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The expedition was extremely successful, we were able to completely map the known sections of the cave and explore several new areas. This included climbing one of the cascades at the end of the "Round Window" branch, finding some passage beyond an undived sump in the "Arched window" and diving to 40m depth in the 4th sump in the .jpg)
“Square Window” branch of the cave.
For two weeks a team of nine cavers and divers worked in the cave to survey the passages, climb waterfalls and dive unexplored underwater sections. It was hard work and every day we had to carry diving cylinders out of the cave to fill them for the following day’s exploration..... (more to be read)
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....With the knowledge we have acquired we plan to return in 2010 for another trip to continue exploration. Our mapping and surveying shows that the “Round Window” branch of the cave is heading for one of the caves explored from high on the Ario Plateau, called “Ridge Cave” which is over 500m higher than the current limit of exploration. This means we can expect a huge quantity of aid climbing to reach the end.
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