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  • Wildscreen 2012

    Wildscreen 2012

    Wow! I’m just back from a pretty epic Wildscreen 2012. Great to catch up with old faces and meet plenty of new ones, all the while geeking out on a fantastic ensemble of seminars, sessions and screenings. Festival highlights included seminars with Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Dr Jane Goodall, and on a personal note, seeing…

  • Wild Arabia Team’s Photos Make NAB Issue Of ARRI News

    Wild Arabia Team’s Photos Make NAB Issue Of ARRI News

    The Wild Arabia team are currently feeling pretty smug that the promotional photographs we took of Rolf with his Alexa have been included in the NAB 2012 issue of Arri News. In fact, Rolf is even on the cover! Congratulations to Chadden, Mandy and Ahmed (and I even managed to sneak one in myself!). Click the…

  • Mexico Cave Exploration Project Science Week

    Mexico Cave Exploration Project Science Week

    Marcus and I headed back to Mexico in June 2010 to take part in the Mexico Cave Exploration Project (MCEP) Science Week with Dr Chris Werner, Dr Eduard Reinhardt and  hosted by Zero Gravity – it seemed as good an excuse as any to head west again! Our objectives were primarily to produce an accurate…

  • Croatia Cave Exploration Day 3 – Radovjića

    Florian, Maurizio and I headed to lake Radovjića for the final day. The lake was formed back in the sixties when the valley into which a number of small springs emerged was dammed in order to create a reservoir. These springs now emerge at the bottom of the lake. Maurizio spoke to a old local…

  • Croatia Cave Exploration Day 2 – Glavas

    Croatia Cave Exploration Day 2 – Glavas

    Day two saw us at Glavas, a stunning pool set below a wonderful stone church. The relatively small pool belies an open shaft that heads down pretty much vertically to approximately 80m. From here the onwards passage descends at a more moderate 45 degrees to the maximum explored depth of 115m where the passage levels…

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