Category Archives: Caving

Remote caving in the Philippines

Posted on October 8, 2023 by marilyn

PART 2 – GIGANTES ISLAND, RP – 4 – 8 October 2023 The next part of our Philippines trip would be on Gigantes Island, and a week-long “expedition”. Rough translation for Gigantes … Island of the Giants – located north … Continue reading →

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The Philippine Adventure Continues – Snakes Alive!

Posted on September 28, 2023 by marilyn

PART 1.1 – SAMAR ISLAND, RP – 26 – 28 September 2023 After our day at Central Cave, we were off to Langun-Gobingob cave system for there days caving.  I’d been to this cave system before, so was prepared for the trip.  … Continue reading →

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The Philippine Adventure Begins

Posted on September 25, 2023 by marilyn

PART 1.0 – SAMAR ISLAND, RP – 23 – 25 September 2023 It seems like years ago that Jim put forward the idea of a return trip to the Philippines to do some more caving.  He had a good response … Continue reading →

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“OMG – it’s only 6pm?”

Posted on July 14, 2023 by marilyn

THE KIMBERLEY REGION, WA – 26 June 2023 – 14 July 2023 So many photos taken over the three weeks.  So, I thought I’d split them into “interesting stuff we saw” and “awesome caving”.  So, here’s some of the random … Continue reading →

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Next Level Surveying

Posted on July 13, 2023 by marilyn

NING BING RANGE, WA – 27 June – 13 July 2023 Surveying caves in the old days was pretty hard, using a compass, fabric tape measure, graph paper and clinometer.  The introduction of a DistoX (laser) was a game changer, … Continue reading →

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