Francesco Sauro
Curriculum vitae e dichiarazione altri incarichi ex D.lgs. n.33/2013

Curriculum Vitae Francesco Sauro Anagraphic Data

Born in Padova, Italia, 17 September 1984.

 

Academic titles

Maturity Diploma at the Liceo Classico Albino Marchesi (Padova, Italia) on July 2003.

B.Sc. (laurea triennale) in Geology on 7 March 2008, (with an evaluation of 110/110) at the University of Padua.

M.Sc. (laurea magistrale) in Geology and Technical Geology on 12 November 2010 (with an evaluation of 110/110 with distinction)

Ph.D. in Geology on April 2014 at the University of Bologna with a research about karst and caves in quartzite environment (Venezuela).

Research activities

During his B. Sc. Thesis entitled “The geological context of Naica macro-geods, Chihuahua, Mexico” he has carried out a field geological survey, 3D modeling by Laser Scanner technologies and structural analysis in the silver-rich sulfide mine of Naica.

During his M.Sc. Thesis entitled “Structural control of a deep karst system in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park, Venetian, Italy” he performed a detailed 3D survey model of the cave system (30 km of conduits) together with the geologic settings of the area. The model was used to statistically analyze the distribution of the karst features. During this research he carried out also petrographical and chemical analysis and a complete geologic map of the area.

In 2011 he took part to a research mission in Saint Paul Karst System in Philippines, with researchers from many different institutions. There he carried on monitoring on tides influence, conductivity and temperature of the cave waters, and also chemical analysis.

During his PhD research project he took part to four research mission in the Venezuelan Tepuis carrying on water geochemistry analysis, micro-erosion measures, and fission-track sampling. He has worked on the sedimentary petrography lab of the University of Bologna, and with powder diffractometer in the University of Modena.

In 2012 he worked in the Geochronology Lab of Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) for a research on U-Th dating of speleothems. He worked also with the Termic Ionization Mass Spectrometer “Selena” in the same University.

In 2013 he had collaborations with the ETH of Zurich working on apatite and zircon separation (with SELFRAG and heavy liquids) and SEM analises.

In 2011 he discovered one of the highest dinosaur tracks of the Alps, at about 3010 m a.s.l. on Monte Pelmo. In February 2012 he has discovered in Venezuela a mineral new to science (Rossiantonite, published in American Mineralogist).

His main research interests are focused on speleogenetic processes, structural and stratigraphical controls on karst features, 3D cave surveys models and spatial analyses, sulfur isotopes in cave environment, speleothems geochronology, karst and weathering in quartzitic environment.

In 2014 he was selected among 1800 applicants fro more than 70 countries as one of the five winners of the ROLEX AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE with a exploration project in Amazonas tepuis, between Venezuela and Brazil.

In 2016 the american magazine TIME have nominated him as one of the 10 millenials “Next Generation Leaders” that are having an impact in the change of the world

Languages

He speaks, writes and understands Italian, Spanish and English.

University Teaching

In the first semester of the academic year 2011/2012 he was teaching tutor for a total of 35 hours helping Prof. Jo De Waele in his Course "Geography and Cartography" in the first year of Natural Sciences at the University of Bologna. He was tutor of the same course for a total of 60 hours also in the academic year 2012/2013 and for 15 hours in the academic year 2013-2014.

In the academic years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 he was contracted as Professor for teaching “Land Rapresentation and Interpretation”, with a module of ArcGis, a fundamental course in the third year of Geological Sciences at Bologna University.

Extra-University Teaching

He was Director of 4 courses of Introduction to Speleology (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009) for the Italian Alpine Club of Padua and Bosco Chiesanuova (Verona). He was also Director and evaluator of the Exams for Regional and National Instructors of CAI in 2011 and 2014. He was instructor to other 4 national courses of Alpine Club where he teach cave progression, vertical techniques, geology, and cave survey (“Technical improvement” 2003, “Introduction to the Examinations” 2004, “Introduction to the Examinations” 2008, “Technical improvement” 2010).

He was Director of two courses of Introduction to Speleology to Mexican students from the colonies of Rio La Venta Area (Chiapas). He was teaching vertical rope techniques to the Civil Defence of Chiapas State (Mexico).

Peer Reviews

He reviewed scientific articles for the fallowing journals: Geomorphology, International Journal of Speleology, Acta Geologica Polonica, Acta Carstologica, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Catena.

