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Hi,

maybe you're interested in the 5min trailer of an interesting cave in Germany:

http://www.hfgp.de/deutsch/start.html - and afterwards please click "Brunnenstein der Film" and then the second link from the top for the English version.


Some more details of the film:

http://www.speleoprojects.com/html/deta ... DVD_E.html

Regards, Juergen

cool... i will have to check this out when I get home. My work has blocked almost everything that moves on the internet.

Juergen,

Nicely done movie. What was used for the camera, lighting, etc?

All that water reminded us of Falkensteiner Hohle and getting to the second siphon. Do you know Michael Kipp in Stuttgart?

Hi Phil and graveleye,

Thanks for the positive feedback.

I used the following video light - in most cases in connection with the enclosed diffusor for a more warm light:

http://www.digibroadcast.com/products/1/S-2010.htm

The camera was an ordinary Sony Camcorder (DVD-505). To keep the equipment dry and save was actually one of the most difficult tasks in the making of the film. For that purpose I used a waterproof case - similiar to the Pelicase stuff, but thanks to Ebay much cheaper.

We actually did the film in 2007, but the English version just became ready for the European Caving Meeting 2008 in Vercors/France in August. Unfortunately the film was shown there at 9am and so there weren't many cavers present to see the film (probably already on a big trip - or more likely, still a bit drunk from the festival activities the night before).

Yes, of course I know the Falkensteiner Höhle, it's just in the next valley, but unfortunately I don't know Michael Kipp. Nevertheless I could ask some other club members whether they know him.

Regards from Germany,

Juergen

Yes, of course I know the Falkensteiner Höhle, it's just in the next valley,

I thought the area looked familiar on the map when I googled you guys. I also recognized BarenHohle from the video.

It has been many, many years since I went into Falkensteiner. I think the last time was in 1978 when we invited a couple of Swiss cavers, Marcel Braendli and Hans Rudi Ballman, to go thru it with us.

Michael (who made great spatzel!) once took us to Totsburger Schacht. That might be near you, too, is it?

Was the Vercors meeting in La Chappelle? The first cave movie festival was held there.

Phil,

You really did a lot of caves when you were in Germany. And you have a good memory.

At the Swabian Mountains ("Schwäbische Alb") where I live there is a Todtsburger Schacht and a Todtsburger Cave. Last year I went to the easy Todtsburger Cave with my kids, but had no partner for the more demanding Schacht. Will do it the next time. Both caves are very close to the motorway Stuttgart - Munich and are about 50 minutes away from my home.

The Vercors meeting was in Lans-en-Vercors, maybe half an hour of driving from Grenoble. Unfortunately, I could only stay a few days. We visited Gour Fumant, really a nice cave. Here is a link to the website of the festival:

http://www.vercors2008.eu/

Regards, Jürgen

About 3 years ago, there was also a film made about the more famous Falkensteiner Höhle mentioned above by the German caver Michael Diefenbach. Please find below a link to the trailer of the film. Unfortunately the film is only in German:

http://www.hoefo.de/falkensteiner-hoehle-film.htm

and then click "WMV Trailer"

Regards,

Jürgen