Application for Grant Aid
Submitted on: 29 Jan 2012Expedition details (GPF2012a-008)
Region:
MEF funding: none
Cavers ≤25 yrs old: 0Cavers 25-35 yrs old: 0
Eligible for grant aid: 0
Alex Pitcher nominations: 0
Expedition duration (days): 18
Field days: 126 Travel days: 0
List a short summary of the main Expedition objectives.
(i) Continuation of the exploration and survey of the most promising caves found in 2011: PB25, Eye Spider Pot, Slug Pot, and Arch Cave.(ii) Investigate some surface springs.
(iii) Continue to explore the surrounding area.
Please explain the aspects of the trip which make it eligible for Ghar Parau funding.
The expedition will once more invite members of SOB to join us, and to try to involve local cavers in Kotor and Herceg Novi, Montenegro. In previous years they have proved invaluable in helping us communicate with local inhabitants.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.
The cave PB25 was re-discovered in 2011. It is reported to contain lakes and cascades. As the only other cave found in the area so far with an active stream it shows the best potential for reaching the postulated master cave. Eye Spider Pot is an open shaft with a stone fall time of more than 10 seconds. Slug Pot ended in an impassable constriction at the top of another shaft, so we plan to open this up.Most of the resurgences in the area are deep upwellings. Few of the surface springs shown on the maps have been systematically examined, so we plan to do just this. The area continues to reveal many caves and pots. We will continue to extend the area of exploration.
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.
The cave PB25 was re-discovered in 2011. It is reported to contain lakes and cascades. As the only other cave found in the area so far with an active stream it shows the best potential for reaching the postulated master cave. Eye Spider Pot is an open shaft with a stone fall time of more than 10 seconds. Slug Pot ended in an impassable constriction at the top of another shaft, so we plan to open this up. Most of the resurgences in the area are deep upwellings. Few of the surface springs shown on the maps have been systematically examined, so we plan to do just this. The area continues to reveal many caves and pots. We will continue to extend the area of exploration.Expedition Finances
Travel
Travel plans: |
| # from UK: | 8 | Travel costs breakdown (for personnel leaving from the UK): |
| Total costs from UK: | £2,750 | Return air fare UK - Dubrovnik: ~£150 x 3 Minibus hire for 2 weeks: ~£1100 Fuel, ferries, and insurance: ~£1200 |
| # from outside UK: | 0 | Travel costs breakdown (for personnel leaving from the UK): |
| Total costs from outside UK: | £0 |
| Travel total: | £2,750 | Travel p.p. from UK: | £344 |
| Travel p.p. from outside UK: | £0 |
Subsistence
| Total: | £1,800 | Comments: |
| Subsistence p.p.: | £200 | £100/person/week? |
Gear
| Total: | £0 | Comments: |
| Gear p.p.: | £0 |
| Exped Total: | £4,550 | Exped cost p.p. travelling from UK: | £544 |
| Exped cost p.p. travelling from outside UK: | £200 | ||
| Mean Exped cost per person: | £506 |
Other Funding
| Total: | £0 | Comments: |
| The clubs of the expedition members will once more be asked for financial support for the expedition, but there is no guarantee that such funds will be forthcoming. |
| 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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