Soggy Wombats

13/08/2026

Two of our Soggy Wombats are speaking at TekAsia for ADEX - Asia Dive Expo 2027! Make sure you're in Singapore next April to hear about their latest cave discoveries and photogrammetry projects

12/08/2026

Two of our Soggy Wombats Will Passos & Josh Richards ventured to Japan in May to help Yosh*taka Isaji lay a ton of new line through some caves in Akiyoshidai that hadn't been explored in 40 years - there's a link to the article in the comments!

Exploring Japan's Hidden Rivers

Josh Richards and Will Passos lead an Australian cave diving expedition to the Mine–Akiyoshidai Kars...

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09/08/2026

If you missed our Will Passos & Josh Richards presenting at Habitat #99 last night on the Soggy Wombats "Big In Japan" expedition to Akiyoshidai, you can catch up on YouTube

A 1 hour presentation about exploring one of the world's most fasci...

23/07/2026

Great to see the photogrammetry work of our Brazilian wombat Will Passos profiled by ABC South East SA, working with Corey Auld (Salty Wombat) & Chloe Reid (Deco Wombat) to map the Englebrechts Extension found by Josh Richards (Grubby Wombat) & Matthew Aisbett (Sleepy Wombat) using research by Ian Lewis

Cave divers have swapped measuring tapes and pencils for 3D modelling to map a patchwork of underwater caves below houses and streets in Mount Gambier.

12/07/2026

Our Josh Richards had an absolute blast at Habitat #99 last night presenting on the Laos Cave Rescue. Huge thanks to Darren Mitchell for hosting & promoting it, and if you missed it the replay is below - keep your eyes out for the next Soggy Wombats event in August!
https://www.youtube.com/live/a3sz_SxBsfA

12/07/2026

There was a wonderful turn out at Habitat #99 last night to hear Josh Richards share his experiences from the Laos Cave Rescue, and a surprisingly large contingent joined online!
If you missed it, you can catch the replay below - looking forward to these webcasts becoming regular Soggy Wombats events

A 1 hour conversation about one of the largest cave rescue operatio...

05/07/2026

Our Grubby Wombat Josh Richards is presenting on the Laos Cave Rescue for the first time at Habitat #99 this Saturday for Dive Experience.

There's still spots available if you can make it in person, but if you can't there'll be a livestream for subscribers of the Soggy Wombats YouTube channel!
https://youtube.com/live/a3sz_SxBsfA?feature=share