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International speleo expedition to the karst areas of the Southern Tien Shan, August 2025
International Speleological Expedition to the Kozu-Baghlan Karst Region, Southern Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan – 2025 Expedition Dates: August 2025 (12 days) We invite speleological clubs, associations, scientific centers, and all interested speleologists and speleobiologists to participate in the speleological expedition. Expedition Goals: Search and exploration of new caves Cave mapping Speleo-biological research To explore the Kozu-Baghlan Canyon, we plan to use a rubber boat. The canyon is approximately 7 km long. Additionally, we will use a drone to locate entrances to new caves. Expedition program: Day 1. Meeting at the Osh Continue Reading
International Search-for-caves expedition “Tuya-Muyun – 2025”, Kyrgyzstan
International International Search-for-caves expedition “Tuya-Muyun – 2025” (Foothills of the Alai ridge, Kyrgyzstan) Expedition dates: July, 2005 If you have a caving club, caving federation or a separate team, you can choose the dates that are convenient for you. Tuya-Muyun is a small karst massif, approx. 3×1 km, in the south of Kyrgyzstan (N 40.355; E 72.600). It is world famous for the unique U-Ra mine (now closed), where the ores were formed in a cave more than 200 m deep. The massif is truncated by the Aravan River, which Continue Reading
Speleo expedition to the mysterious Kumysh plateau. July 2025
Expedition to the mysterious Kumysh plateau We invite all interested speleologists to take part in an international speleological expedition to the Kumysh plateau. Speleo clubs, federations, associations and anyone with experience in speleo research can take part in the expedition. In previous years, we planned to organize a speleological expedition to one of the most mysterious high-mountain karst regions of the Tien Shan, located at an altitude of 3100 m above sea level. However, we were never able to assemble a team of professional speleologists for this extreme expedition. This Continue Reading
Speleological expedition to the deepest caves of Asia, Boysun-Tau, Uzbekistan
International Speleological Expedition to Boysun-Tau – 2024 Preliminary dates of the expedition: 01 – 20 August, 2024 The deepest caves in Asia are concentrated here, on the Khoja-Gur-Gur-Ata ridge, which is a spur of the Boysun-Tau ridge. The purpose of the expedition: – Search and exploration of new caves in an unexplored karst area, – New speleological research in new caves One of the majestic Baysun-Tau ridges, the Khoja-Gur-Gur-Ata ridge rises above the surrounding relief and rare mountain villages at 3600 m. Its length is more than 100 km from Continue Reading
Speleological Expedition to a new promising karst region of the Middle Tian-Shan, August 2022
Expedition date: August 01-12, 2022 In 2018, British speleologists conducted a reconnaissance in the Naryn-Too karst region, near the Naryn city. According to their estimates, this is one of the promising karst areas of the Middle Tian- Shan in Kyrgyzstan. The limestone of which the mountain range is composed is classic for the formation of caves. There is already one cave on the mountain range, which was discovered in 1976 by Soviet speleologists. The mountain range is entirely composed of carbonate limestones of the Carboniferous. The length of the mountain Continue Reading
Speleological expedition to the salt caves of Tajikistan, August 2024
International speleological expedition to the salt caves of Tajikistan, August 2024 The first half of September is the most comfortable time for the expedition In 2020 and 2021, we did not manage to organize an expedition to Tajikistan. Everyone knows the reasons, pandemic and quarantines. However, we did a reconnaissance of the karst area in 2022. The expedition is organized jointly by: the Foundation for the Preservation and Exploration of Caves, the Tian-Shan Geological Society and the Tashkent Speleologists Club (Uzbekistan). Speleologists from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan will take part Continue Reading
Speleo expedition to the “Bears” cave. Fergana ridge. Southern Tian- Shan
We invite cavers to take part in an International expedition to the karst region of the Fergana ridge. The preliminary dates of the expedition are August 10-15, 2024. The purpose of the expedition: – Exploration of the unexplored Kyndyn-Kyry cave, – Exploration of the unexplored Tash-Unkur cave, – Speleo-biological research, – Search and exploration of new caves in the karst area The Fergana mountain range is composed of Paleozoic limestones. In hard-to-reach places on steep slopes, the locals showed us the entrances to the caves. The southwestern slopes of the Continue Reading