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Competition Results 2016

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Please note: this is a list of the results of the Hidden Earth 'salon' competitions only. These took place, in 2016, at EuroSpeleo. For information about other EuroSpeleo competitions, please visit the EuroSpeleo 2016 web site.

Table 1: Prize Winners

Competition	Category	Level	Winner	Title/Time	Entry Ref.	Prize Won
Art Salon	Judged Art Category: Overall Winner	Winner	Taraneh Khaleghi	Darkness	a1611	A pack of high-quality hand-made paper from St Cuthbert's Mill.
	St Cuthbert's Mill Prize for Best Art on Paper	Winner	Rhian Kendall	Swamp Creek, Ogof Fynnon Ddu	a1081	A pack of high-quality hand-made paper from St Cuthbert's Mill.
	Judged Art: Best Work Showing Cavers Caving	Winner	Mark (Gonzo) Lumley	Ropework 18	a1111	A helmet from Lyon Equipment
	Delegate Ballot for Best Art	Winner	Nicola Bayley	Cave Pot	a1101	Box of Caran d'Ache artist's materials from Jakar International. A selection of books from Moore Books.
	Delegate Ballot for Best Cartoon	Winner	Taraneh Khaleghi	Bat and Man	w1611	A Caran d'Ache sketch book from Jakar International. A T-shirt from YSS
Photo Salon	British Newcomer Award	Winner	Anita Sherwood	Moel Fferna Slate Mine	d1771	A tackle bag from Landjoff. A copy of Images Below from Descent.
	Fun Shot	Winner	Rainer Straub	Continental breakfast	f1381	Voucher from the Escape Bike Shop. Amug from Handknitted Pottery
	Cave Life Award	Winner	Chris Howes	Huntsman spider, Mulu	c1837	10 bednights at YSS.
	Delegate Ballot for Best Photo	Winner	Rainer Straub	Cave cloud	c1381	A tackle bag from Landjoff. A picture from Ye Olde Naked Man Café
	Monochrome Print Category	Winner	Mark Burkey	Main Stream Way. Ogof Ffynnon Ddu	m1344	A copy of Gouffre Berger from Mark Wright Training
	Colour Print Category	Winner	Chris Howes	Bat exodus, Deer Cave	c1831	A copy of Gouffre Berger from Mark Wright Training
	Digital File Category	Winner	Chris Howes	Peter Bolt in crawl	d1833	A copy of Gouffre Berger from Mark Wright Training
	Portfolio (Premier Trophy)	Winner	Mark Burkey		c1341-c1345	£100 from BCRA. A copy of Gouffre Berger from Mark Wright Training
Survey Salon	Judged Category - Small Surveys	Winner	Joerg Dreybrodt	Red River Cave - Kayah - Myanmar	s1541	A Disto X310 from Leica Geosystems
	Judged Category - Large Surveys	Winner	Noel Snape	Gingling Hole, Fountains Fell	s1021	A Disto X310 from Leica Geosystems
	Delegate Ballot for Best Displayed Survey	Winner	Noel Snape	Gingling Hole, Fountains Fell	s1021	£50 from BCRA
Video Salon	Judged Category	Winner	Rainer Straub	From the blue, into the dark	v1351	An oversuit from Landjoff. A copy of Gouffre Berger from Mark Wright Training
Video Salon	Delegate Ballot for Best Video	Winner	Rainer Straub	From the blue, into the dark	v1351	A tackle bag from Landjoff. A copy of Gouffre Berger from Mark Wright Training

In addition to the prizes listed above, we are grateful to the following sponsors who provided additional items to fill the winners' goody bags... Warmbac, Scurion, Starless River, Red Rose CPC, Devon Speleo. Soc.

Table 2: Merits and Distinctions

For the four 'Salon' competitions - Art, Video Media, Photography and Cave Survey - we award Merits and Distinctions as well as an outright winner. Winners of a Merit receive a certificate; Winners of a Distinction receive a certificate and a small memento or trophy, as do the outright winners. The following table lists the Merits and Distinctions awarded in the salons.

