Ghar Parau Foundation gains charitable status
Since its creation in 1973 GPF has had charitable status as a sub-charity of the British Caving Research Association (BCRA) even though its funds and committee and management were completely separate …
Author: Henry Patton
Corona update for 2021 applications
In recognition of the uncertain times we live in and their impact on grant applications for caving expeditions to take place in 2021 Ghar Parau Foundation committee have agreed to relax some of the criteria for 2021 applications and take a more lenient view than normal. …
Izvor Licanke 2020
A smaller-than-usual team of cavers and divers revisited Izvor Licanke in Croatia to push its current terminus. In its sixth …
Anglo-Malaysian Mulu Caves 2019
The expedition aimed to explore sections of cave in the Clearwater system from Park HQ, the northern sections of the …
Dachstein 2019
In 2018 the expedition made the historic connection between WUG Pot, high on the plateau, with the monster 112 km …
Dark side of the moon
After the collapse of our current one, a new entrance to Mig was found this year! Despite heavy rain causing …
Izvor Licanke 2019
The objective was to explore virgin cave passages both underwater and above, using advanced cave diving and caving techniques. The …
Mulu 19
The expedition has proven that Clearwater Cave is connected to the Racer/Easter system through a sump, although it was not …
Overlooked Armenia
The 3rd largest cave in Armenia has been found! Furthermore, three regions were assessed for their speleological significance for a …
£1,580 rasised at HE
The Scurion Raffle at Hidden Earth, won by Phil Hawcroft, raised a total of £1,229 in aid of the GPF! Thanks go to Maxine Bateman and Meg Gorry for their relentless selling tactics. A further £351 was raised by the silent auctioning of the silver Caver’s Cup, crafted and generously donated by Sam Drake.
A big thanks from the GPF to Sam, Rolf, Ceris, and everyone who bought tickets. …