Cave Exploration In Wulong County 2001 - 2008 Erin Lynch Hong Meigui CES

Six Years in

Cave ExplorationIn Wulong County

2001 - 2008

Erin LynchHong Meigui CES

Six Years in

2001 to 2008:

Over 169km surveyed in Wulong county

China’s first 1000m deep cave

Two of the world’s deepest shafts

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China Tianxing

• 49km surveyed

• 7 expeditions

• 2 deepest caves in China

Torben Redder

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Tianxing↗

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Depth (m)深度(米)

Qikeng Dong

ENTRANCE洞口

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PROJECTED ELE VATION剖面图000° - 180°

Tianxing Dongxuexitong(Tianxing Cave System )

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Qikeng Dong• 920m deep

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The Dragon’s Mouth

60m pitch next to a waterfall

Robbie Shone

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Derigging: 1100m of rope!

At underground camp

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Qikeng Dong

ENTRANCE洞口

Dongba Dong

ENTRANCE洞口882m

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Dongba Dong

• 7,646m long

• 649m deep

Andy Harp

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Gooseberry Sump• Very close to Qikeng

Dong• No connection

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Qikeng Dong

ENTRANCE洞口

Dongba Dong

ENTRANCE洞口882m

ENTRANCE洞口

Liuchi Aokou Xia Dong

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Lanmu Shu Dong

Lanmu Shu Dong ENTRANCE洞口

ENTRANCE洞口

Qikeng Dong

ENTRANCE洞口

Dongba Dong

ENTRANCE洞口882m

ENTRANCE洞口

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Torben Redder

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• Upstream continuation of Qikeng’s main streamway

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Beggars Belief• Traverse in a thin band

of limestone• Connection to Qikeng

Dong in 2006

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Depth (m)深度(米) Miao Keng

Miao Keng

ENTRANCE洞口

Lanmu Shu Dong

Lanmu Shu Dong ENTRANCE洞口

ENTRANCE洞口

Qikeng Dong

ENTRANCE洞口

Dongba Dong

ENTRANCE洞口882m

ENTRANCE洞口

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Miao Keng

• 1,217m long

• 698m deep

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Miao Keng

• 491m internal shaft

• 2nd largest in the world

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Robbie Shone

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Da Keng• 4,274m long• 775m deep• 518m entrance pit

split into 284m and 219m shafts by a boulder ledge

284m shaft with flashbulbs 0m, 80m, and 180m above

the camera

Jenny Drake

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Da Keng

Big Pit

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ChinaZuan Yan Keng• 2,012m long• 209m deep• Rigging in shale

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Typical Tianxing expo:• 8,627m surveyed• 312 bolts placed• 14 Stop bobbins, 14 Crolls

and 3 hand jammers worn-out

• 372 beers drunk

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Name Depth (m) Length (m) Rank in China

Tianxing Dongxuexitong: Liuchi Aokou Xia Dong Qikeng Dong Lanmu Shu Dong Miao Keng Miao Keng II Dongba Dong Xiaoguchiwan Dong

1,020(592)(920)(656)(698)(676)(649)(147)

35,480(4,607)(9,385)(10,465)(1,217)(1,355)(7,646)(803)

Dakeng Dong 775 4,274 2

Daxiao Dong 419 1,185 10

Da Dong 417 1,197 —

Bamboo Cave 356 1,714 —

Da Wan Dong 309 1,729 —

Zuan Yan Keng 209 2,011 —

Tianxing Caves

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China Houping

• 112km surveyed

• 13 expeditions

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↓Houping

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Er Wang Dong

San Wang Dong

↘←

↙Niu Bizi Tiankeng

Shi Wang

Tiankeng

↘Ma Wan Dong Resurgence

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ChinaMa Wan Resurgence

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Er Wang Dong

San Wang Dong

↘←

Shi Wang

Tiankeng

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Er Wang Dong

• 26,021m long

• 241m deep

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Matt Ryan

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Er Wang Dong

San Wang Dong

↘←

Shi Wang

Tiankeng

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San Wang Dong

• 34,767m long

• 300m deep

Andrew Atkinson

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Duncan Collis

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Andrew Atkinson

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Large parts of the caves were worked by local nitrate miners

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Er Wang Dong

San Wang Dong

↘←

Shi Wang

Tiankeng

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Duncan Collis

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Shi Wang Tiankeng

~100m deep

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Er Wang Dong

San Wang Dong

↘←

Shi Wang

Tiankeng

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Matt Ryan

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Niubizi Tiankeng

• >100m deep

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Thomas Matthalm

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At least three different species of bat in Houping

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ChinaTriplophysa rosa

• New species of blind loach

• Found in both Tianxing and Houping

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ChinaHong Meigui Cave Exploration

Society would like to thank:Lyon Equipment

Dragon Caving GearAMG Outdoor

MeggaflashMountain Equipment

MacpacMountain Spirit

Ice AgeAndy Eavis

Rich HudsonYvonne Droms

Huibang CorporationProf. Zhu Xuewen

Fenestra Window & Door, Inc.Institute of Karst Geology, Guilin

Ozark Underground Laboratory, Inc.

People’s Govt. of Wulong countyGhar Parau FoundationRoyal Geographical Society

(with the Institute of British Geographers)

The Mount Everest FoundationChina Caves ProjectThe UK Sport FundThe David Hood AwardOxford University Expeditions

CouncilThe Captain Scott Society Mountain Empire GrottoThe Alpine Ski ClubNeville Shulman OBEExpedition Magazine (Russia)NSS International Exploration Fund

Cave Exploration In Wulong County 2001 - 2008 Erin Lynch Hong Meigui CES

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