Tresviso 2022 Report published
The expedition report now available to download.
Things to do in a Pandemic (part 1)
With no expedition in 2020 I was left with plenty of time to go through reams and reams of data, surveys and photos from the past 10 years of the expedition. About 10 years ago on one of the expeditions I took a small video camera, with the intention of creating a video log of…
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Cowshead Cavern (in the news)
Cowshead Cavern (or Cueva de la Cabeza de Vaca) was discovered in 1986 by a L.U.S.S. / S.W.C.C. expedition. A small resurgence caves leads to some high level chambers and in one corner a calcited ‘cows’ skull was discovered. Fast forward a few years and the skull was extracted for analysis and research. It transpires…
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Parting Friends (2019)
A very feeble attempt at a short video of the 2019 Parting Friends dives in Cueva del Nacimiento.
The times they are a changin’
by Howard Jones Brief history In the 1970’s LUSS were caving in Northern Spain, inland from Santander. They learned about a village where cheese was made and matured in caves. Nearby a resurgence cave fed a hydroelectricity scheme. Add in some high mountains in the vicinity and it was Xmas for cave explorers. Tresviso was…
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Updates
Pozo del Castillo After 30 years of a blocked snow plug, preventing access to the lower reaches of Castillo, the snow plug has melted. The previously scary boulder held up by snow, is now held up by air and luck. A 100 year old winch has now been revealed, and more large scary boulders. The…
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Tresviso 2018
Expedition Dates 1st September to 15th September 2018 – main expedition dates Objectives The expedition has a number of goals. The following are a few primary objectives: Cueva del Nacimiento Jurassic World – Terror Firma – multiple avens and climbs, Pina Colada Bypass – a 3-10m rift leads off from the Pina Colada sump. Joe’s…
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