Associations

- Member of Club Alpino Italiano (since 1997)

- Member of Italian Speleogical Society (since 2003)

- Member of Gruppo Speleologico Padovano CAI (since 2001)

- Volunteer of Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (Italian Aplin and Cave Rescue, since 2004)

- Member of La Venta Geographical Exploration (since 2006, board member since 2009)

- Member of Associazione Speleologica Progetto Supramonte (since 2009)

- Member of Theraphosa Exploring Team, Venezuela (since 2015)

Responsabilities

- President of Gruppo Speleologico Padovano CAI (from 2003 to 2007)

- Board member (since 2009) and Vice President (since 2013) of La Venta Geographical Exploration

- Vice President of the Venetian Regional Commission on Speleology of the Italian Alpine Club (from 2009 to 2012)

- President of the Association “Geo-Paleontological Museum of Camposilvano” (since 2009)

- - Head in charge of the Project Rio La Venta (Chiapas) of La Venta Geographical Exploration (from 2010 to 2013)

- Head in charge of the Project Tepui (Venezuela) of La Venta Geographical Exploration (since 2011)

- Technical Director of the CAVES astronaut training program of the European Space Agency

- Coordinator of the geological training program PANGEA for European Astronauts.

Other professional Activities

- In February 2012 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) consultant and field security assistant for the documentary series “Dark”, in particular about the Venezuelan mountains (Tepuis) and caves.

- During 2012, 2013 and 2014 he was contracted as scientific consultant by the European Space Agency for the development of the CAVES astronauts training course. He got the qualification of ESA instructor and trained astronauts from ESA, NASA, JAXA and RUSCOSMOS for the “Human Behaviour and Performance” course CAVES (Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills).

- During 2014-2015 he was contraced by the European Space Agency to develop and direct the new traning course for the Astronauts related to Field Geology, PANGEA.

- In 2015 he was contracted by Legendary Pictures as a consultant to develop films and television programs related to the underground world.

Speleological titles

- Instructor of Speleology (1^st level) of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) since January 2004.

- National Instructor of Speleology (2^nd level) of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) since January 2010.

- Cave Rescue Technician of CNSAS since 2004

Cave exploration activities

Eighteen years of caving activities and explorations since 1997, participations in many exploration projects in some of the most important cave systems of Italy, Spain, Greece, Messico, Venezuela, Filippine, Uzbekistan. In these explorations he has achieved more than 60 km of new cave surveys.

Italy

In Italy his explorations have been focused on the caves of Lessini Mountains. In the famous cave Spluga della Preta (7 km, -877) he explored many new branches, with more than one hundred descents.

He explored and surveyed in the Piani Eterni Karst System, now the deepest and longest cave in Dolomite Mountains (36 km, -1052). Here he worked for many years with other cavers and weekly long cave camps to find out the connection between Piani Eterni System and Isabella Cave, finally achieved in August 2009.

In Veneto he took part to several explorations also in Malga Fossetta Cave (4 km, -1013), Abisso Spaurasso (5 km, -580), Bus della Genziana (more than 6 km, -588). He explored also in many other regions of Italy like Sardegna (also in the deepest caves of the island, VPF and Istettai), Friuli Venezia Giulia (Abisso Col della Rizza, -790) Toscana (Sistema della Tambura, -1007), Trentino Alto Adige (the impressive cave glacier of Cenote Cave, -280). In Sicily he took part to the dangerous exploration of the thermal high temperature caves of Monte Kronio.

Europe

In 2004 he organized a caving expedition to Cefalonia Island in Greece. He took part to the international caving expedition Aranonera 2005 (Aranonera System, 24 km -1320, Pirenei mountains, Spain). In 2006 he organized an expedition to the trough-trip of Pierre San Martin in the French Pirenei (1408 meters of depth, 9 km long). He was caving also in central France (Ardeche, Gard), Poland (Tatra), Slovenia and Canary Islands.

Outside Europe Countries

Since 2003 he took part to 28 foreign caving expeditions outside Europe with La Venta Exploring Team, 13 of them as head and organizer.

