Hidden Earth 2024

Gourgouthakas: A Resurvey

60 minute Lecture|Rostam Namaghi

Abstract

The expeditions that inspired my international caving were the SUSS Crete expeditions of the Noughties and Tens. This year I got the chance to go to the Lefka Ori on the Sternes International expedition and was put in charge of resurveying the Gourgouthakas cave system. Join me for a tale of scarred lunar landscapes, Greek hospitality and Topodroid fettling.

More from 2024

Lecture|Lina Van 't Wout

Visiting the Nymphs: religious outings to caves in Ancient Greece.

Lecture|Tim Allen

Mulu, the longer journey to Benarat

Lecture|Peter Talling

Junction Junkies - Connecting Draughting Hole and Missed Pot to make a 7.7 km system

Film|Thomas Arbenz

Achik Kol - Uncharted Caves of South Garo Hills

Lecture|Andy Farrant

The Mulu caves just keep on getting bigger… Biogenic subaerial dissolution by nitrification in the Caves of Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo.

Lecture|Rachael Pajak

Am I a Cavefish? Exploring the Evolutionary Adaptations and Medical Insights from Blind Cavefish

Lecture|Robin Gray

Drawing Underground

Lecture|Simon James Brooks

Caving in the Abode of the Clouds, Meghalaya, NE India - February 2024

Workshop|Jono Lester

Cave Survey & Emerging Technologies

Lecture|Keith Edwards And Paul Taylor

An Electronic Cave Rescue Incident Management System