This year, for the eighteenth time, organizations members of the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) met to exchange knowledge and experience related to cave rescue.

Join us for a 4-day immersive, scenario-based peer-to-peer workshop — not a traditional instructor-led course.

We are pleased to officially announce the date and location of the upcoming 19th ECRA Meeting. Dates    Pre ECRA Meeting: 26 September – 1 October 2026    Main Meeting: 1–4 October 2026 Location The meeting will take place in spectacular town Kranj, Slovenia – the capital of the Slovenian Alps. Kranj [ˈkɾàːn] is the fourth-largest city in Slovenia […]

The map with all locations Table of Contents Meeting Office Working Hours (location: ECRA Zone) Thursday, 25 September 2025 Friday, 26 September 2025 11:00 – 14:00 Zimnik Quarry – complex exercise – joint all commission (location: Zimnik quarry) 15:00 – 18:00 Stretcher Management during Vertical Rescue (Med&Tech commissions) (location: Zimnik quarry) Saturday, 27 September 2025 […]

INTRODUCTION The 18th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Wojcieszow (Voy-che-shoov), Poland, September 25-28th 2025. Pre ECRA Meeting: 24-25 September 2025. This meeting is organized by GOPR and GRJ on behalf of the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA). During the Pre-Meeting you can enjoy caving, cave diving and visits to tourist […]

The 18th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Wojcieszow (Voy-che-shoov), Poland, September 25-28th 2025. Pre ECRA Meeting: 24-25 September 2025.

December 14–18, 2024. On the afternoon of Saturday, December 14, an accident occurred during the exploration of an as-yet-unmapped section within the Bueno Fonteno Abyss cave.

We are pleased to officially announce the date and location of the upcoming 18th ECRA Meeting - Pre ECRA Meeting: 24-25 September 2025 and Main Meeting: 26-28 September 2025.

From Friday evening, 09 August to Sunday midday, 11 August a cave-dive-rescue exercise took place in the “Mühlbachquellhöhle” in Mühlbach near Dietfurt in the region of the Oberpfalz in Germany. 

Introduction The 17th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 19 to 22 September 2024. Pre-Meeting: 18-19 September 2024. This meeting is organized by the Association of Mountain Rescue Service in Bosnia and Herzegovina (GSSuBiH) on behalf of the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA). During the Pre-Meeting you can […]

Introduction The 17th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 19 to 22 September 2024. Pre-Meeting: 18-19 September 2024. This meeting is organized by the Association of Mountain Rescue Service in Bosnia and Herzegovina (GSSuBiH) on behalf of the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA). During the Pre-Meeting you can […]

Introduction The 17th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina from September 19th till 22nd 2024. Pre-Meeting from September 18th till 19th 2023. This meeting is organized by the Association of Mountain Rescue Service in Bosnia and Herzegovina (GSSuBiH) on behalf of the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA). […]