1. Durango November 2003: first descent and exploration of the Piaxtla Canyon in the Sierra Madre Oriental (Durango, Mexico).
2. Juquila Dicember 2003: exploration of many deep caves in Sierra Mazateca (Oaxaca, Mexico)
3. Naica May 2007: exploration, survey and researches in the Naica Crystal Cave (Chihuhua, Mexico).
4. Juquila November 2007: exploration of new caves along the Juquila Canyon (Oaxaca, Mexico)
5. Ombligo del Mundo April 2008: exploration of the cave “Ombligo del Mundo” in the Selva El Ocote forest (Chiapas, Mexico)
6. Chimantha Tepui February 2009: expedition to the quartz sandstone caves of Chimantha Tepui (Gran Sabana, Venezuela)
7. Cueva del Rio La Venta April 2009: photographic expedition to Cueva del Rio La Venta (Chiapas, Mexico)
8. Rio la Venta-San Fernando November 2009: explorations in the left highlands of Rio La Venta and San Fernando area (Chiapas Mexico)
9. Auyan Tepui March 2010: expedition to the quartz sandstone caves of Auyan Tepui (Gran Sabana, Venezuela)
10. Amazonas Tepui April 2010: expedition to the quartz sandstone Tepui of the Orinoco Region (Amazonas, Venezuela)
11. Rio La Venta-San Fernando April 2010: explorations in the left highlands of Rio La Venta and San Fernando area (Chiapas Mexico)
12. Hundido November 2010: expedition to the Hundido shaft in the desert of Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Mexico)
13. Rio La Venta November 2010: explorations in the left highlands of Rio La Venta and San Fernando area (Chiapas Mexico)
14. Palawan February 2011: exploration in the Saint Paul Underground River, the longest cave in Philippines (Puerto Princesa, Philippines)
15. Rio La Venta April 2011: explorations in the left highlands of Rio La Venta (Chiapas, Mexico)
16. Baisun Tau August 2011: exploration of caves in high altitude in the Baisun Tau Mountain Range (border between Uzbekistan and Tagikistan)
17. Rio La Venta November 2011: explorations in the left highlands of Rio La Venta and cave courses (Chiapas, Mexico)
18. Tepui January-February 2012: expedition to Roraima and Akopan Tepui (Gran Sabana, Venezuela)
19. Rio La Venta April 2012: explorations in the left highlands of Rio La Venta and cave courses to local peoples (Chiapas, Mexico)
20. Norhtern Ural October 2012: expedition to the Visaja river karst area (Russia).
21. Auyan Tepui March 2013: expedition to the north-eastern sector of Auyan Tepui with the discovery of Imawarì Yeuta, one of the longest cave in the world in quartzite rocks.
22. Chiapas 2013: expedition to Los Bordos Cave System in Chiapas.
23. Auyan Tepui 2014: Imawarì Yeuta reaches 21 km of developpment becoming the longest cave in quarzite of the World.
24. Aracà Tepui, November 2014 recognition: a short expedition with objective of evaluate the logistic and speleological potential of Serra do Aracà in the Amazonas state of Brazil
25. Marahuaca and Sarisarinama, March 2015 recognition
26. Auyan Tepui, May-June 2015: expedition with BBC to Imawarì Yeuta cave
27. Sarisarinama Tepui, February-March 2016: expedition to explore new caves in this remote tepui of the High Caura river in Venezuela.
28. Auyan Tepui, March 2016: expedition to Imawarì Yeuta for geomicrobiological sampling, laser scanning and photographic documentation with the renown photographer Robbie Shone.

Climbing and canyoning activities

He did also many climbing and mountaineering activities in the Dolomites and Venetian Alps, on classical lines up to 6 grade UIAA (5.9 USA). He descended many different canyons with canyoning techniques, up to difficulties ED and ABO (Extremely Difficult and Abominably Difficult). In Mexico he achieved the first complete descents of Piaxtla River in Durango State (ABO, 6 days, higher waterfall 170 m) and Juquila Canyon (ED, 8 days) in Oaxaca.

Awards

In 2005-2006 he won eleven awards in many different international docu-film festival in eight countries (Italy, Slovak, Poland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Slovenia, USA) with the documentary “The Abyss” (authors Francesco Sauro and Alessandro Anderloni, Accademia della Lessinia and Federazione Speleologica Veneta Production).

In 2007 he has published for CDA-Vivalda Editori “The Abyss”, a 264 pages book about the history of explorations in the Spluga della Preta cave system, winner of a

mention at the ITAS Prize for mountain literature.

In 2014 he was selected among 1800 applicants from more than 70 countries as one of the five winners of the ROLEX AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE with a exploration project in Amazonas tepuis, between Venezuela and Brazil.

In May 2015 he won the award “Flavio Bonivento, per la ricerca scientifica e innovazione tecnologica” for the best doctoral thesis of the University of Bologna.

