30581. Brajko and Manč just returned from the cave, with equipment after the cave has been de-rigged.
Most images are approximately 683 x 1024 pixels in size, numbers in front of picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original photo files. Event participants who also contributed (this way or another) to the making of the pictures, and the persons connected to the action: Janez Kanoni - Žan, Janez Ileršič - Ile, Metod Di Batista, Marjan Juvan - Manč, Marjan Baričič, Rok Brajkovič - Brajko, Mare Vogrič, France Šušteršič, Teja Čeru, Ela Šegula, Jernej Petrovčič - Jerko and Primož Jakopin - Klok.
All pictures photo and copyright (c) Primož Jakopin 2016.
30581. Brajko and Manč just returned from the cave, with equipment after the cave has been de-rigged.
30582. Brajko, Manč, Žan and Mare at the entrance
30583. Marjan climbing out of the cave
30584. Metod was the last to exit, the captain of the Galacijevka project
30585. Ela, Teja and France during the classification of clay sediment
The Rado Radešček Collapse, to the northwest of the Najdena jama entrance,
has several winter blowholes which indicate cave space below. Two of them have
been excavated in the past. The one above the southern rim by a team under the
leadership of Jožek Košir - Cox who discovered the location through thermovision
observation on a cold winter day (11-minute
movie, in Slovenian) in 2011 was abanodened the same year. The second site,
named Plahutalnik, towards the top of the northern rim of the collapse,
was first dug by Jerko and his team between June 18 and 20, 2009.
From 16th till 24th second in the above movie this workplace is
shown as it was in 2011, the year it was also abandoned.
After the completed Galacijevka project the decision fell
to continue the work here. The main reason being the proximity to the awning,
the base of the outside team (about the same distance as to Galacijevka, important
for the terrestrial phone connection) and the prospect of a reasonable discovery,
possible prolongation of Najdena jama cave.
Today's excursion was jpreliminary, to get acquainted with the cave
and to check how to start on, very likely, day 3. Day 2 will be devoted to
infrastructural preparations, mainly with cleaning the access to the cave,
still much clogged from 2014 sleet and the aftermath.
30587. Mare, Žan and Marjan looking down the entrance shaft, view out, available light
30588. Mare, Žan and Marjan in the entrance, view from below, fill-in flash
30589. Matod just below the threshold, some 5 m deep, where a small side tunnel departs to the left, a depot for further excavation in the main continuation which proceeds to the right
30590. Brajko further in the cave, above the final 2 m jump, with Manč's light
30592. Manč climbing out of the cave end
30593. A toad in the niche at the side of the junction, about 5 m deep; the author took it in his fleece cap and stashed in the caving suit to take her out. Outside he discovered that the animal escaped the cap and found better lodging in the suit fold above his hip. Metod was asked to take it out as he had rubber gloves but did not understand the demand well, at least not exactly, took the animal but did not expect it, got scared and left it to the ground immediately. She was uncomfortable in the sun but quickly helped to a suitable moisty place in the undergrowth.
30594. Manč in the cave entrance, view in
30595. At the cave entrance (hidden, to the left of Manč boots): Manč, Metod, Žan and Mare
30596. Marjan, working out on a spruce stump
30597. Marjan, sitting on the bar, sipping Laško beer
30598. Author's lunch: vegetable paprikash with peas, carrots and potatos, maize bread, yogurt, compote of applea and dry plums
30599. Marjan with a b/w parasol, sitting on a spruce stump which Žan transformed into a comfortable seat according to Marjan's wishes, together with a tailor-made hand support and a beer holder; this time with once competing brand of beer (Union, now both brands are owned by Heineken)
Galacijevka Cave Canal, Day 20, June 16
Radoshitza Cave, Day 2, July 7
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