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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.
See also: EuroSpeleo 2016 Salon Competitions
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 |
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.
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. | |
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. |
Distinction | Philippe Crochet | Photographer's Paradise | v1631 | Mem. & Cert. |
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.
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
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
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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