Spring ’25 funded expeds
A total of £6000 was awarded across nine caving expeditions by the GPF Committee during the latest round of funding …
Author: Henry Patton
Cambridge University Caving Club Austria Expedition 2024
The 2024 CUCC Loser Plateau Expedition expanded key caves, discovered rare formations, and advanced safety, logistics, and research. Upholding CUCC’s …
Caving in Mongolian permafrost 2024
Several caves in the Khovsgol region (N Mongolia) were visited, and monitoring data and samples collected. Previously reported, but poorly …
2024 Granada Plateau Expedition in North Peru
This expedition returned to explore caves on the high altitude (> 3,250-3,550m) Pico del Oro Plateau in North Peru. It …
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, 2024
Shepton Mallet Caving Club (SMCC) carried out a reconnaissance expedition to southern Thailand in 2024/5. Over 6 km of previously …
Dachstein Caving Expedition 2024
This year’s expedition had two main objectives in our main expedition cave of WUG Pot: to set up a deep …
Matienzo 2024
The expedition is yearlong, with most activity occurring in Easter and August. The objective was to find, survey and document …
The GPF now accepts online donations
For over 50 years the Ghar Parau Foundation has supported British cavers in their quests to find, document, research and explore caves in foreign countries. The fund hopes to give a boost to the funds of expeditions to allow them to expand their achievements in the short space of time they have in the foreign country. …
Migovec 2024 – Pol Stoletja (Half Century)
Our 50th anniversary expedition didn’t disappoint! A fantastic deep lead produced endless discoveries, including a magnificent 90m+ pitch, with a …
Ario 2024
Rebolting and resurveying the 300m shaft Tras La Jayarda led to a new extension. “Try a Little Harder” was pushed …