The roaring sounds and creepy darkness beneath the gaping earth had sent shivers of superstitions among the locals. There seemed to be not much of exploration for some years. The initial thoughtless discovery of the cave was done in 1991. This mouthed area was the entrance to the wonder. It marked absolutely path paved for those daring explorers to find the interiors. It was sheer luck that the farmer discovered the Lost Cave within the heart of the National Park. Thus he could see that within the cavernous mouth vested hidden forest belt. During such wandering, the forest surface crumbled, the farmer managed to rescue from falling into the deep opening. Once a local farmer, Ho Khahn was walking through the wide forest within Phong Nha Bang National park in the province. The story behind the discovery is very interesting. The discovery of this huge cave was never an actual discovery rather was sudden thoughtless exploration. The name was given as Hang Son Doong or Son Doong Cave depicting “Mountain River in a Cave”. In the year, 2009, at Quang Binh Province, the border of Laos and Vietnam, one of the largest massive lost caves was explored to the world. We have discovered various ancient civilization remains yet there are much more to explore. Though we are rising towards the high tech world but we are still unknown to many things. UN Women in Vietnam works to promote gender equality across all spheres of society by enhancing women’s economic empowerment, increasing women’s resilience and adaption to climate change, ending violence against women and girls as well as advocating for gender equality to become a key part of national development planning and budget allocation.We are the part of this mysterious world. While the majority of Vietnamese citizens have benefited from the rapid growth, gender norms and stereotypes have prevented many women from reaching their full potential. Over the past 30 years, Vietnam has transformed from one of the poorest to one of the most dynamic emerging countries in the world. UN Women provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls the empowerment of women and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. The fossil passages gave the team the opportunity to understand the formation of this ancient limestone. The expedition was an adventure from start to finish, using ropes to climb into the entrance of the cave, as well as to exit and climb out via the Great Wall of Vietnam, a calcite facade totalling 90m in height. The cave also has its own ecosystem, which includes a jungle and misty clouds that envelop certain areas of the cave to create an eerie scenery. This was an expedition unlike any other. Less people have seen the inside of the Son Doong Cave than have stood on the summit of Mount Everest! It is a masterpiece of nature with otherworldly landscapes, enormous stalagmites and statuesque stalactites – hanging from the ceiling and rising from the ground like alien species. The cave is so large that it can fit a Boeing B747 flying through its largest passage. The 5km tunnel is a perilous playground for experienced cavers, with 80-metre tall stalagmites – the biggest in the world – and baseball-sized “cave pearls” - spherical calcium deposits - that litter the floor. The Song Doong cave was originally carved by an underground river, which still flows through the chasm. The team traveled through the remote Ban Doong ethnic minority village, which has just 40 inhabitants. The caves can only be reached by trekking across Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO-listed dense jungle area, which contains some of the oldest limestone mountains in Asia. This expedition required more than 25 porters, safety advisors and guides. Accompanying the eight women on the team were two male leadership development experts and athletes: ex-Israeli army officer Yehuda BenSimon and Singaporean extreme sportsman Thaddeus Lawrence - known for successfully completing the 4 Desert Races, a total of 1,000 kilometres through the hottest, coldest, windiest and driest deserts on earth.
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