Legal notice

Welcome to the website dedicated to the Berger chasm network (hereinafter the “Site”). It is intended for the information of Internet users, particularly cavers.
It was made possible thanks to the financial support of the Petzl Foundation which we warmly thank.


Access to and use of this site are subject to the present Legal Notice detailed below as well as to applicable laws and/or regulations.

Legal information

The site is the property of CDS 38 (Comité Départemental de Spéléologie de l’Isère )with headquarters at the following address: Maison Départementale des Sports Comité Départemental de Spéléologie 7 rue de l’Industrie 38320 EYBENS
Hosting:

  • Publication manager: Daniel Lavigne
  • OVH, headquartered at 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France

Use of Cookies

Users are informed that no data is collected during their visits to the site, and that no cookies are therefore automatically installed on their browsers.
As a reminder, a cookie is an element that does not allow the user to be identified, but is used to record information relating to the user’s browsing on the website. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, and refuse it if you prefer, by following the procedure described at the following address: www.cnil.fr

Credits

his site is powered by WordPress

Property

Any total or partial reproduction or representation of this site (text and images) by any means whatsoever without the express authorization of CDS 38 is prohibited and constitutes an infringement punishable by articles L335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. The website does not contain a database, nor a contact page.

Contact

For all requests for modifications, additions, reporting of illegal content or activities, the user may contact the publication director.

Références

Photographs come from the collections of Jean Lavigne, Jo Berger, Georges Marry, Guy Prouin, Rémy Limagne, Robbie Shone, Daniel Lavigne, Patrice Roth, Alain Maurice, Alex Lopez and articles from various period newspapers: Dauphiné libéré, Les Allobroges, L’Aurore, L’essort, Le Progrès, Le Figaro, Le monde, La république, France soir, Le Parisien, L’humanité, La croix, La vie, Point de vue, Paris Match, Life Magazine …etc.

This site is a project conceived by Daniel Lavigne and developed by the Féecomtuveux agency. It aims to pass on the fabulous adventure of the 53-56 exploration and to share over 70 years of expeditions in the Berger network. It’s dedicated to the human spirit of exploration and underground adventure.

The texts have been sourced and largely rewritten from accounts, testimonials, articles, notes and interviews with the original discovery team and members of CDS 38 for the new discoveries.