Northern Lao - European
Cave Project   

  Laos 2012 Expedition
 
 
Northern Team 2012   River south of Nong Khiaw
     
 
Our transport for 4 days   Lunch in front of cave entrance
     
 
Leaving in the chilly morning Sun rise during an overnight stay near Vieng Phouka
     
 
Women during our home stay   Typical lunch
     
 
Hiking to the cave entrance   Famous Muang Ngoy scenery
     
 
Stals in Tham Doun Mai  

Sinter in Tham Doun Mai

     
   
Tham Doun Mai    
     
 
Tham Doun Mai   Tham Doun Mai
     
 
Cave friend   Efficiency is everything during an expedition
   
Breakfast at home stay   Karst along the road to Nam Meo
     
 
Tham Keo main passage    Tham Han main passage 
     
   
Tham Pong main passage    Carsten surveying 

Pictures by J. Dreybrodt, M. Olliphant , C. Ebenau, I. Ermakova