Jean-Jacques Bolanz

mathias · 30th October 2007, 11:05

Bad, very bad news on Plongee-souterraine - Page d'accueil:
Jean-Jacques Bolanz, swiss cave diver is missing in lilly cave in grèce.

*Jean-Jacques n'est pas ressorti de sa dernière plongée à Lilly (Grèce). Luigi Casati revient de Crête pour essayer de le localiser.*

Mathias

wookey · 30th October 2007, 12:46

Very sad news!
Jean-Jacques Bolanz was one of the mythical cave divers and speleologists who did astonishing dives and discoveries back in the 1980's mainly in Europe. He was also the former president of the Cave Diving Commission of the International Union of Speleology and of the Swiss Cave Diving Rescue Team. Being already in his mid 60's he moved from oc to scr and later to ccr and continued to dive in resurgences and multisumps caves for the sake of exploration.

Nad · 30th October 2007, 13:06

Quote: (Originally Posted by mathias)

Bad, very bad news on Plongee-souterraine - Page d'accueil:
Jean-Jacques Bolanz, swiss cave diver is missing in lilly cave in grèce.

*Jean-Jacques n'est pas ressorti de sa dernière plongée à Lilly (Grèce). Luigi Casati revient de Crête pour essayer de le localiser.*

Mathias

Really sad, he's the usual buddy of Gigi Casati. Hope that everything will be fine...hope.
Nad

***schford*** · 31st October 2007, 09:50

Some more info

Quote:

JJ Bolanz failed to return from a cave dive yesterday. He was 67 years old, diving in excess of 150m on a Voyager rebreather to explore a new deep section.

L. Casati is coming to Greece to retreive the body. The official announcement is here http://www.yen.gr/wide/yen.chtm?prnbr=31926 (in Greek).

Very sad news,

decoweenie · 31st October 2007, 10:30

Quote: (Originally Posted by wookey)

...Being already in his mid 60's he moved from oc to scr and later to ccr and continued to dive in resurgences and multisumps caves for the sake of exploration...

Very sad news about what sounds like a remarkably extraordinary person.

gibbogeo · 31st October 2007, 12:08

Some detail in french and german:

Speleo-Secours

He was a mith, it is quite incredible.

Alf · 31st October 2007, 12:53

"Jean-Jacques a été retrouvé aujourd'hui par Luigi à 98 mètres de
profondeur dans la source de Lili."

Luigi found JJ at 98 meters, he was brought back to surface.

ms.navigante · 31st October 2007, 17:53

He was one of the sweetest person I met, he was so human.

The international diving community has lost again another important point of reference.

With greatest respect.

Nicoletta
Nitrox
Member

gerstl_ossi · 31st October 2007, 18:33

Really sad news

db8us · 1st November 2007, 01:55

Really sad news.

Regards

Michael

30th October 2007, 11:05	#1 (permalink)
mathias Ouroboros #31 Current Rebreather/s: Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic MK 15.X Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Switzerland - Murten Posts: 188	Jean-Jacques Bolanz Bad, very bad news on Plongee-souterraine - Page d'accueil: Jean-Jacques Bolanz, swiss cave diver is missing in lilly cave in grèce. Jean-Jacques n'est pas ressorti de sa dernière plongée à Lilly (Grèce). Luigi Casati revient de Crête pour essayer de le localiser. Mathias __________________ Our dreams are other people's nightmares ;-) Plus près du fond, plus loin des cons !
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30th October 2007, 12:46	#2 (permalink)
wookey New Member Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other CCR Other SCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other SCR Home Build Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: switzerland Posts: 65	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz Very sad news! Jean-Jacques Bolanz was one of the mythical cave divers and speleologists who did astonishing dives and discoveries back in the 1980's mainly in Europe. He was also the former president of the Cave Diving Commission of the International Union of Speleology and of the Swiss Cave Diving Rescue Team. Being already in his mid 60's he moved from oc to scr and later to ccr and continued to dive in resurgences and multisumps caves for the sake of exploration.
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30th October 2007, 13:06	#3 (permalink)
Nad Rebel to the Bone Current Rebreather/s: Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 960	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz Quote: (Originally Posted by mathias) Bad, very bad news on Plongee-souterraine - Page d'accueil: Jean-Jacques Bolanz, swiss cave diver is missing in lilly cave in grèce. Jean-Jacques n'est pas ressorti de sa dernière plongée à Lilly (Grèce). Luigi Casati revient de Crête pour essayer de le localiser. Mathias Really sad, he's the usual buddy of Gigi Casati. Hope that everything will be fine...hope. Nad __________________ The Impossible is often the Untried
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31st October 2007, 09:50	#4 (permalink)
*schford* Despotic Overlord Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,673	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz Some more info Quote: JJ Bolanz failed to return from a cave dive yesterday. He was 67 years old, diving in excess of 150m on a Voyager rebreather to explore a new deep section. L. Casati is coming to Greece to retreive the body. The official announcement is here http://www.yen.gr/wide/yen.chtm?prnbr=31926 (in Greek). Very sad news, __________________ Bailout and Kit Management account for Murphy's Law The only bad question is one you did not ask and later wish you had. Use of Rebreather World is subject to the Rebreather World Terms & Conditions of Use
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31st October 2007, 10:30	#5 (permalink)
decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,510	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz Quote: (Originally Posted by wookey) ...Being already in his mid 60's he moved from oc to scr and later to ccr and continued to dive in resurgences and multisumps caves for the sake of exploration... Very sad news about what sounds like a remarkably extraordinary person.
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gibbogeo kiss addict Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Home Build Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: italy Posts: 312	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz Some detail in french and german: Speleo-Secours He was a mith, it is quite incredible.
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31st October 2007, 12:53	#7 (permalink)
Alf New Member Current Rebreather/s: rEvo Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Geneva Posts: 32	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz "Jean-Jacques a été retrouvé aujourd'hui par Luigi à 98 mètres de profondeur dans la source de Lili." Luigi found JJ at 98 meters, he was brought back to surface.
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ms.navigante New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: May 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 16	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz He was one of the sweetest person I met, he was so human. The international diving community has lost again another important point of reference. With greatest respect. Nicoletta Nitrox Member
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31st October 2007, 18:33	#9 (permalink)
gerstl_ossi Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: RB80 / Clone Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet RB80 / Clone Home Build Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 323	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz Really sad news
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db8us Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Other SCR Other Rebreather/s: Other SCR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 225	Re: Jean-Jacques Bolanz Really sad news. Regards Michael Last edited by db8us : 1st November 2007 at 04:57.
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