalls
91. Waterfall chamber just beyond, below Helm's Deep
92. Downstream
93. Bottom of Sic Sempre
94. 3-4 km trek to the pushing limit at the far south...
95. An additional kilometre of passage found...
96. ~2.2 km of new passage (30.7 km / 972 m) 270 m beyond a duck (True Adventures) 300 m up a bolt climb (Nitro Aven) 1 km, 3-4 km from camp (Southern Loop) 4 bed camp at X-Ray (now 2010-2015) Lightweight 2 bed camp proved its worth Expedition Finds / Achievements
97. 2015 Deriguour Team
98. Area N - North of Kuk
99. N9 - Now 40+ m deep
101. Diving Dreams… (with Connor Roe) Camp at Red Cow (-850 m) Easily accessible sump @ Red Cow (-860 m) Accessible sump @ Watership Down (-957 m) Less accessible sump @ Aja!(4x8m with beach, crystal water) (-967 m) 'Mud' sump beyond Colarado
102. Thanks Ghar Parau Foundation Starless River (gear, advice & rescue training) Imperial College Union (Minibus) Vango (Povodni Mož, Sleeping bags) Fourth Element (Povodni Mož, Neoprene!) Triglav National Park, (JS) & PD Tolmin Fratnik & Skalar Families Slovenian Army (Helicopter)
103. We'll be back! Vrnili se bomo!
109. Fistful of Tolars (~-500 m)
110. Concorde (~-400 m)
114. The Yorkshire Extensions Slinging in the Rain Xanadu Cuckoo's Nest 2012
115. The Yorkshire Extensions Slinging in the Rain Xanadu Cuckoo's Nest 2013
116. The Yorkshire Extensions Slinging in the Rain Xanadu Cuckoo's Nest 2014
117. 2013 Kamikaze up wind - A Pun Too Far
118. 2014 Kamikaze up wind - A Pun Too Far
119. 2012 Sic Semper Tyrannis
120. 2013 Sic Semper Tyrannis
121. 2014 Sic Semper Tyrannis
123. Balamory Extensions (Lead left 2004) Kokain Rute, Clapton, Pick Your Poison (2013) Rock Steady Love, Aja! (2014) 2012
124. Balamory Extensions (Lead left 2004) Kokain Rute, Clapton, Pick Your Poison (2013) Rock Steady Love, Aja! (2014) 2013
125. Balamory Extensions (Lead left 2004) Kokain Rute, Clapton, Pick Your Poison (2013) Rock Steady Love, Aja! (2014) 2014