Media coverage

His explorations and research projects have been covered by some of the most important newspaper and magazines around the world: Time, National Geographic, GEO, New Scientist, The Guardian, Washington Post, BBC Mundo, Science Alert, GQ, Icon, Monsieur, Euronews, New Indian Express, Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, Sette, Il Messaggero, Oggi, Montagne360.

His researches have been reported in interviews and documentaries in television and radio channels: National Geographic TV, BBC2, Discovery, RAI1 (TG1), RAI3 (GEO), LA7, RAI Radio 1, RAI Radio 2, Radio 24, Radio Company, Radio Deejay-

FRANCESCO SAURO - Pubblications

SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

Tisato N., Torriani S.F., Monteux S., SAURO F., De Waele J., Tavagna M.L., D’Angeli I.M., Chailloux D., Renda M., Eglinton T.I. and Bontognali T.R., (2015). Microbial mediation of complex subterranean mineral structures. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 5.

SAURO F., (2014). Structural and lithological guidance on speleogenesis in quartz–sandstone: Evidence of the arenisation process. GEOMORPHOLOGY, 226 (2014) 106–123.

Coombes M.A., La Marca, E.C., Naylor L., Piccini L., De Waele J., SAURO F., (2014). The influence of light attenuation on the biogeomorphology of a marine karst cave: A case if study of Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan, the Philippines. GEOMORPHOLOGY, in press.

D’Angeli I. M., De Waele J., Melendres O.C., Tisato N., SAURO F., Grau Gonzales E.R., Bernasconi S.M., Torriani S., Bontognali T.R.R. (2014). Genesis of folia in a non-thermal epigenic cave (Matanzas, Cuba). GEOMORPHOLOGY, in press.

Mecchia M., SAURO F, Piccini L, De Waele J, Sanna L, Tisato N, Lira J, Vergara F., (2014) Geochemistry of surface and subsurface waters in quartz-sandstones: significance for the geomorphic evolution of tepui table mountains (Gran Sabana, Venezuela). JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 511, 117-138.

SAURO F., Tisato N., DeWaele J., Bernasconi M.S., Bontognali T.R.R., Galli E (2014). Origin of Sulphates and rare Phosphate-Sulphates from atmospheric sources in the quartz-arenite caves of the tepui table mountains, Bolivar State, Venezuela. SEDIMENTOLOGY, 61, 1433-1451.

SAURO F., De Waele J., Onac B.P., Galli E., Dublyansky Y., Baldoni E., Sanna L., (2014) Hypogenic speleogenesis in quartzite: the case of Corona ‘e Sa Craba cave (SW Sardinia, Italy). GEOMORPHOLOGY, 211, 77-88.

Galli E., Brigatti M.F., Malferrari D., SAURO F., De Waele, J. (2013). Rossiantonite, Al3(PO4)(SO4)2(OH)2(H2O)10⋅4H2O, a new hydrated aluminium phosphate-sulfate mineral from Chimanta massif, Venezuela: description and crystal structure. AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, 98, 1906-1913.

Galli E., Brigatti M.F., Malferrari D., SAURO F., De Waele, J. (2013). Rossiantonite, IMA 2012-056. CNMNC Newsletter No. 15, February 2013, page 5; MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, 77, 1-12.

SAURO F., Zampieri D., Filipponi M. (2013). Development of a deep karst system within a transpressional structure of the Dolomites in north-east Italy, GEOMORPHOLOGY, 184, 51-63.

SAURO F., Piccini L., Mecchia M., De Waele J, (2013). Comment on “Sandstone caves on Venezuelan tepuis: Return to pseudokarst?” by R. Aubrecht, T. Lánczos, M. Gregor, J. Schlögl, B. Smída, P. Liscák, Ch. Brewer-Carías, L. Vlcek, Geomorphology 132 (2011), 351–365. GEOMORPHOLOGY, 197, 190-196.

Tisato N, SAURO F., Bernasconi S, Bruijn, De Waele J, (2012). Hypogenic contribution to speleogenesis in a predominant epigenic karst system: a case study from the Venetian Alps, Italy. GEOMORPHOLOGY, vol. 151, p. 156-163.

SAURO F, Piccini L, Menichetti M, Artoni A, Migliorini E, (2012). Lithological and structural guidance on speleogenesis in Spluga della Preta cave, Lessini Mountains (Veneto, Italy). GEOGR. FIS. DINAM. QUAT. Vol. 35, 167-176.

De Waele J, Ferrarese F, Granger DE, SAURO F, (2012). Landscape evolution in the Tacchi area (Central-East Sardinia) based on karst and fluvial morphology and age of cave sediments. GEOGR. FIS. DINAM. QUAT. Vol. 35, 119-127.

