LA VENTA to the San Candido Innichen Adventure Outdoor Festival

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Created: Thursday, 10 July 2014 08:17

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With the exhibition "The Colors of the Dark," some movies and thematic meetings on the theme "Exploration" LA VENTA will be present at San Candido Innichen (BZ) Outdoor Adventure Festival from today (preview day) to July 20. This festival is the most renowned Italian event dedicated to action sports, adventure and nature and is aimed at all those who love the thrill and the challenge of themselves. An adrenaline-filled festival that focuses on the format of his passion for discovery and the desire to go beyond the limit physically and mentally, told through the stories of the athletes and guests, live performances, film, photography. Go to the event website

Francesco Sauro Young Laureate for the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise

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Created: Wednesday, 25 June 2014 06:07

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With the Project on the Amazonian Tepui Cesco (Francesco Sauro)has obtained one of the highest awards in the world for exploration, the Rolex Award for Enterprise. This award is assigned from 1976 by a jury composed by 8 different scientists from various countries to "Five visionaries who are changing the world." Until now, the candidates have been 30500 from 190 different countries and only 135 people have received it. These figures already explain the importance of this award. Only 8 Italians have won it, and it has not been assigned to an Italian since 1993, and on that occasion it was given to another La Venta member, Antonio De Vivo, with the Rio La Venta Project.

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Imawarì Yeuta: a journey in the largest cave system in quartzites of the world

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Created: Friday, 23 May 2014 07:52

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After more than a year from the discovery of Imawarì Yeuta, ("the house where dwell the Gods" in the indigenous Pemon Kamarakoto language) it is time do a resume of this project and of the exceptional results obtained, despite the great logistical difficulties faced in this remote corner of Venezuela.

The reopening of the explorations in the Auyan Tepui massif dates back to February 2009 when, during an flight, a large partially collapsed entrance was spotted by the pilot Raul Arias. The subsequent speleological exploration, carried out right in the following weeks, and a light expedition in March 2010, revealed the first large horizontal cave discovered on the plateau, the Cueva Guacamaya, characterized by exceptional mineralization of opal and amorphous silica.

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LAst TANG in Ranchito

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Created: Monday, 28 April 2014 22:18

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And also this year ends the expedition in Chiapas. 3 weeks full of excitement even before of cave. 21 days lived in friendship among ourselves and with all the Mexicans we interacted with. The results were remarkable as ever. Chiapas always offers new discoveries and endless reports that could fill dozens of future expeditions. Not for nothing has a huge percentage of karst areas in relation to the territory.
To end in a beautiful way we moved to the "Ranchito", the Reserve that our association from years owns, maintains and enhances on the left bank of the Rio La Venta. And where with the project "Viva la Ceiba" we try to restore the forest to its original and primitive state. The results are beginning to show. The wildlife is repopulating in step with the re-growth of trees typical of this area.
Two latest caves. The Cueva Ejdal at the colony Lopez Mateos and the Cueva del Naranjo within the reserve. Outputs made ??of laughter and jokes.
But even of arrangement of ropes and lots of photos.

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Macondo e altre storie

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Created: Friday, 25 April 2014 22:05

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Anche la spedizione di quest’anno volge al termine. Presi dalla frenesia esplorativa e lontani da ogni possibilità di connessione a internet, negli ultimi giorni abbiamo lasciato un po’ indietro il blog. Proviamo a fare una sintesi. Quest’anno eravamo quasi in venti, tra italiani, messicani e spagnoli. Questo ci ha consentito di dividerci in più gruppi. Gli speleosub hanno lavorato nella parte orientale della Reserva de la Biosfera Selva El Ocote, concentradosi sul Chute Redondo, una grotta che si apre in una zona di montagna accessibile solo a piedi: dopo un difficile trasporto di materiali, il gruppo speleosub ha esplorato e documentato l’enorme sifone dentro la grotta. È profondo oltre 30 metri, e ancora tanto resta da fare. Come del resto c’è da fare nel sifone della Cueva de San Diego Pajalanà, che le piogge di quest’anno hanno reso torbido, limitando l’esplorazione.

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Chiapas 2014. Lessons.

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Created: Thursday, 17 April 2014 17:43

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Oh yes, it happens to take lessons. It happens and how. The first lesson was given to us by the weather. Has entered what here they call "norte". A cold wind from the north that brings rain and moisture from the Pacific. So we understand that we can not always decide by ourself what to do and where to do it. We must first ask for permission to nature. The second lesson was dictated by the cave. We make plans, we decide dates you move to other places. Then you pass a little lake and a dark huge and deep "force" you to change all planes. In Montebonito perhaps the ropes will not be enough. Or so we all hope.

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