EuroSpeleo 2016
Matienzo Caves Project - 56 years of expedition caving
Oral|Mr Juan Corrin
Abstract
A 20 minute summary of 138 speleological expeditions to Matienzo, Cantabria. Digs leading to major systems explored above and below water; geology; paleoclimate; cave biology; future leads; archaeology and changing methods and equipment will all get a brief mention in a whirlwind tour of the area.
By 2016, over 370km of cave passages in more than 4400 sites have been documented by the expeditions and much of the information published online - see www.matienzocaves.org.uk
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