SAURO F., Zampieri D., (2012). Analisi morfologica tramite software 3d del Sistema Carsico dei Piani Eterni nel Parco Nazionale Dolomiti Bellunesi, Veneto, Italia. FRAMMENTI, vol. 4, p. 39-54.

ARTICLES IN BOOKS

Baldoni E., De Waele J., Galli E. , Messina M., Onac B.P., Sanna L., SAURO F., Mauro Villani M., (2013). Mineralogy and speleogenesis of the corona ‘e sa craba quartzite cave (carbonia, sw sardinia). S. II, 28, p 197-210, Memorie Istituto Italiano di Speleologia.

SAURO F. (2011). Dall’OCA as oggi, novità esplorative, scientifiche e di divulgazione. La Spluga della Preta. vol. XXV, p. 40-44, Memorie dell'istituto Italiano di Speleologia.

SAURO F., Annichini G (2011). La Spluga della Preta 1 V VR -Descrizione della cavita. La Spluga della Preta. vol. XXV, p. 211-258, Memorie dell'istituto Italiano di Speleologia.

SAURO F., Piccini L, Menichetti M, Cascone G (2011). Aspetti morfo-strutturali e ipotesi sull’evoluzione della Spluga della Preta. La Spluga della Preta. Memorie dell'istituto Italiano di Speleologia. vol. XXV, p. 69-92.

BOOKS

Bernabei T., SAURO F., Savino G., De Vivo A., (2012). Cueva del Rio La Venta, un sogno sotterraneo. La Venta Ed., 160 p.

Troncon G, SAURO F., Annichini G (edited by) (2011). La Spluga della Preta. Istituto Italiano di Speleologia, vol. XXV, p. 1-320.

SAURO F. (2007). L'Abisso. CDA & VIVALDA Editori, 262 p.

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES

SAURO F., Lundberg J., De Waele J., Tisato N., Galli E., (2013). Speleogenesis and speleothems of the Guacamaya Cave, Auyan Tepui, Venezuela. In: Proceedings of the 16^th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, 21-28 july 2013, vol. 3, p. 298-304.

SAURO F., Vergara F., De Vivo A., De Waele J. (2013) Imawarì Yeuta: a new giant cave system in the quartz-sandstones of the Auyan Tepui, Bolivar State, Venezuela. In: Proceedings of the 16^th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, 21-28 july 2013, vol. 2, 142-146.

Tsurikhin E., Loginov V., SAURO F., Breitenbach S., (2013). Exploration of high altitude caves in the Baisun-Tau Mountain Range, Uzbekistan. In: Proceedings of the 16^th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, 21-28 july 2013, vol. 2, 147-142.

Bessone L., Beblo-Vranesevic C., Cossu Q.C., De Waele J., Leuko S., Marcia P., Rettberg P., Sanna L., SAURO F., Taiti S., (2013). ESA CAVES: training astronauts for space exploration. In: Proceedings of the 16^th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, 21-28 july 2013, vol. 1, 321-327.

Breitenbach S. F.M., Kwiecien O., SAURO F., Loginov V., Lu Y., Tsurikhin E., Votintseva A., (2013). Element and stable isotope aqueous geochemistry from Baysun Tau, Uzbekistan – tracing the source of the dripwater. In: Proceedings of the 16^th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, 21-28 july 2013, vol. 3, 485-488. In: Proceedings of the 16^th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, 21-28 july 2013, vol. 3, 485-488.

Baldoni E., De Waele J., Galli E. , Messina M., Onac B.P., Sanna L., SAURO F., Mauro Villani M., (2013). Mineralogy and speleogenesis of the Corona ‘e Sa Craba quartzite cave (carbonia, sw sardinia). In: Proceedings of the 16^th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, 21-28 july 2013, vol. 2, 437-442.

Badino G, De Vivo A, Prelli R, SAURO F., Savino G, Savio S, Tedeschi R (2009). The Kronio Project: a first note. In: Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology. Kerville, Texas, USA, 19-26 luglio 2009, National Speleological Society, vol. 3, p. 1760-1763.

SAURO F., Piccini L, Mecchia M (2009). Five years of speleological investigation in the karst of Sierra Mixteca-Zapoteca, South of Tehuacan, Oaxaca, Mexico. In: Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology. Kerville, TX, 19-26, June 2009, National Speleological Society, vol. 3, p. 1911-1917.

