 Invitation for the New Year’s cutting of the traditional pie of the H.S.S.
The New Year’s celebration with the cutting of the traditional pie of the H.S.S, will take place on Sunday January 31ts, 2010 at Amomon Cave (also called Davelis Cave). The access is relatively easy. We are waiting you all.
The Administrative council of the H.S.S.
 The Pothole of Stavrokoraki.
On the 6th of January 2010, The members of the H.S.S. Thomas LABRAKOPOULOS, Giannis SOTIRIS aassisted by Panagiotis SOTIRIS visited once more the pothole of Stavrokoraki. We first visited Stavrokoraki on December 2007 and since then, we had to dig and clean the path in the pothole several times. Thanks to...
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 MEDIA RELEASE 15 October, 2009
NEW LIGHT SHED ON MYTHICAL LABYRINTH
A joint Oxford University and Hellenic Speleological Society Expedition today launched their project website, a short film and preliminary findings into an investigation of the competing claims to the location of the mythical Cretan Labyrinth. The expedition was funded and supported by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), The Oxford University Expeditions Council and Christ Church College, Oxford.
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 During the first two weeks of August a caving expedition took place to the South-West side of Psiloritis Mountain in Amari area, Rethimno prefecture, in Crete.
The expedition was organized by Paul Kaddas and Thomas Lamprakopoulos, Stefanos Papapolimerou and Theologos Tsalikoglou participated.
Also for three days Konstantina Aretaki and Babis Skepentzakis from the Dept. of West Crete of the H.S.S. joined the expedition, during which the following caves and pits were explored:
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 H.S.S. & WWF Helas in Crete
The department of Crete of the Hellenic Speleological Society and WWF Hellas invite you to discover some of Crete’s unique places:
A journey to the further east part of Crete to trace and watch the water ecosystem, a precious and often pillaged natural resource, still resisting to human insanity.
(Kaloust PARAGAMIAN, WWF Hellas)
A journey to a dark yet bright world of some of the prettiest and most important caves of Crete, discovered and studied resently by the department of Crete of the Hellenic Speleological Society.
(Kostas FOTINAKIS, Department of Crete of the H.S.S.)
The event will take place on Sunday, August 16th at 20:30’ in Zakro’s Square and is sponsored by Itanos Municipality and the Cultural organization of Zakros.
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 100 Years Anniversary of the Organized Hungarian Speleology
On the basis of the success of the archaeological exploration in the Bukk Mountains in 1906 the Speleological Committee was set up by the Hungarian Geological Society on the 28th of January 1910.
The Hungarian Speleological Society as the successor of the Speleological Committee wishes to commemorate the occasion and also the important persons and exploration successes of the last 100 years by organizing an international conference.
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 On January 13th, 2009, Giorgos AVTZIS and Nikos LELOUDAS members of the Hellenic Speleological Society (H.S.S.) together with the geologist – expert on volcanoes Giorgo VOUGIOUKALAKI, participated at the filming of a documentary for BBC 2: "HOW THE EARTH MAKES HISTORY".
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Balkan Cavers Camp: 3rd circular
24-28 June, Antalya – Olympos, Turkey
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 On Sunday March 23rd, 2009 a Cave Rescue Exercise will take place at Karivi in Ymittos by the Cave Rescue Team of the H.S.S.The exercise will focus on counterbalance and other weight lifting techniques.
This is a call for all the members of the Team in order to participate and improve their skills.
For more information please contact Panos GEORGOPOULOS at (+30) 6932612166.
 Seminar on Speleology and Caving 2009 in Thessaloniki
The Department of Northern Greece of the Hellenic Speleological Society is organizing a Seminar on Speleology and Caving for the year 2009...
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  Sinkhole of Kopaida: Field trip
Twenty two people, among them 17 members of the H.S.S. Seminar, visited on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 the Sinkhole of Kopaida, as a field trip of the Educational Program of Scientific and Athletic Speleology of the H.S.S.
The visit at the sinkhole was the second of a series of field trips. The first visit was at Mitropisi, a mine in Attica.
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 Italy is going to host the 4th EuroSpeleoForum titled «ICNUSSA 2009», at Urzulei Sardinia.
All the information available is at the official web page for the EuroSpeleoForum...
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 XIX Congress of the Carpathian Balkan Geological Association
Thessaloniki, Greece, 2010
Dear colleagues,
This is the final reminder for the upcoming deadline for proposing Special Sessions for the XIX Congress of the Carpathian Balkan Geological Association CBGA2010). CBGA 2010 will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 23-26 September 2010...
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02/08/09: Today morning at 06:00’ the Cave Rescue Drill of the Hellenic Speleological Society was completed successfully. The Drill was the final step of the Cave Rescue School that took place in the H.S.S. for the last month.
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Cave Rescue School: 2009
The CAVE RESCUE TEAM of the HELLENIC SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY organizes a SCHOOL ON CAVE RESCUE. The school’s duration will be 4 weeks, form January 12th until February 9th, 2009.
The school’s purpose is to train the participants on the basic principles and procedures of cave rescue. Both, theoretical presentation in classroom, as well as practice of the techniques on the field will be equally stressed out...
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First Aid School
Like every year the H.S.S. organizes a School on First Aid.
The school will be completed in 12 hours.
Lessons will be held in our offices at 32, Sina str., Athens on Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoons from 19:00’ – 22:00’. The dates of the school are December 9, 11, 16 & 18...
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New web address for the Dept. of Crete
We would like to inform you that the address of the new web page of the Branch of Crete of the Hellenic Speleological Society is www.esecrete.eu.
Our new e-mail is info@esecrete.eu...
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