h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Off soon to Slovenia for a fortnight's caving and dossing around on a sun-and-lightning-lashed mountaintop.

The main target cave was taken from -400m to -600m 2 years ago, and has loads of leads at the bottom, so there's a lot of potential, and I spotted a nice potential surface dig site last time I was out there which warrants further investigation.

I've just finished adapting my old Petzl Laser headset to work with 7 white LEDs and multiple power levels, and I hope my engineering will stand up to the knocks and bumps it's likely to get, though I'll make sure to take a backup light as well.

Hope you're having a great ol' time

I Just got back after a long (and very hot) drive across Europe.
I got 2 underground camping trips done - pushing, surveying and taking pictures. The cave is now somewhere around 700m deep, but with many good leads at the bottom, and lots of passage surveyed.
Some passages are quite breathtaking - floors carpeted in white glacial flour, with all horizontal surfaces dusted with it as well.

Somewhat unfortunately, the main passages are showing serious signs of traffic after only a few trips, but in the conservation/exploration trade-off, there doesn't seem much point having a pristine passage that noone ever sees. Virgin side-leads are being left alone at present while the main drags are explored.

I can't wait until I get my pictures back.