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Cave Exploration In Wulong County 2001 - 2008 Erin Lynch Hong Meigui CES. 2001 to 2008: Over 169km surveyed in Wulong county China’s first 1000m deep cave Two of the world’s deepest shafts. Tianxing. 49km surveyed 7 expeditions 2 deepest caves in China. Torben Redder. Tianxing. ↗. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Six Years in
China
Cave ExplorationIn Wulong County
2001 - 2008
Erin LynchHong Meigui CES
Six Years in
China
2001 to 2008:
Over 169km surveyed in Wulong county
China’s first 1000m deep cave
Two of the world’s deepest shafts
Six Years in
China
Six Years in
China Tianxing
• 49km surveyed
• 7 expeditions
• 2 deepest caves in China
Torben Redder
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Tianxing↗
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Qikeng Dong
Qikeng Dong
ENTRANCE洞口
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ENTRANCE洞口
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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
Qikeng Dong
ENTRANCE洞口
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ENTRANCE洞口
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Dongba Dong
Dongba Dong
ENTRANCE洞口882m
ENTRANCE洞口882m
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Tianxing Dongxuexitong(Tianxing Cave System )
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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
Qikeng Dong
ENTRANCE洞口
1170m
ENTRANCE洞口
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Dongba Dong
Dongba Dong
ENTRANCE洞口882m
ENTRANCE洞口882m
ENTRANCE洞口
1241m
ENTRANCE洞口
1241m
Liuchi Aokou Xia Dong
Liuchi Aokou Xia Dong
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Tianxing Dongxuexitong(Tianxing Cave System )
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Lanmu Shu Dong
Lanmu Shu Dong ENTRANCE洞口
1064m
ENTRANCE洞口
1064m
Qikeng Dong
Qikeng Dong
ENTRANCE洞口
1170m
ENTRANCE洞口
1170m
Dongba Dong
Dongba Dong
ENTRANCE洞口882m
ENTRANCE洞口882m
ENTRANCE洞口
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ENTRANCE洞口
1241m
Liuchi Aokou Xia Dong
Liuchi Aokou Xia Dong
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Tianxing Dongxuexitong(Tianxing Cave System )
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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
1147m
ENTRANCE洞口
1147m
Lanmu Shu Dong
Lanmu Shu Dong ENTRANCE洞口
1064m
ENTRANCE洞口
1064m
Qikeng Dong
Qikeng Dong
ENTRANCE洞口
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ENTRANCE洞口
1170m
Dongba Dong
Dongba Dong
ENTRANCE洞口882m
ENTRANCE洞口882m
ENTRANCE洞口
1241m
ENTRANCE洞口
1241m
Liuchi Aokou Xia Dong
Liuchi Aokou Xia Dong
PLAN平面图
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Tianxing Dongxuexitong(Tianxing Cave System )
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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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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)
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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
Six Years in
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
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↘Ma Wan Dong Resurgence
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Er Wang Dong
San Wang Dong
↘←
↙Niu Bizi Tiankeng
Shi Wang
Tiankeng
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↘Ma Wan Dong Resurgence
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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
↘←
↙Niu Bizi Tiankeng
Shi Wang
Tiankeng
↘
↘Ma Wan Dong Resurgence
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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
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↙Niu Bizi Tiankeng
Shi Wang
Tiankeng
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↘Ma Wan Dong Resurgence
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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
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↙Niu Bizi Tiankeng
Shi Wang
Tiankeng
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↘Ma Wan Dong Resurgence
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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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Six Years in
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• New species of blind loach
• Found in both Tianxing and Houping
Six Years in
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
