Groups known to have worked in Totes Gebirge caves

As well as local cavers (who were very few in number in the early years), many cavers from outside Austria have worked in the Totes Gebirge. Those who have been to the western massif (1623 and 1626) are listed here. Following the links will lead to a description of the group and a list of all the publications about the area (with their reference number from Current Titles in Speleology). This is under research, and is very far from complete. However, some articles are here in the archive, in the original language, and a very few are here in english translation. Where these exist, you can follow links to them.

A few groups are still active and have their own web pages - you can follow links to these from here, or there is a page specifically for links to web sites which includes other relevant organisations too.

Local Austrian Groups

• Höhlenforschervereinigung Altaussee (up to 1949?)
• Sektion Ausseerland (des Landesvereines für Höhlenkunde in Steiermark) (up to early 80's?)
• Vereines für Höhlenkunde in OberSteier (VfHO): This is the group who are responsible for the kataster in our area, and which several CUCC members have also joined. There are two articles about diving in Liägerhöhle (1623/1) in 1985 and 1988, on the site. Also from their journal is the German translation of CUCC's 1996 report.
• Landesverein für Höhlenkunde in Oberösterreich (LVHO): This is the group responsible for exploration of the Raucherkarhöhle, and for the kataster in nearby area 1626.

Other Austrian Groups and individuals

• Edith Bednarik

British Groups

• BEC: Bristol Exploration Club [1967, 1968, 1969] (Home page)
• CUCC: Cambridge University Caving Club [1976-]
• UBSS: University of Bristol Speleological Society [with CUCC 1981, 1982, independently in 1989, 1990 ?]
• LUSS: Lancaster University Speleological Society [1987-89] (Now defunct)
• ULSA: University of Leeds Speleological Association [Tauplitz, 1985 (or 86?)] (Home page)

Belgian Groups

• CASE HA (Club d'Archaeologie, de Spéléologie et d'Escalade de Huy Andenne) [1972,1973]
• GSAB: Groupe Spéléo Alpin Belge [1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978]
  (people of other club affiliations out with GSAB in 1977, CASEO, SSSPA, GSREDAN, ES GEODE, SC Calcaires, similarly GIPS, SCUCL in 1978)
• CASEO 1975

French Groups

• G.S.Clerval, now G.S.Clerval - Baume les Dames (GSCB) 1974, 75, 77, 83-87, 88-90?, 91-...
• S.C. Vesoul,
• G.S. Doubs,
• S.S. Daules (all in 1974)
• A.C. Toulon,
• S.C. Toulon,
• Lou Darboun,
• Spéléo Ragaie (all in 1976, 77?)

not quite sure, French or Belgian ?

• CARSS 1975, 1978 (Centre d'Activité et Récherches Subaquatique et Souterrainne)

German Groups and individuals

• ARGE: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Höhle und Karst Grabenstetten e.V. are friends from Stuttgart who have seriously extended and connected some of our caves.
• Vereines für Höhlenkunde in München e.V. 1983 and others. The site contains one article from this group which is CTS ref. 84.1642, also now included in English translation.
• A group from Nürnberg who worked with the above, but also worked independently - they have some survey data we need !
• Vred Vischer 1980 (worked/s with above)

Polish

• Speleo Krakow
  An article in a Polish journal has misled the authors of the English version of the world deep caves atlas into thinking that Poles worked with CUCC. In fact, the article was commissioned by Krzysztof Kleszynski who had done a lot of work in the Salzburg area. It was written by Andy Waddington, covering 1976-79 (and particularly the exploration of Eislufthöhle), and concerns only work done by CUCC. It appeared in the Polish journal purely as part of an effort to give some context to other reports about Austria. Andy never got a copy (but then he can't read the Polish translation anyway). The english original is published in these pages for the first time !

Italian, Hungarian, Slovak ...

• We think there may have been some...

Please also check this page where the links may be more up to date: links to groups active in the area.