Re: [Lovers India] Inside World's Biggest Cave

On 7/31/11, Yusuf M <thegreatyusuf@gmail.com> wrote:
> Into the depths of the earth: Cave network in the heart of Vietnamese jungle
> is so large its end is yet to be found
>
> These are the breathtaking images which capture the hidden depths of the
> world's biggest cave passage, which still has left cavers still searching
> for its end.
>
> Hidden in the depths of the Vietnamese jungle lies The Hang Son Doong, part
> of a network of over 150 caves.
>
> Discovered by British cavers in 2009, the cave passage in Phong Nha-Ke Bang
> National Park was originally thought to be a modest 150 metres long and 200
> feet high.
> [image: Intrepid journey: A caver stands in front of a huge rock formation
> as the light shines beneath a skylight in Hang Son
> Doong]<http://groups.google.com/group/letafet?hl=tr>
>
> Intrepid journey: A caver stands in front of a huge rock formation as the
> light shines beneath a skylight in Hang Son Doong
>
>
> But these remarkable images - taken during two further expeditions of the
> caves - show the previously undiscovered depths of the magnificent cave
> passage, now the largest in the world.
>
> At a mammoth 2.5 miles long, 330ft wide and almost 800ft high, Hang Son
> Doong also known as Mountain River Cave, is as high as 25 double decker
> buses.
>
> And as shown in these amazing images taken by photographer Carsten Peter,
> there is even a jungle concealed deep inside the cave.
>
> Carsten from Munich, Germany, took the images in 2010 when he joined British
> and German cavers during further expeditions of the site.
> [image: Wonderful waterfalls: A waterfall explodes into Hang Son Doong in
> the hidden depths of the Vietnamese jungle, which is part of a network of
> over 150 caves] <http://groups.google.com/group/letafet?hl=tr>
>
> Wonderful waterfalls: A waterfall explodes into Hang Son Doong in the hidden
> depths of the Vietnamese jungle, which is part of a network of over 150
> caves
>
>
> The purpose of the expedition was to make a complete exploration of Hang Son
> Doong and create a photographic record of the cave.
>
> Cartsen, 52 said he spent up to two weeks at a time deep inside the caves,
> where he slept with just a sleeping bag and spent his time exploring and
> photographing the secret underground world.
>
> He said: 'We discovered new parts of the cave, it's a huge area so to find
> them and access them is very difficult.
>
> 'Photographing caves of this size is a challenge, it needs a lot of
> preparation.
> [image: Going underground: Expedition members enter the cave, tunnelled out
> by the Rao Thuong River in Vietnam - the cave was discovered in
> 2009]<http://groups.google.com/group/letafet?hl=tr>
>
> Going underground: Expedition members enter the cave, tunnelled out by the
> Rao Thuong River in Vietnam - the cave was discovered in 2009
>
>
> 'But it's a great feeling to photograph a newly discovered cave, for me I
> see the cave for the first time when I see the photographs.
>
> 'I love to explore, I have been in some great caves in my lifetime and this
> is one of the most magnificent.
>
> 'I've been a photographer and explorer for the last 35 years and I've
> visited so many caves, I've lost count.
>
> 'But this is by far one of the most unique and unusual caves I have ever
> seen.
>
> 'To see a cave so large it has a forest inside is superb - it was
> overwhelming.'
> [image: Gigantic proportions: At a mammoth 2.5 miles long, 330ft wide and
> almost 800ft high, Hang Son Doong also known as Mountain River Cave, is as
> high as 25 double decker
> buses]<http://groups.google.com/group/letafet?hl=tr>
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> Gigantic proportions: At a mammoth 2.5 miles long, 330ft wide and almost
> 800ft high, Hang Son Doong also known as Mountain River Cave, is as high as
> 25 double decker buses
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