Microplastics in Postojna Cave: Another Month of Monitoring
With Raffaele, Blaž and Magdalena in Postojna Cave, changing samples for a study of microplastics settling out of the cave air.
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Planina Cave: Technical Work, No Time to Pose
Four boats, two divers and a fast-moving technical operation at Skrivnostno jezero in Planinska jama.
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Ice Cave in Paradana
The Great Ice Cave in Paradana is one of Slovenia's deepest and best-known caves, with a history of ice being cut, removed and sold in the late 19th century. Today…
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Victory is a State of Mind
In the spirit of recreation's double meaning—Ronaldo's most-liked Instagram photos and a sports day—Tobija, Miha and I decided to climb to the bottom of Javorniško Brezno 2 (a.k.a. Jama pod Volčjim vrhom, KŠ…
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Markov Spodmol
With all the media coverage of Križna gora and the rising water, I remembered that I had never posted any photographs of Markov Spodmol on the blog, and that we had once turned back quite quickly…
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Kačna Cave
Kačna Cave was on my list almost as soon as I took up caving, as my fellow club members immediately told me about the world's best photograph by Robbie Shone, which has already won countless awards and…
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Second National Geographic Win
After last year's win (archive) in the 2022 National Geographic photo competition, I was convinced it could not happen again this year. Surely someone else has to get a chance, right? Last year's winning photograph…
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Cave Diver
Sebastjan Gantar, a cave rescuer and diver from Postojna, helped us retrieve two water loggers from Škratovka Cave, at the end of about 100 metres of passage beyond a sump. After 27 minutes…
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Dimnice
The visit to Dimnice Cave had a training element, so little time remained for sightseeing, exploration and photography after we had finished ‘rescuing’ one another from the rope. We will need to return…
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Flamingo Invasion
When news began to spread that real flamingos had appeared at Lake Cerknica, we decided to reveal our closely guarded secret. We had been hiding the flamingos all summer…
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Najdena (Lipert) Cave
While searching for the mythical Lipert (Lippert) Cave, Najdena Cave was found, potentially answering many questions raised by Putick's research. Viljem Putick, a Czech caver and forester, had…
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Ocizeljska Cave
The Beka–Ocizla cave system developed in the contact zone between Palaeocene limestone and Eocene flysch at an elevation of 350 m in south-western Slovenia. The system connects Ocizeljska Cave, Blažev Spodmol,…
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Ždink Cave
Cyril took us to see his favourite cave, Ždink Cave, because he is currently studying the springs at Trnje near Pivka. The cave begins with a 20-metre descent through a narrow shaft, followed by about 200 metres of horizontal passages…
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The Hundredth Cave
Jama pod Turkovo ogrado, also known as Jama na Grahovnki, is number 100 in the cave register and therefore appears on maps as the Hundredth Cave. It is 100 metres long :) and 23 metres deep. It lies beyond…
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Betalov Rock Shelter
For Statehood Day, the two of us did a quick photo shoot in Betalov spodmol to make an original, funny photograph with the Slovenian flag. We also squeezed through some narrow parts of the cave and examined…
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Medvedjak
Medvedova Cave near Markovščina, or Skadanščina, has several beautiful chambers with speleothems. It is entered by rope through a 40-metre shaft. While waiting for 20 other cavers to ascend and descend the rope, I had…
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Vranja Cave
Vranja Cave has an intermittent stream. It was discovered in 1958 and is open for unrestricted entry. It lies on the northern edge of Planina Polje. Following the left-hand passage through Vranja Cave leads up a ladder…
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Skednena Cave
Skednena Cave lies on the northern edge of Planinsko polje, between Vranja and Najdena caves. It has three entrances: two horizontal passages through which one can walk for 200 metres, and a shaft in the…
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Škratovka Cave
Škratovka is a 165m-long, 22m-deep cave with an intermittent spring from which a torrential stream flows. It drains into the River Unica and contributes to flooding on Planina Polje. The cave was discovered in 1950.…
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Unška Collapse Doline
Unška Collapse Doline is a collapse feature up to 125 metres deep, formed when the roof of a large underground chamber of the River Rak caved in. On its eastern side, behind sheer walls, underground military bunkers extend…
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Velika Karlovica Cave
Velika Karlovica is a karst ponor cave on the western edge of Cerkniško polje. Water from the Cerkniščica, Stržen and most of the lake drains into it, then flows onwards through Zelške Caves as part of the…
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