Slovak Speleological Society
Speleoclub "Jana Majku" 
Memorial Competition of Vertical-Speleo Skills called
 
Laszlo Lukacs Challenge Cup


 
Invitation to tender
Maps
In memorial László Lukács
Rules of SRT
COMPETITION 2002


In 2002 the "Jána Majku" Speleological Club is organizing a Competition of Vertical-Speleo Skills called the László Lukács Challenge Cup.
Attention: Change of conditions!
 
    During past months we learned that competition in cave-conditions has traditions in very few European countries. Not because young cavers want not to compare their skills with others, but because the National Organizations are against the competition in caves and youth in clubs are not encouraged by elders for such activities.
    Organizing committee of the Lukacs kupa Challenge Cup mean that well understand and prepared competition in a right cave is positive in education process of especially young cavers, in acceptation and general use of the base rules of SRT.
    Organizing committee decided, that all the competitions in future will be organized basically in Hungary, but eventually a help from abroad and place in some other country will enrich the event.

Aim of the Competition: A meeting of young vertical-cavers from all over the world to compete in showing their skills in difficult caving conditions using single rope technique.

Place and Date of the Competition: Certova Diera (-186 m) on Horny vrch in Slovensky kras on 22nd - 25th August 2002.

Official Language of the Competition: English (one member of each team must be able to use basic English expressions and terminology of SRT).

Participation (Registration) Fee: EUR 30,- (for a two person team, paid by bank cheque or cash during presentation).

Team Composition: Team members may be from any foreign country. A maximum of five 2-person teams (two men, two women, or man and woman) may be entered from each country. Men‘s, mixed and women‘s teams will be scored in the same manner.
The maximum number of participating teams is 20.

Terms of Competition:

  1. To complete a rope rigged race-course (in daylight) using single rope technique (about 10 minutes). We will measure the time of climbing and ensure that all safety rules of SRT are being followed.
  2. To traverse a cave in the fastest time.  The roster of teams will be sent into the cave at 20-minute intervals, according to the time they completed the above-ground rope race-course. If a faster team overtakes a slower team, the slower team will have to give way and allow the faster one to pass.
  3. To tie knots, correctly and in the fastest time.
  4. To assemble a hauling system correctly and in the fastest time.
  5. To perform a 'pickoff' of a stranded climber/abseiler, bringing him/her safely to the pitch head/bottom.
  6. To complete a humorous task somehow relating to SRT.
Prizes: The first team will receive (two) cups "Lukacs Kupa".  The first-, second, and third-place winners (winning teams) will be awarded valuable prizes (EUR 150,- 100,- 50,-). The best Womens team will be also awarded valuable caving prize (EUR 100,-).

Extra prize is canceled!

A team's registration will be guaranteed if they provide a bank cheque for EUR 30,- not later than [date of presentation in the camp]. Participants who decide to pay the registration fee just before the competition, can not be assured of participating in the competition. The limited number of teams (20) participating in the competition has been agreed by Board of the Slovak National Nature Preservation in order to be able to assure freedom of movement in the cave and in the open country of the Slovensky kras National Park.

Camp of the event:  In the territory of the Town-hall Borka. In tents only. The nearest hotel is situated in Roznava, 25 km.

Accompanying persons:  Registration fee per person 5,- EUR

Side-held program:  Lectures about caving activities, slide-shows and video-movies in the rooms of the Borka`s town-hall.

Excursions:  Will be guided to the most important strictly protected caves in the region usually not allowed to visit.

  1. Zvoniva diera on Plesivec plateau - vertical cave with a huge chamber underground "Queen of the pitches".
  2. Diviacia priepast on Plesivec plateau - vertical cave full of beautiful concretions.
  3. Krasnohorska jaskyna, Buzgo - horizontal cave with a 36 m high stalagnate.
  4. Drienovska jaskyna- water cave with interesting upper floor.
 
More detail information:  Will be available continuously on:
  www.lukacskupa.hu 
 
 
More detail information:  Will be available continuously on:

Contact address: Gustáv Stibrányi, 0400 02 Turňa nad Bodvou č.328
Tel/Fax: 00421 55 4899101, 4662230, meander@meander.sk, www.meander.sk

 
From 22. July 2002: Lukács Kupa
 

 László Lukács
(2. 7. 1955 - 28. 12. 1982)

He was popular with his friends under the nickname "Drúz". He finished his studies in chemical automatation. His speleological career started in a 10-day underground camp in Szemlőhegyi Cave. In the following years he carried out and led the exploration of a number of caves in Hungary, as well as some in foreign countries.

In 1980 he joined a Polish expedition into Jubileum Schacht (- 1173 m). He also joined a one-week expedition of discovery and mapping of the Hölloch System in Switzerland. He visited all the important caving areas in Hungary and he was fond of joining excursions into caves in the area of former Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. He reached the bottom of Jaskinia Snieľna in Poland with the first succesful Hungarian expedition to this cave.

As a rock-climber he climbed several of the highest peaks in the former Soviet Union and in Mongolia. He also enjoyed exploring the most popular walls in the High Tatras.

He received an international honour as an expert in the field of speleological and climbing techniques. He became a member of the Board of BTSZ and FTSK Applied Exploration and he was also a member of Hungarian Cave Rescue.

He wrote a book "Barlangjárás" (Speleological Techniques), published by himself in 1982, and this book remains current.

He died in an avalanche in the High Tatras in the very prime of his life, one month before his son´s birth, along with his 16-year old brother Zoltan and an 18-year old girl Timea.

Gustav

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