45187. Jurij in the tent, early morning
Most images are approximately 768 x 1024 pixels in size, numbers in front of the picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original photo files. Most visible event participants who contributed to the making of these pictures (in no particular order, š is pronounced as sh, ž as zh, j as y): Julija Timoševskaja, Darja (Daša), Nastja and Marija (Maša) Fedotova, Evgenij (Ženja) Kasjan, Katerina Medvedeva - Katja, Vitalij (Vitalik) Leonidovič Kosjakin and Elena (Lena) Sergeevna Kosjakina, Igor Magnowski, Leonid Feigin - Lënja (pron. Lonya) and Jurij Mihajlovič Kasjan. The cave Krubera-Voronja is, in further text, referred to only with the second half of the name, as it was called here.
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45187. Jurij in the tent, early morning
45191. Sunrise through the clouds above Mt. Berčilj
45190. Grasshopper pair mating on a wooly thistle, Cirsium eriophorum
45193. Breakfast: polenta with sliced banana and soaked dry cranberries, camomille tea, oatmeal cookies
45194. Wider breakfast view at the camp table with Daša, Lënja, Vitalik, Julija and Maša
45195. Yellow flower grove (to be determined) ...
45196. ... and its blossoms in closer view
45197. - 45198. Panoramic view of the camp from the east - the kitchen is center right, next to it is the shower pyramid.
45199. Some time later Igor, Maša, Lena and Jurij were to be found at the table.
45200. There is no spring water in the high altitude karst and snow tongue in this shallow pit was used as a source. Here Jurij removed the dusty surface ...
45201. ... and is loading snow in the transport bag which Igor will take ...
45202. ... to the melting tarpaulin somewhat higher.
45203. After ...
45204. ... unloading ...
45207. ... the melted water will flow down to the kitchen barrels through the PVC pipe lower right in the picture.
45208. It is now Jurij's turn to carry the snow.
45205. More flowers ...
45206. ... including this gentian.
45210. - 45219. Ten faces of Jurij, at the top of the cave entrance shaft
45221. - 45222. Nastja and Daša at the entrance.
45226. - 45228. Panoramic vertical view of the Voronja entrance with Daša descending. Mount Berčilj, 2.495 m, is the curved peak top center. Its ridge continues top right.
45232. Nastja and Daša on top of a solitary boulder
45235. View of the entrance, from the south, with Daša. The entrance is 15 m above that of Voronja, but it would still be a lot of work to connect the two caves.
45236. A pinky blossom, standing out of the green grass.
45237. A snack: cooked red lentils, corn bread, garlic, dates, oatmeal cookies, black cumin oil, solidified coconut oil, aronia juice with hot water, fig jam from the Candripš market (sweet as much as it gets).
45238. Panoramic vertical view with Daša ...
45242. ... here in a closer view ...
45244. ... and a portrait.
45245. Lënja resting at the side. Vitalik and Lënja equipped the entrance rigging with two temporary rope anchors.
45246. Pinky daisy ...
45247. ... and blue bells with black stamens
45248. Julija with an aerobie below the western sky close to sunset
45249. Maša and Ženja playing with a small white pot, left behind by one of the previous expeditions.
45252. Katja and Jurij above the entrance shaft (center left)
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Berčiljskaja Cave, August 23
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