REPORTS ON CAVES
I. SPELEOLOGICAL (TECHNICAL) REPORTS
HYPOGENE KARSTIFICATION IN SAUDI ARABIA AND JORDAN : Two papers by Stephan Kempe et al on how these caves were formed.
II. TRIP REPORTS:
Murubbeh Cave Frosted feathers, crystal "tostadas," bats, bones and more!
Dahl Surprise All about Lars Bjurström's amazing find and how he found it.
The Whistling Teapot: "As I moved along the low, narrow passage,... the whistling grew stronger until it was a wavering howl..."
The Cave of the Fallen Star Standing on the floor of Arabia's deepest cave, I saw Ron peek over the edge. He looked the size of an ant!
Dahl Abulhol the Sphynx: E-mail and the Web put cavers in contact with an Aramco wildcatter who found an enormous pit in a place where no one would expect to find one.
The Three Dahls - Three Outstanding Caves, a joint adventure with the Saudi Geological Survey.
Voids Beneath the Dunes - Bruce Davis’ classic 1983 article on Saudi karst and caving, embellished with rare archive photos
Field Trip to Surprise and Friendly Caves. SGS cavers, teamed with Lars and Greg, find cave termites awaiting them in Dahl Surprise and a survey challenge at Friendly Cave (Nov 1-5, 2000)
BACK DOOR TO SURPRISE CAVE
A new entrance leads us to The Dancing Wall
THE CAVES OF HABIKAH: new caves found in northern Saudi Arabia
A TRIP TO SAUDICAVES by Mahmoud Alshanti (in Arabic)
MUNBATEH CAVE: Something is breathing beneath the Nafud Desert
DAHL SABSAB SURVEYED: Cavers Reach New Depths in Bat'n Sabsab
THE LAVA TUBES OF HARRAT KISHB: First surveys of lava caves in Arabia
GECKO CAVE: Ideal cave for Dehydrated Dwarves. Saga of the Doomed Caver
SAUDICAVES IN ICELAND: Chilly Lava Tubes and the 10th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
CAVE RESCUE IN LEBANON: Adventures above and below ground with the Speleo Club du Liban
NARROW ESCAPE! : Helicopter Rescue at Um Qaradi lava-tube cave (Arabic)
THAT'S-A-NICE-NAME CAVE: Speleo sausages, hollow stalagmites and more!
HIBASHI CAVE: The fascinating legend of Hibashi Lava Tube: is it true?
NEW DIVES IN AIN HIT: Six years later, the diving resumes and the cave is mapped.
CAVES OF HABIKAH: Discoveries in northern Saudi Arabia
CAVES OF THE AZORES: Saudi Cave makes world's "top ten" at Azores symposium on vulcanospeleology
QANAT LA VENTA: The Cave That Became a Qanat
THE STAR WELL: Archeological treasures may lie beneath this ancient well.
AIN HITH I: Erik Bjurström tells the story of the first Desert Dives
CAVES OF MA'AQALA: The Discovery of Dahl Sultan 'way back in 1983
BLOW-HOLE DOME: Greg Gregory conquers the howling hole
LAVA TUBES OF JORDAN: Caves found in a lava field overlapping Saudi Arabia and Jordan
JORDAN DISCOVERIES--2005: Mummies, snakes, bones and Arabia's longest mapped lava tube
CAVES OF THE BLACK AND WHITE VOLCANOES: Arabia's most spectacular volcanoes...and they come with caves!
THE HIBASHI REPORT: New SGS publication on Saudi Arabia's most famous lava cave
SHIPROCK CAVE: "Caving in reverse" to the top of a magnificent jebel. By Greg Gregory
XII VULCANOSPELEOLOGY SYMPOSIUM: . Detailed information, abstracts, etc.
LAVA CAVERS GATHER IN TEPOZTLAN, MEXICO: . A report on the XII Symposium by John Pint and Greg Middleton.
CRAWL THE DOUBLE BOBAT: A challenging and exciting bat cave near Al Kharj, by Jason Fletcher and Ali Alsaiyari.
CAVE TOURISM IN SAUDI ARABIA: Two studies show great promise for developing Show Caves in the Kingdom. Take a look at which caves are the most attractive!
VULCANOSPELEOLOGY IN SAUDI ARABIA: a new article in Acta Carsologica summarizes the great strides made in the last few years in the exploration and study of Saudi Arabia's volcanic caves.
GEOCACHING AND CAVES IN SAUDI ARABIA: Meet Mohammad Al-Fares, author of the first book on geocaching in Arabic. Find out what geocaching is all about and how to hunt for geocaches in the desert caves of Saudi Arabia.
UNDERGROUND IN AL GREYA: An expedition with Friends of the Desert in Al Jowf. We head for the Far North of Saudi Arabia and find mud from the sky, centipedes, goat-and-people rescues as well as two intriguing caves.
THE LONGEST LAVA TUBE IN ARABIA: Enormous passages, mysterious mounds, snarling wolves, ancient bones--this cave has it all!
BOOK REPORTS, CULTURE, WILDLIFE, ETC.
THE FARMER AND THE BATS: An anecdote told to us by bat expert Merlin Tuttle inspired this cartoon story.
THUCKY THE DHUBB: Everything you ever wanted to know about spiny-tailed lizards, known as dhubbs in Saudi Arabia.
BOOK REVIEW: OUT IN THE BLUE:.Surveys and Sandstorms, A Young Geologist Explores Early Saudi Arabia
OLD JEDDAH: Tour the narrow, crooked streets of one of the world's oldest cities and marvel at the beautiful (and functional) architecture.
CURIOUS CAVE MINERALS: From arcanite to Maya Blue... how are they connected to Saudi caves
ROSES OF TAIF: Susy Pint reveals the secrets of the marvelous "attar" of the Roses of Taif.
THE EARLY DAYS OF CAVING IN ARABIA: Interview with Will Kochinski: Joy and terror of early caving
SGS REPORTS: Complete list of SGS Speleological Reports
RED SEA DIVING: Incredible pictures of incredible fish by some of Arabia's best undersea photographers
CAVE SCIENCE IN ARABIA: The Potential for Scientific Projects in Saudi Arabia's Caves
INTERVIEW WITH RAMON ESPINASA: A chat with Mexico's foremost vulcanospeleologist
GONE FISHIN' WITH BIG TONY: Join us on an unforgettable fishing trip in the Red Sea
ROOBOL'S RUB AL KHALI: Join SGS on a journey to Arabia's greatest desert, the famed Rub Al Khali
JEDDAH'S OUTDOOR ART: Some of the world's finest sculptures are on permanent display--and free--all over the city of Jeddah.
CAVE MAPPING IN SAUDI ARABIA: Maps of Saudi Caves published in new report; A Brief History of Cave Mapping in Saudi Arabia; The Joy and Pain of Surveying Caves in Arabia.
BIRDS IN ARABIAN CAVES: Michael C. Jennings, coordinator of the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia, introduces us to birds that prefer to live deep beneath the desert.
MAKHULAH: The tender and true tale of Makhulah the Camel, by Quirian Al-Hajri
THE AMAZING SINKHOLES OF LAYLA, SAUDI ARABIA: These sinkholes, with their gypsum tufas, are unique in the world. By Dr. Stephan Kempe.
CAVES, CISTERNS AND THERMS ON THE RED-SEA COAST: Proof of Greek and Ptolemaic-Roman settlements? By Michel Pons
15TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF SPELEOLOGY & 2009 NSS CONVENTION: 1600 cavers gathered in Kerrville, Texas to talk about White Nose Syndrome, Saudi Arabia as the world's new lava caving frontier, and lots more.
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