Application for Grant Aid
Submitted on: 10 Dec 2012Expedition details (GPF2013a-014)
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): 7
Field days: 24 Travel days: 8
List a short summary of the main Expedition objectives.
To try and locate the reported overflow above Spila Risanska.Investigate the large hole Obodinska Jama.
Investigate the most promising, unexplored holes found in 2012.
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.
At the end of the 2012 Montenegro expedition, we were told that in the spring, when water levels are high, not only does the resurgence Spila Risanska discharge a vast amount of water, but sometimes a spring in the hillside above also becomes active. In order to increase the chance of locating this overflow, with the possibility of finding a way into the system beyond, the plan is to go in February.Also in 2012 a large hole was seen near Obodina above the hamlet of Ubalac; this obvious site needs to be examined.
Some of the promising sites found in 2012 were not fully explored, so they need to be looked at.
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.
Expeditions to the area above Risan, on the Bay of Kotor, have been held for 4 succesive years since 2009. Significant numbers of caves and pots have been found on every occasion.Expedition 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: | £830 | Travel p.p. from UK: | £0 |
| Travel p.p. from outside UK: | £0 |
Subsistence
| Total: | £400 | Comments: |
| Subsistence p.p.: | £100 | Subsistence: £100/person/week? |
Gear
| Total: | £0 | Comments: |
| Gear p.p.: | £0 |
| Exped Total: | £2,000 | Exped cost p.p. travelling from UK: | £0 |
| Exped cost p.p. travelling from outside UK: | £0 | ||
| Mean Exped cost per person: | £500 |
Other Funding
| Total: | £0 | Comments: |
| We will ask for financial support from the clubs of the expedition members, but there is no guarantee of any funds from this source. |
| Total shortfall: | £2,000 | Mean shortfall per person: | £500 |
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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