Cave expedition to Steinbrückenhöhle, Austria – July-August 2008
The Cambridge Cave Science Expedition plans to maintain and expand a
microclimate research system established in 2007, to record
microclimatic conditions in Steinbrückenhöhle, Austria.
The expedition team will retrieve a year-long dataset recorded by
thermistors which were left in the cave at the end of last summer,
recording once every hour. This dataset will allow the extension of
understanding gained regarding the dynamics of temperature
cyclicities in Steinbrückenhöhle to longer periodicities, and
observe seasonal effects. The team has been given a grant of £1,000
in March 2008 from the Royal Geographical Society’s Jeremy Willson
Award, funded by the JWCT.
A documentary is planned exploring the planning and execution of
a major expedition to paint a picture of expedition life and trials
and triumphs of venturing into the unknown. The film will be an
accessible introduction to modern cave exploration and techniques,
as well as a depiction of the social landscape of a caving
expedition.
No reports
available.
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