Primož Jakopin, photo diary

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The first dive, along beautiful stones into the sunken underground

September 4, 2022, 7 pictures

          Most images are approximately 768 times 1024 pixels in size, numbers in front of the picture descriptions are the serial numbers of the original photo files. Made with participation of Oleg Klimčuk and Katja Muhina.

          Pictures photo and copyright (c) Primož Jakopin - Klok 2022.


 


 
51596. The entrance to the cave is at the beginning of a river bed, under the wall


 

 


 
51586. Oleg tied a < ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_line">safety line to a minuscule rock bridge in the wall.


 

 


 
51587. Oleg, ready to dive, with Katja in the entrance; a cane at the side was used by the photographer, also to maintain balance on the rocks in the water.


 

 


 
51590. Oleg before the dive. Another stick, three and a half meters long with a flash attached at the end, in Katja's hands, provided better lighting. Clicking on the image shows it on the Wikimedia Commons page.


 

 


 
51591. After a 35-minute dive Oleg ...


 

 


 
51593. ... returned to the surface. He dived about 200 meters far and 20 meters deep, the cave continued. The tunnels were beautiful, in light rock, and the water was clear. What he liked most was that he was not alone, olms kept him company all the time.


 

 


 
51595. View from the entrance, as deep inside as the boots would allow, to the surface


 

 

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