La Federazione Speleologica Rumena, con il supporto della Federazione Speleologica Balcanica, organizza la quarta edizione del Balkan Cavers Camp dal 15 al 18 Luglio 2010 a Padis – Natural Park Apuseni,Bihor Mountains, giurisdizione amministrativa di Pietroasa, Contea di Bihor.
Durante il Balkan Camp si terrà anche una esercitazione internazionale di Soccorso a Cetăţile
Ponorului Cave on 17th July 2010. Details about this exercise are included.
Arrival: 14 July 2010
ACCESS
Distances from main access routes:
– approx. 530 km from Bucharest (South), 250 km from Timisoara (South-West), 150 km from Cluj-Napoca
(North-East), 120 km from Oradea (West)
By car :
– from Cluj-Napoca follow the route E60 to Huedin – Rachitele – Ic Ponor – Padis (follow road signs to
Ic-Ponor / Padis – regional road DJ108 – DJ108C)
– from Oradea follow the route E79 to Beius – Sudrigiu – Pietroasa – Padis (in Sudrigiu turn left to Pietroasa)
– from Alba Iulia follow the route DN74 to Abrud – (DN74A) Campeni – (DN75)Albac – Lunca –
(E79)Sudrigiu (in Sudrigiu turn right to Pietroasa)
By train:
– there are international trains to Cluj-Napoca or Oradea (if you plan to come by train, send an email to the
organizers – we can provide transport from the train station or airport to the camp location)
By plane:
– there are international flights to Cluj- Napoca Airport or Oradea Airport (if you plan to come by plane, send an
email to the organizers – we can provide transport from the train station or airport to the camp location)
PROGRAM
A. A tour by car or by bus ( it depends on the number of participants) to a cave, a sight-seeing tour in
Oradea and Baile Felix Resort (a well-known thermal waters resort in Romania)
B. Backpacking (minimum 5 hours)
C. Visits to pit caves (with small verticals): minimum 5 hours, 2 small verticals of 15m and 7m;
D. Visits to vertical caves (big verticals): minimum 7 hours, verticals between 15 and 40m, cave depth of
-110m and -270m (individual caving equipment for vertical caves required);
E. visits to caves with watercourses or canyons ( neoprene and equipment for vertical caving required and
also special equipment for canyons)
ACCOMMODATION
Guesthouse – approx. 15 Euro/room
Camping – about 4 Euro/ tent
Meals
– Self-catering (don’t forget to bring a gas stove with you)
– The guesthouse can provide meals at the following prices: 2- 2.5 Euro / breakfast; 7-10 Euro/ lunch; 5-7
Euro/ dinner
– 1 beer (regular price): 1.2 Euro
REGISTRATION
Participation fee: 10 euro/person
Online registration will be available starting with 1st April 2010 at http://www.frspeo.ro .
Attached to this invitation there is also a registration form. You can send us a copy of this if you have problems
with the online registration. The registration form does not impose any obligation on you, but it will help us
estimate the number of participants in order to help us organize things better.
Information about the terms of payment will be available at http://www.frspeo.ro and also in a second notice
with more details about the camp.
International Cave Rescue Exercise – Ce tăţile Ponorului Cave
16-17 July 2010
Period: 16th July arrival of participants, 17th July cave rescue operations
Location: CetaÅ£ile Ponorului Cave – PadiÅŸ, Bihor Mountains
Organizer: CORSA (Romanian Cave Rescue Association), Bihor Mountain & Cave Rescue Service, Speodava
Åžtei Speleology Club, General Commandment for Emergency Situations Bihor ( IGSU ), Mobile Service of
Resuscitation and Rescue Bihor (SMURD).
Coordinators: Rus Tudor, Kondacs Adrian, Vodă Călin, Col. Bratu Claudiu.
Cave Description: Cetăţile Ponorului Cave is located in Bihor Mountains (administrative jurisdiction of
Pietroasa village – Bihor County) and it’s one of the most representative karstic processes in Romania. The cave
entrance has an opening of 76 meters height. It is an active cave with 3800 meters length of galleries and a total
denivelation of 201 meters. The cave has 14 lakes, from which the largest has a length of 80 meters.
The cave coordinates are N46 º 33’ 50’’ and E 22º 42’ 11’’
Access:
– same access routes as for Balkan Camp;
– once you reach Padis continue on the main road on the Padis Plateau and it will take you to Cetăţile Ponorului
Guesthouse; from Cetăţile Ponorului Guesthouse there is a marked trail approx. 1km long to Cetăţile Ponorului
Cave.
– the distance between Balkan Camp and Cetăţile Ponorului Guesthouse where the operations command center
will be is of 12 km on road or 1,5h on marked trail
Accommodation:
– Balkan Camp accommodation in PadiÅŸ
– Cetăţile Ponorului Guesthouse.
– the Command Center will be located at Cetăţile Ponorului Guesthouse. The distance between Balkan Camp and
Cetăţile Ponorului Guesthouse is of 12 km on road or 1,5h on marked trail. It is also possible to camp for free at
Căput/Glavoi Glade.
Accommodation Expenses:
– Cetăţile Ponorului Guesthouse is 40 RON (10 euro) /night.
– Camping at Caput / Glavoi Glade – free
Parking Place: At Cetăţile Ponorului Guesthouse
Meal: Self catering
Participation Conditions:
– participants should have completed an advanced training in caving techniques or a cave rescue training
– participants with a basic caving techniques training will be in charge of the Command Point and will coordinate
the outside operations
Minimum Necessary Equipment: Sleeping bag and a tent for those who will stay in Balkan Camp or will be
camping at Căput/Glavoi Glade.
Individual Caving Equipment: Complete vertical caving equipment, complete neoprene costume for those
participating in the cave rescue operations (see above for conditions)
Program:
16 July: Participants arrival
17 July: Cave Rescue Operations
Registration:
– foreign participants please register at the Balkan Camp Secretariate balkancamp@frspeo.ro
– Romanian participants please register at: tudor_rus81@yahoo.com, kd_adi@yahoo.com (coordinators)
For other questions and information please contact the coordinators:
E-mail: tudor_rus81@yahoo.com, kd_adi@yahoo.com
Phone: +4(0) 0746 659 102 – Rus Tudor, +4(0) 0740 245 289 – Kondacs Adrian
REGISTRATION FORM
BALKANCAMP 2010
Name:
First name:
E-mail: Country:
I wish to participate in the following activities:
â–¡ A: Tour by car
â–¡ B: Backpacking
â–¡ C: Small vertical caves
â–¡ D: Big vertical caves
â–¡ E: Aquatic Journey
â–¡ F: Canyoning
â–¡ G: Cave Rescue Exercise
I will be travelling by:
â–¡ car â–¡ train â–¡ plane
Accommodation:
â–¡ Guesthouse â–¡ Tent
Meals:
â–¡ Self-catering â–¡ Guesthouse / restaurant