SAURO F., Perissinotto M., Zoppello C., Riva A. (2009). Piani Eterni, twenty years of explorations in the deepest cave of dolomite mountains,. In: Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology. Kerville, TX, 19-26 June 2009, National Speleological Society, vol. 3, p. 1904-191.

NATIONAL CONGRESSES (IN ITALIAN)

SAURO F., De Waele J., Forti P., Galli E., Vergara F., (2011). Speleogenesi e speleotemi di opale della Cueva Guacamaya, Auyan Tepui, Gran Sabana, Venezuela. Atti del XXI Congresso Nazionale di Speleologia, Trieste, in press.

SAURO F., Zampieri D., Filipponi M. (2011). Analisi morfologica di sistemi carsici tramite software di elaborazione 3D: il caso dei Piani Eterni nel Parco Nazionale Dolomiti Bellunesi, Veneto, Italia. Atti del XXI Congresso Nazionale di Speleologia, Trieste, in press.

Sauro F., Giulivo I., Mecchia M., Piccini L., (2007). Geologia e idrogeologia di Naica. Atti informatici del convegno “ Le Grotte di Naica: esplorazione, documentazione, ricerca”, Università di Bologna, 15 dicembre 2007.

Sauro F. , Capretta F., Ferrarese G., Salogni M. (2003). L’attività speleologica nei Piani Eterni: ricerche e prospettive. Atti Speleodolomiti, I° convegno nazionale sulla speleologia in Area Dolomitica.

Benetti A., Sauro F. (1999). Storia delle ricerche sul complesso carsico dei Covoli di Velo. Atti tavola rotonda “Un importante sistema carsico dei Monti Lessini (Vr): i Covoli di Velo” Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona.

INTERNATIONAL (NON ITALIAN) CAVING JOURNALS

SAURO F., Vergara F., De Vivo A., De Waele J., Lir J. (2013). In the House of Gods on the Devil’s Mountain: Imawarì Yeuta Cave, Auyan Tepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela. NSS News, 71, 9, 10-19.

Tsurikhin E, Loginov V, SAURO F. (2012). Baisun-tau-2011, La reprise des expéditions en Asie Centrale. SPELUNCA, vol. 125; p. 23-28.

SAURO F. (2012). Un viaje a la Cueva del Rio La Venta. MUNDOS SUBTERRANEOS, 22-23, 30-39.

NATIONAL (ITALIAN) CAVING JOURNALS

Spitaleri G., De Vivo A., Bernabei T., SAURO F., Loginov V., Tsurikhin E., Votintseva A., Masalimova G., Ivanishek A., (2015). Baysun Tau, ritorno all’Asia Centrale. SPELEOLOGIA, vol. 72; p. 42-49.

SAURO F., De Vivo A., Piccini L., Vergara F., (2014). Nelle case degli dei, le grotte dell’Auyan Tepui. SPELEOLOGIA, vol. 71; p. 40-48.

SAURO F., Nafate M, Zarate Gakvez K, Annichini G, Russo N (2011). San Fernando, Cañón del Sumidero. SPELEOLOGIA; p. 44-49, ISSN: 0394-9761

Dal Molin L, Burato M, SAURO F. (2011). El Cenote, l’esplorazione di un abisso di alta quota nelle Dolomiti Ampezzane. SPELEOLOGIA, vol. 64; p. 16-24.

SAURO F. (2009). Mondi Perduti, sugli altopiani quarzitici del Venezuela. SPELEOLOGIA, vol. 61; p. 38-47.

Sauro F., Capuzzo F., (2008) Abisso del Cigno, B66T: Universi Bidimensionali. Speleologia Veneta, vol. n° 16, anno 2008.

Romeo A., Sauro F., (2011). Baisun Tau: vent’anni dopo. Kur n°17, p. 16-23.

Sauro F., (2010). Guacamaya. Kur n°15, p. 26-31.

Sauro F., (2008). Ritorno all’Ombligo. Kur n°11, p. 28-35.

Sauro F., (2008). Juquila: grotte, gole e serpenti. Kur n°10, p. 6-13.

Sauro F., (2008). La traversata della Cueva del Rio La Venta. Allegato Tecnico di Kur n°11, anno 2008.

Sauro F. (2004). – Buon Compleanno Preta! Speleologia n°51, anno XXV, dicembre 2004.

Sauro F., Sauro G. (2003). La Grotta Galleria Taioli. Speleologia Veneta, vol. 11, anno 2003.