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Cave Exploration In Wulong County 2001 - 2008 Erin Lynch Hong Meigui CES

Cave Exploration In Wulong County 2001 - 2008 Erin Lynch Hong Meigui CES. 2001 to 2008: Over 169km surveyed in Wulong county China’s first 1000m deep cave Two of the world’s deepest shafts. Tianxing. 49km surveyed 7 expeditions 2 deepest caves in China. Torben Redder. Tianxing. ↗.

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Cave Exploration In Wulong County 2001 - 2008 Erin Lynch Hong Meigui CES

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  1. Cave Exploration • In Wulong County • 2001 - 2008 • Erin Lynch • Hong Meigui CES

  2. 2001 to 2008: • Over 169km surveyed in Wulong county • China’s first 1000m deep cave • Two of the world’s deepest shafts

  3. Tianxing • 49km surveyed • 7 expeditions • 2 deepest caves in China Torben Redder

  4. Tianxing ↗

  5. Qikeng Dong • 920m deep

  6. The Dragon’s Mouth • 60m pitch next to a waterfall Robbie Shone

  7. At underground camp • Derigging: 1100m of rope!

  8. Dongba Dong • 7,646m long • 649m deep Andy Harp

  9. Gooseberry Sump • Very close to Qikeng Dong • No connection

  10. Torben Redder

  11. Upstream continuation of Qikeng’s main streamway

  12. Beggars Belief • Traverse in a thin band of limestone • Connection to Qikeng Dong in 2006

  13. Miao Keng • 1,217m long • 698m deep

  14. Miao Keng • 491m internal shaft • 2nd largest in the world

  15. Robbie Shone

  16. Da Keng • 4,274m long • 775m deep • 518m entrance pit split into 284m and 219m shafts by a boulder ledge 284m shaft with flashbulbs 0m, 80m, and 180m above the camera Jenny Drake

  17. Da Keng Big Pit

  18. Zuan Yan Keng • 2,012m long • 209m deep • Rigging in shale

  19. Typical Tianxing expo: • 8,627m surveyed • 312 bolts placed • 14 Stop bobbins, 14 Crolls and 3 hand jammers worn-out • 372 beers drunk

  20. Tianxing Caves

  21. Houping • 112km surveyed • 13 expeditions

  22. Houping ↓

  23. ↙ Niu Bizi Tiankeng San Wang Dong ↘ ← ↘ Er Wang Dong Shi Wang Tiankeng ↘ Ma Wan Dong Resurgence

  24. Ma Wan Resurgence

  25. ↙ Niu Bizi Tiankeng San Wang Dong ↘ ← ↘ Er Wang Dong Shi Wang Tiankeng ↘ Ma Wan Dong Resurgence

  26. Er Wang Dong • 26,021m long • 241m deep

  27. Matt Ryan

  28. ↙ Niu Bizi Tiankeng San Wang Dong ↘ ← ↘ Er Wang Dong Shi Wang Tiankeng ↘ Ma Wan Dong Resurgence

  29. San Wang Dong • 34,767m long • 300m deep Andrew Atkinson

  30. Duncan Collis

  31. Andrew Atkinson

  32. Large parts of the caves were worked by local nitrate miners

  33. ↙ Niu Bizi Tiankeng San Wang Dong ↘ ← ↘ Er Wang Dong Shi Wang Tiankeng ↘ Ma Wan Dong Resurgence

  34. Duncan Collis

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