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Rescue exercise at a depth of 900m in Monte Canin cave

Speleologists from all over Italy and Eastern Europe

01 October, 09:46
(ANSA) - TRIESTE - The Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps of Friuli Venezia Giulia had a leading role in meeting another big challenge: between 27 and 29 September the southern slope of Mount Canin - on the border between the province of Udine and Slovenia - hosted the simulation of a speleological rescue at a depth of 900 meters, the maximumdepth ever achieved in an exercise. The operations, the CNSAS (Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps) reported through a statement, took place in the Slovenian territory, involving about 90 speleologists coming from different regions of Italy - 32 Italians, of whom 23 from Friuli Venezia Giulia - and from Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Bulgaria and Macedonia. The cave - whose entrance is located at 2,300m above sea level - falls entirely within Slovenian territory. In Italy not many caves are so deep and without bottlenecks, with a very vertical trend, which are both favourable conditions for a fast rescue operation.

From a depth of 900 metres up to less than 230, the rescue operation was carried out with fast and 'light' Italian techniques, characterized by a minimal equipment, whereas from less than 200 to 0 to zero it was carried out (by Slovenian spelologists along with all the others coming from Eastern Europe) with French techniques, with the deployment of a vast array of equipment and many professionals. The rescue, the statement reported, was successfully carried out in 30 hours, ''adding an important experience, which was characterized by quality, safety and highly specialized knowledge, to the Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps activity''.

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