Competition	Category	Level	Winner	Title/Time	Entry Ref.	Prize Won
Art Salon	Judged Art Category	Merit	Tommy Barr	Little tree in a cave	a1701	Cert.
		Merit	Sarah McWhinney	Lines2	a1692	Cert.
		Distinction	Nicola Bayley	Cave Pot	a1101	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Pete (Snab) MacNab	Pillar glimmer	a1071	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Peter Martin	Disappearing	a1752	Mem. & Cert.
Photo Salon	Colour Print Category	Merit	John Dale	Carrock Tungsten Mine Cumbria	c1372	Cert.
		Merit	Judi Durber	The water's gone!	c1951	Cert.
		Merit	Rémi FlAMENT	_DSF3396	c1874	Cert.
		Merit	Philippe Crochet	Grotte de Champclos, Ardèche (France)	c1646	Cert.
		Merit	Thierry MASSON	TM 71	c1571	Cert.
		Merit	Thierry MASSON	Grotte de la Pousseliere	c1573	Cert.
		Merit	Rainer Straub	Pool-fingers volcano	c1383	Cert.
		Merit	Rainer Straub	Cave cloud	c1381	Cert.
		Merit	Jeff Wade	Chamber of the far South (1), Baerenschacht, Switzerland.	c1503	Cert.
		Merit	Jeff Wade	Walk the Wire, Cuves de Sassenage, Vercors, France.	c1507	Cert.
	Portfolio (Premier Trophy)	Merit	Rémi FlAMENT		c1871-c1875	Cert.
	Colour Print Category	Distinction	Philippe Crochet	Cova de Na Mitjana, Mallorca (Spain)	c1647	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Philippe Crochet	Macrophotography of stalactite made of halite crystals	c1641	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Chris Howes	Gaping Gill	c1838	Mem. & Cert.
	Portfolio (Premier Trophy)	Distinction	Philippe Crochet		c1641-c1645	Mem. & Cert.
	Monochrome Print Category	Merit	Mark Burkey	Reflections. Dan Yr Ogof	m1341	Cert.
		Merit	Bill Nix	Alum pot shaft viewed from above the greasy slab	m1463	Cert.
		Distinction	Mark Burkey	Stream Way In Flood. Ogof Ffynnon Ddu II	m1345	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Chris Howes	Cascade	m1834	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Chris Howes	Judith Calford, Bridge Cave	m1835	Mem. & Cert.
	Cave Life Award	Distinction	Rainer Straub	Ecdysis - Niphargus c.f. virei	m1381	Mem. & Cert.
	Digital File Category	Merit	Cosmin Berghean	Cristal	d1804	Cert.
		Merit	Karsten Gessert	Martes foina in the section FDK of the Blue Cave (Germany)	d1597	Cert.
		Merit	Jeff Wade	Biwak 2, Baerenschacht, Switzerland.	d1501	Cert.
		Distinction	Cosmin Berghean	Stars	d1801	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Cosmin Berghean	Man in black	d1803	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Thomas Resch	Jenny-Bat	d1521	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Anita Sherwood	Moel Fferna Slate Mine	d1771	Mem. & Cert.
		Distinction	Rainer Straub	Continental breakfast	f1381	Mem. & Cert.
Survey Salon	Judged Category - Small Surveys	Merit	Juan Corrin	Cueva de las Injanas	s1451	Cert.
	Judged Category - Large Surveys	Distinction	Steve Warren	Dow Cave, Kettlewell: resurvey project	s1941	Mem. & Cert.
	Judged Category - Large Surveys	Distinction	Steve Warren	Dow Cave, 2nd Choke, Depot Chamber and Dribble Mine	s1942	Mem. & Cert.
Video Salon	Judged Category	Merit	Rob Eavis	Stop Motion : Start Colouring	v1961	Cert.
Video Salon	Judged Category	Distinction	Philippe Crochet	Photographer's Paradise	v1631	Mem. & Cert.

BCRA's Arthur Butcher Award

BCRA awards the Arthur Butcher prize annually for contributions to cave surveying. The judges consider projects brought to their attention during the year, as well as all surveying work that is on display at the Hidden Earth conference.

Arthur Butcher Award 2016: This year the judges decided not to make the award. It was considered that, over the last two or three years, as the new Survey Salon has grown in size, there is some overlap between it and the Arthur Butcher Award; and that a re-appraisal of the scope of the award should be undertaken by BCRA Council.

GPF's Tratman Award

The Tratman Award has been awarded annually since 1979 to a caving-related paper-based publication in memory of E.K. Tratman, who died in 1978. It covers books, journals and articles published in a calendar year and is administered by the Ghar Parau Foundation, but judged by independent cavers; for 2014 these were Joe Duxbury, Ric Halliwell, Chris Howes, Alan Jeffreys and Martin Mills (though other opinions were also sought). Further information, including the short-list can be found at wildplaces.co.uk/tratman.html

The 2015 Tratman Award goes to Marion Dowd for The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland. Marion's impressive work on caves and archaeology in Ireland in extensive, interestingly written, beautifully presented and well indexed: a superb publication. The award is a piece of original artwork by Mark ‘Gonzo’ Lumley, which will be presented at the EuroSpeleo 2016 conference.

Citation by Chris Howes, on behalf of the judges

Giles Barker Award

The Giles Barker Award 2016 Giles Barker lost his life while caving in Spain in 1992. An accomplished cave photographer, Giles was a member of the Red Rose CPC and Morgannwg CC. These clubs have annually, since 1993, funded the Giles Barker Award in his memory. This prestigious award - a hand-crafted statue of a cave photographer made by Ceris Jones - is given to a person or team connected with any aspect of cave photography in recognition of excellence and contributions to the field.

The award for 2016 was presented during the EuroSpeleo congress in August to acknowledge the fine video work produced by Andy and Antonia Freem. Their commitment has gone beyond merely filming in difficult situations and has extended to helping others learn the craft, sharing their knowledge and recording 'live' exploration such as at Ogof Marros in West Wales. Most recently, the pair organised the video salon at EuroSpeleo, to the benefit of the wider caving community. Congratulations go to Andy and Antonia for their very deserving award, the 24th in the series.

Citation by Chris Howes, on behalf of Morgannwg CC and Red Rose CPC

Hidden Earth 'Salon' Competition Team Credits

For general EuroSpeleo 2016 credits, please visit the EuroSpeleo 2016 web site

Salons Co-ordinator	David Gibson
Photo Salon Co-ordinator	David Gibson (standing in for Paul Dold)	Judges: Hazel Barton, Pete Glanvill, Chris Milne
Video Media Salon Co-ordinator	Andy and Antonia Freem	Judges: Keith Edwards, Rob Franklin, Pete Glanvill
Art Salon Co-ordinator	Robin Gray	Judges: Tom Arbenz, Buddy, Ceris Jones
Survey Salon Co-ordinator	Andrew Atkinson	Judges: Andrew Atkinson, Arthur Millet, Wookey
Shepherdess of the Vote Counters	Ceris Jones
Tratman Award co-ordinator	Chris Howes	Judges: Joe Duxbury, Ric Halliwell, Chris Howes, Alan Jeffreys, Martin Mills
Giles Barker Award co-ordinator	Chris Howes	Judges: Morgannwg CC, Red Rose CPC

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