Participants
PARTICIPANTS 2024
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Bertrand HAUSER
Software engineer, full-stack developer
Canyoning instructor and caving monitor (graduate) of the French Federation of Speleology
Leader and expert in caving rescue
Expert in topography and photography
President of the Annemasse Caving Club (SCASSE)
Founder and manager of the first European community website about canyoning
Manager of a guidebook library, author of a canyoning guidebook, co-author of caving guidebook
Expeditions in Europe, Marocco, China : caving and canyoning
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Christian DELAIRE
Engineer IT production
Team leader in caving rescue
Monitor (graduate) of the French School of Speleology
Vice president of the caving and canyon association ABIMES
Several caving expeditions in China
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Christine BIENFAIT
Logistician
Event organization specialist
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Christophe VERDET
Packaging engineer
Procurement specialist
Team leader of the French caving rescue
Videographer
Several caving expeditions to China and Eastern Europe
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Clément MATHIEU
Automation engineer
Initiator (graduate) of French Caving School
Member of the French caving rescue
Videographer and photographer
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Denis LANGLOIS
Engineer
Instructor (graduate) of the French Caving School, expert in advanced technologies – single rope tech
Instructor, expert of French Canyoning School
Cave diver
Expert in advanced technologies about single rope technics
Leader and expert in caving rescue
Several caving expeditions in Laos and China
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Florence GUILLOT
Expedition’s leader
Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor
PhD History – Researcher archaeologist and historian, CNRS associated – Specialist in troglodytism history and archeology
Instructor (graduate), expert of the French Caving School
Expert in advanced technologies – single rope technics
Expert in topography, GIS
Leader and expert in caving rescue
Delegate of the French Committee for Internationals Exchanges and Expeditions for FFS
Member of the french scientific committee of FFS
More than 35 caving expeditions around the world
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Florian RIVES
Instructor (graduate), expert of the French Caving School
State diploma in speleology and canyoning
Member of the French caving rescue
Course organizer for the French School of Speleology
Expeditions to Colombia, Morocco, Patagonia
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Gwladys FONTANIEU
Agronomist Project manager in Regenerative Agriculture for Biosphères, a French consulting company
Initiator (graduate) of the French Federation of Speleology
Member of the French Caving Rescue
Expedition in Patagonia.
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He WEI
Guizhou Institute of Mountain Resources: President
Geologist and karstologist
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Jean BOTTAZZI
French resident in China
Caving exploration and rope technics expert.
Expert in topography
Leader of the explorations of the longest cave net in Asia
Delegate of the French Federation of Speleology in China
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Jean-François FABRIOL
Retired math teacher from National Education
Caving exploration expert
Well known photographer of the underground world Participation in many caving expeditions on the five continents and several in China.
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Jean-Pierre BARTHOLEYNS
Former sports teacher – State diploma in speleology
Founding member of the Groupe Interclub de Perfectionnement par la Spéléologie
President of the International Union of Speleology Karst and Cave Protection Commission
Expert in caves and karsts protection
Numerous expeditions around the world
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Li PO
Guizhou Institute of Mountain Resources : Former president
Karstology Researcher
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Marine HIESSLER
BTS electrotechnical work-study
Member of the French caving rescue
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Qunan ZHI
Guizhou Cave Association : secretary general
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Romain MEYNARD
Data scientist and manager
Member of the French caving rescue
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Vincent LABASTE
IT engineer, system administrator
Member of the French caving rescue
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Wenlong ZHOU
Guizhou Instut of Mountain Resources : vice president
Karst and cave geomorphologist
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Xiao HEI MA
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Zhao FEI
Co-director of a company
– outdoor activities for adults and teenagers, including cave exploration, hiking, canyonning, boating, kayaking, etc.
– equipment sales activities, mainly targeting rescue teams, firefighters, etc.
– training for some rescue teams, firefighters such as rope rescue, mountain search and rescue, cave rescue