This was may first trip to this cave - I'll remember Rura (the Tube) for a long time yet! The first squeeze (Kuczynski's) I pushed on the third try and it turned out not that tight at all (Mrs. Wife didn't even notice it). Sala Bez Stropu (Roofless Chamber) very nice, Kaskady (Cascades) - especially will illuminated - also. Unfortunately, we weren't the only team in the cave, there was also a 10-person one. So this halted us for a while. So did the photo session with Jedrek. So at the end, we canceled going down to Wielkie Kominy (Great Chimneys). The return trip through the Tube was very difficult (at least for me) - I need to do a bit more training in chimneying. And on the way home, we had some heavy snow with a strong wind...

Three people went to Cold Cave (M Gala with students). Martha: at the start of the trail we met some guys who told us that Ponor (Sinkhole) is flooded. So we left our ropes and went into the cave, where it turned out that they didn't know what they were talking about. Our Brave Instructor went back for our gear, we waited on him over tea below the Blotny Prog (Mud Pitch). Next, we continued on our way - we went all the way to Chatka (the Hut). Here we ate some soup while listening to stories told by Marcin. Beczka (the Barrel) left me with unforgettable memories - somehow when you're over deep water, the simplest operations get a lot more complicated! On our way back we met the group from Mietusia - only 9 cavers this time around (they claimed that they didn't lose nobody in no Mietusia, the guy just went home). My husband asked us to shoot some pictures, so we did, especially the ice formations encouraged various experiments with lighting. And Jedrek was becoming our favorite model.

Four of us went to visit the cave (all except for Kasia). The plan was to visit Dankan's Sump and the Matches.

It's hard to imagine that when the snow starts to melt or after heavier showers, the whole cave is filled with water and there's a 1.5 meter fountain gushing out of the entrance. It looks so innocent in the winter...

The trip was going pretty smoothly, until we got to Gniazdo Zlotej Kaczki (Gold Duck's Nest) that turned out to be flooded. We almost resigned, but Jedrek decided on some mining work and after a couple of hours with a mess tin (while being cheered on by the rest of the crew) managed to take most of the water out. We remained skeptical as to the whole idea, however Jedrek went through the duck to the other side. Dlugi Chodnik (the Long Sidewalk) turned out to be flooded too, so we had to resign from the original plans - so we decided to visit Gabka (the Sponge) instead. I don't know about the others, but I really enjoyed this part of the cave - indeed a sponge, with corridors wondering in all directions, some of them with small, clear lakes. I have to get back there and explore these parts in greater detail. At the start of the Sponge we fixed ourselves a small lunch... And that was that - after a quick exit, the course was over. Time to get back to the loud and smoggy Warsaw...