Austrian Speleological Association

Activities

• a website featuring the 32 show caves found throughout the country.
• a list of Austria's longest and deepest caves.
• a library of 2,800 books and other material.

  Awards

1. The Golden Cave Bear is "a badge of honor for special services to Austrian caving." It was first awarded in 2014.
2. The Poldi Fuhrich Award, named in honor of the Austrian woman who was a caving and karst pioneer Leopoldine Fuhrich, is presented to young speleologists for "outstanding work in the field of caving, cave documentation and public relations." It was first awarded in 2010.

   Publications

• The Cave - Journal of Karst and Speleology
• Association newsletters
• SPELDOK series
• Karst-spreading and Karst-hazard maps

  Collaborations

• the Karst and Speleology Working Group of the National History Museum to manage SPELDOK, a database containing data on over 15,500 caves.
• international karst and speleological organizations on research projects.

  Associations

• International Union of Speleology
• , which includes the Austrian Alpine Club, Friends of Nature Austria, Austrian Tourist Club, and the Austrian Mountaineering Association.

  Notable Members

• Alfred Koppenwallner, jeweler, discovered the Cave of Tantalus mountaineer, pilot, motorcyclist who participated in the Oldtimer Grand Prix and skier in the Österreichische Alpenfahrt.
• Sabine Zimmerebner Quoted in the July 3, 2018 New York Times article, Ms. Zimmerebner was one of 728 rescuers who collaborated to free an injured spelunker in the history-making 2014 Riesending cave rescue.