Application for Grant Aid
Submitted on: 30 Aug 2013Expedition details (GPF2013b-004)
Region: Tian Xing
MEF funding: none
Cavers ≤25 yrs old: 0Cavers 25-35 yrs old: 0
Eligible for grant aid: 0
Alex Pitcher nominations: 1
Expedition duration (days): 28
Field days: 24 Travel days: 4
List a short summary of the main Expedition objectives.
1) Continue the exploration of "Shitty Backdoor".2) Continue exploration of Bamboo Cave
3) Recce some of the surface holes in the area with regards their potential for further exploration
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.
Continue the exploration of 48H-I12-96 "Shitty Backdoor", a cave close to Qikeng, which originally through it would drop into, but after a tight entrance series is heading away from Qikeng and has the potential to yield some big pitches before dropping into the main Tianxing Dongxue Xitong system below. The cave was last pushed in 2007 to a depth of 75m where it has been left.48H-I12-109 Bamboo cave was originally explored in 2004 where the cave was pushed to a down stream sump. A number of good leads were left particularly in the upstream direction, and also avens towards the downstream end, which may lead to now know fossil levels discovered in the other areas of the Tianxing Dongxue Xitong system.
Surface recces will be carried out on known entrances in the Tian Xing area, with a view of finding more exciting leads within the Tian Xing area.
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.
Tian Xing has been visited many times by cavers over the last 10 or so years and the main system, known as Tianxing Dongxue Xitong, has been pushed to over 48 km with 9 entrances. It is the third longest cave in China and has the potential for much more.Expedition Finances
Travel
Travel plans: |
| # from UK: | 10 | Travel costs breakdown (for personnel leaving from the UK): |
| Total costs from UK: | £6,800 | 10 Flights from UK to Chonqing (£550 Rtn pp) = £5500 10 Chinese Visas (£90 Each) = £900 Travel from Chongqing to Wulong (£20 Rtn pp) = £200 Travel from Wulong to Tian Xing (£20 Rtn pp) = £200 |
| # from outside UK: | 1 | Travel costs breakdown (for personnel leaving from the UK): |
| Total costs from outside UK: | £0 |
| Travel total: | £6,800 | Travel p.p. from UK: | £680 |
| Travel p.p. from outside UK: | £0 |
Subsistence
| Total: | £1,920 | Comments: |
| Subsistence p.p.: | £175 | Food and Accommodation for 24 days (£8 pppd) |
Gear
| Total: | £850 | Comments: |
| Gear p.p.: | £77 | Thrubolts and Rigging Kit £200 Drill Batterries: £250 Rope: £400 Participants in the expedition are expected to cover their own travel, accommodation and food costs and pay £50 each towards equipment costs. If the expedition is successful the money allocated will be directed to those in most need and which will hopefully ensure that they have the funds to participate. |
| Exped Total: | £9,570 | Exped cost p.p. travelling from UK: | £932 |
| Exped cost p.p. travelling from outside UK: | £252 | ||
| Mean Exped cost per person: | £870 |
Other Funding
| Total: | £0 | 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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