Primož Jakopin, photo diary
Skednena jama and Pod stenami
Icicles and swallow holes
January 11 and 13 2024, 15 pictures
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.
In Članska vas, on January 11, during their excursion to Radošca 3, the author enjoyed the company of
Metod Di Batista, Marjan Juvan - Manč, Marjan Baričič, Marko Vogrič - Mare and Maksim Košir - Ičo.
Page, texts and photos copyright (c) Primož Jakopin - Klok 2024.
Skednena jama, January 11
53222. The author visited Skednena jama in a beautiful, sunny but not too cold weather to see if any icicles developed during two rather icy nights and mornings. According to Mare, it was still a little too early, for sizeable icicles a longer sub-zero period would be needed. And Marko was right, as it turned out later. But the author was surprised by the scenic, cinematic light in the South entrance of the cave. The photo shows the view from inside the tunnel upwards in the direction of the South Entrance, which is hidden on the left behind the bend. Technical data of the photo with the phone camera: night mode, focal length 6.35 mm (Leica format equivalent would be 27 mm), f 2.0, 3 seconds, ISO 100.
53224. In the North Entrance, the icicles were still quite small. The water seeping from the ceiling near the fissure (middle left of the picture), where they are usually the largest, washed them away little by little during the warmer part of the day.
53223. Ice buds on the floor, next to the dripping water
53225. The thickest ice was enveloping these dry branches, situated already in the exterior of the North Entrance.
Skednena jama, January 13
53227. View down the trail to Skednena jama, against the sun
53228. View towards the surface through the South entrance
53230. Remains of ice stalactites in the North Entrance, view to the outside. The winter was mild.
Viewpoint Above Pod stenami [Under the Walls]
53231. View to the south across Babni dol to Planinsko polje. The background: to the left is Jakovica hill, in the middle the Javorniki range, to the right Planinska gora
Pod stenami
53232. Great Katavotron, 12 meter deep walled east swallow hole Pod stenami, just below the water level
53233. View across the Unica river, which splits here into the eastern and western branches, towards the sun
53234. Outline of the slightly more submerged smaller, the western Katavotron, which is 9 meters deep.
53235. View through the entrance to the cave Fortunatova jama across Unica river towards the southwest, against the sun
53237. The interior of Fortunatova jama, view out
53240. View through the entrance to the Velika jama Pod stenami towards the polje, to the west
53241. View from the passage to the main cave hall, towards the entrance tunnel
Related pages:
Radošca 3 Cave Worksite, January 4, 2024
Lanski vrh, February 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2024
This page, text and photos by Primož Jakopin,
member of the Ljubljana Cave Exploration Society (DZRJL).
Send inquiries and comments to primoz jakopin guest arnes si
(insert dots and at sign as appropriate).
Page initiated on January 6, 2024; date of the last change: May 12, 2024.
URL: https://www.jakopin.net/primoz/slike/2024/PJ20240111_en.php
469