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There are few cavers in Malaysia and no active caving clubs. Much of the exploration work and documentation of Malaysian caves has been done by foreign spelaeologists. Various international caving expeditions have explored caves in Peninsular Malaysia in recent years. These include :
PERLIS
Axbridge Caving Group (UK) Perlis 1996 and Perlis 1998
The ACG made 2 reconnaissance trips and 2 full expeditions to explore the caves of Perlis. They explored, filmed and surveyed many new caves, and documented the cave fauna. In 1996 2192m of cave passage was discovered, and 1628m in 1998. Expedition reports were published. See :
Perlis 1996 and 1998 expeditions
During the Axbridge Caving Group Thailand & Malaysia Expedition December 2000 - January 2001 the cavers visited one cave, Gua Tok Yed on Langkawi, Kedah. See :
Thailand Malaysia
colourful cavers from Perlis 1996 expedition |
long straw in Perlis cave |
PERAK
1993 - a team of German cavers surveyed Gua Tempurung in Perak.
1998 - Cavers from Verein für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier, Germany, explored and surveyed Batu Kurau (Anak Kurau) & Gua Cicak (Gunung Lanno) in Perak.
Then various recce trips were made to caves in Perak, resulting in an expedition Gunung Lanno 2001. In November 2001 a group of ten speleologists, under the lead of the Verein für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier held an expedition in the Kinta Valley, Peninsular Malaysia. During three weeks, 32 caves were documented and 12 kilometres of passages surveyed. See VHO 2001 Lanno - click on activities, Malaysia (in German). The expedition book was published in 2005.
2001 - cavers from Adelaide, Australia surveyed 3 caves in Perak, Gua Anak Tempurung, Gua Kanthan and Gua Kandu.
Lanno cavers |
Gua Gereja Hujan |
PAHANG
1990 - French cavers under Le Speleo Club de l'Aerospatiale explored caves in Kenong Rimba Park in Pahang, especially at Gunung Putih, and documented their results.
1999 - French cavers from Spelaeological Society of the Ariege - Pays d'Olmes, SSAPO, visited Gua Peningat area in northern Pahang
© Liz Price 2007
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