Application for Grant Aid
Submitted on: 31 Jan 2012Expedition details (GPF2012a-001)
Region: Sarawak
MEF funding: none
Cavers ≤25 yrs old: 0Cavers 25-35 yrs old: 0
Eligible for grant aid:
Alex Pitcher nominations: 0
Expedition duration (days): 28
Field days: 378 Travel days: 40
List a short summary of the main Expedition objectives.
Further exploration at the southern end of the G.Mulu national park, the production of a film and various scientific studies.Please explain the aspects of the trip which make it eligible for Ghar Parau funding.
Give a more detailed account of the purpose of the trip, including any particular known caves you intend to visit, specific areas where you will explore for new cave, and scientific experiments you will attempt.
Working from bases at Park HQ and Camp 1 we intend to look for continuations from Sarawak Chamber and in the entrance series of Lubang Nasib Bagus; we will also undertake searches for new entrances in the southern end of G.Api and the Deer Cave massif, including continuing the exploration of a number of outstanding leads from the spring 2011 expedition. Gavin Newman intends to make a cavers' film based on the original exploration of Sarawak Chamber, capitalising on the presence of the 3 original explorers, together in Mulu for the first time since 1984. Our scientific research programme will involve studies of bell pits (Julia James), the collection of additional quartz samples from various locations in Clearwater for cosmogenic isotope dating and the collection of additional speleothem samples for Uranium/Lead (U/Pb) dating (Smart and Smith); Jason Lin will conduct sedimentology studies in Lagan's Cave.Give details of any previous work in this area by your own and other teams. Include references to reports and articles published on the area, and the names of any local cavers or academics with whom you have discussed the Expedition.
This is the latest in the series of UK/Malaysian expeditions to Mulu which commenced in 1978. A full list and details of results is available at www.mulucaves.orgExpedition Finances
Travel
Travel plans: |
| # from UK: | 0 | Travel costs breakdown (for personnel leaving from the UK): |
| Total costs from UK: | £0 |
| # from outside UK: | 0 | Travel costs breakdown (for personnel leaving from the UK): |
| Total costs from outside UK: | £0 |
| Travel total: | £12,311 | Travel p.p. from UK: | £0 |
| Travel p.p. from outside UK: | £0 |
Subsistence
| Total: | £6,064 | Comments: |
| Subsistence p.p.: | £357 |
Gear
| Total: | £200 | Comments: |
| Gear p.p.: | £12 |
Special 1
| Total: | £6,800 | Comments: |
| Special 1 p.p.: | £400 | Insurances |
Special 2
| Total: | £450 | Comments: |
| Special 2 p.p.: | £26 | Report |
| Exped Total: | £25,839 | Exped cost p.p. travelling from UK: | £0 |
| Exped cost p.p. travelling from outside UK: | £0 | ||
| Mean Exped cost per person: | £1,520 |
Other Funding
| Total: | £1,520 | Comments: |
| Total shortfall: | £0 | Mean shortfall per person: | £0 |
Referees and Report
Please give the names, addresses and phone numbers of two suitably qualified people whom the Committee can contact. You should ensure that they are aware of the objectives of your trip, and that you have their permission for the Committee to contact them.
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