2. Caving

2013-02: Spring Festival Expedition / San Wang Dong (public)

Hong Meigui's Spring Festival Expedition 2013 went into San Wang Dong, establishing an underground camp next to Da Luo Dang Tiankeng, and pushing leads in various directions.
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Climbing up freshly explored passage. I managed to get wet feet twice (out of many more times crossing the lake in front of the rope). Next time I'll be caving in wellies, like most of the expedition members.
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Climbing up freshly explored passage. I managed to get wet feet twice (out of many more times crossing the lake in front of the rope). Next time I'll be caving in wellies, like most of the expedition members.

  • View from camp into the tiankeng at breakfast. Our first days were pretty cloudy, with fog / clouds hanging down far into the tiankeng.
  • Another view from our camp site into Da Luo Dang Tiankeng.
  • View of our cooking are, which opens up into Da Luo Dang Tiankeng. Clearer day, worse indoor lighting. ;-)
  • Another view into Da Luo Dang Tianken.
  • View from inside Da Luo Dang Tiankeng toward our camp.
  • View from inside Da Luo Dang Tiankeng.
  • View from inside Da Luo Dang Tiankeng.
  • View from inside Da Luo Dang Tiankeng.
  • View up from the bottom of Da Luo Dang Tiankeng.
  • A high ledge that can be seen from standing on the lower ledge that can be reached from the bottom.
  • View from a ledge in Da Luo Dang Tiankeng, toward the passage hosting our camp.
  • Two tiny cavers in camp.
  • A lead?
  • Bolt climbing a lead right around the corner from camp. Our water supply is the little waterfall coming down the dark rock. (Hard to see.)
  • Waterfall deviation device to allow us to fill darren drums with water that we would then treat using various mechanisms.
  • Climbing up freshly explored passage. I managed to get wet feet twice (out of many more times crossing the lake in front of the rope). Next time I'll be caving in wellies, like most of the expedition members.
  • "Small borehole" passage in between upward climbs.
  • This is in between a series of pits that were climbed to get to Tian Ping Miao Tiankeng.
  • Moonmilk off a side lead.
  • Moonmilk off a side lead.
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