People: M&M Trybulec, Aro, A Durzynski
Place: Bedkowska Valley
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In the nearby rocks there are many other caves and holes
that are fun to visit (if you like crawling and squeezes).
We started out by exploring the caves near the rift some 50 meters to the West of the main cave
(this wasn't a part of some really smart plan, we just didn't know if that was the cave we were looking for).
Anyway, in the rift itself there's a passage several meters long - the least interesting of the lot.
To the right there's a low and tight passage going through the rock to the other side.
It is some 10 meters long and there's only one place in the middle where you can
take another position than horizontal (you can even turn around and almost crouch) - nice practice.
But there were a lot of big spiders there... Just around the corner, to the left,
there's a cave with a nice chimney (the hole is some 6 to 8 meters long).
Next we went to the cave that we planned on visiting - the initial parts
aren't very interesting, but when you pass a double hole inside the cave
you can meet some bats (that hissed at us), and behind the passage - some formations
with some nice rice fields. We didn't go down the shaft - we had no rope.
Not far away there's one more nice cave made up of two chambers.
Two small crawls lead to the first one and there's a nice squeeze between the two chambers.
The bigger one of the two is some 3 meters high - very nice, cone-shaped with white, smooth walls.
There's another tunnel on the other side of the rock - you need to crawl the whole way,
but there aren't any squeezes. There was a frog waiting on us at the end of the tunnel...
We explored several other holes, but I think there was only one more where you could fit.
In the nearby rocks there are many other caves and holes
that are fun to visit (if you like crawling and squeezes).
We started out by exploring the caves near the rift some 50 meters to the West of the main cave
(this wasn't a part of some really smart plan, we just didn't know if that was the cave we were looking for).
Anyway, in the rift itself there's a passage several meters long - the least interesting of the lot.
To the right there's a low and tight passage going through the rock to the other side.
It is some 10 meters long and there's only one place in the middle where you can
take another position than horizontal (you can even turn around and almost crouch) - nice practice.
But there were a lot of big spiders there... Just around the corner, to the left,
there's a cave with a nice chimney (the hole is some 6 to 8 meters long).
Next we went to the cave that we planned on visiting - the initial parts
aren't very interesting, but when you pass a double hole inside the cave
you can meet some bats (that hissed at us), and behind the passage - some formations
with some nice rice fields. We didn't go down the shaft - we had no rope.
Not far away there's one more nice cave made up of two chambers.
Two small crawls lead to the first one and there's a nice squeeze between the two chambers.
The bigger one of the two is some 3 meters high - very nice, cone-shaped with white, smooth walls.
There's another tunnel on the other side of the rock - you need to crawl the whole way,
but there aren't any squeezes. There was a frog waiting on us at the end of the tunnel...
We explored several other holes, but I think there was only one more where you could fit.
Jaskinia na Tomaszowkach Dolnych (Cave on Lower Tomaszowki)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[AD] On our way into the Jura - breakfast with nice smells from the surrounding fields...
[AD] On our way into the Jura - breakfast with nice smells from the surrounding fields...
[MJT] The first hole
[MJT] The first hole
[MJT] A bit tight...
[MJT] A bit tight...
[MUT] Easy!
[MUT] Easy!
[MJT] Are went into that one, too
[MJT] Are went into that one, too
[MJT] And so did Martha!
[MJT] And so did Martha!
[MJT] Don't be fooled - the rest didn't fit inside :)
[MJT] Don't be fooled - the rest didn't fit inside :)
[AD] The above mentioned hole from the inside
[AD] The above mentioned hole from the inside
[AD] The rift some 50 meters to the West of the main cave
[AD] The rift some 50 meters to the West of the main cave
[MJT] We were looking for anything interesting there...
[MJT] We were looking for anything interesting there...
[AD] Another nearby cave, a bit more interesting
[AD] Another nearby cave, a bit more interesting
[MJT] With a nice chimney
[MJT] With a nice chimney
[MJT] Some climbing training
[MJT] Some climbing training
[MJT] Aro was climbing also - here he's leading a new way
[MJT] Aro was climbing also - here he's leading a new way
[MJT] Finally we found our cave!
[MJT] Finally we found our cave!
[MJT] A roofless rift to the right
[MJT] A roofless rift to the right
[MJT] Some more training in climbing is always good
[MJT] Some more training in climbing is always good
[MJT] Just inside the cave, to the left
[MJT] Just inside the cave, to the left
[MJT] Right around here some bat were hissing (!) at us
[MJT] Right around here some bat were hissing (!) at us
[AD] Formations with a double pass through them
[AD] Formations with a double pass through them
[AD] Rice fields there
[AD] Rice fields there
[AD] This one didn't bother with us - he preferred to get some sleep
[AD] This one didn't bother with us - he preferred to get some sleep
[MJT] In a small cave nearby (very pretty)
[MJT] In a small cave nearby (very pretty)
[MUT] The tight crawl to get there
[MUT] The tight crawl to get there
[MUT] To the left - the White Chamber; to the right - Mud Tunnel with a Frog
[MUT] To the left - the White Chamber; to the right - Mud Tunnel with a Frog
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A very nice cave consisting mainly of a single large chamber (some 15 meters high, about 40 long and about 8 wide).
At the end of the chamber, in a boulder choke, you can see several tries
at finding a passage deeper into the hill - with no success.
Access very easy, passages wide and high, some light in the initial parts -
you can visit this cave even wearing spike heels.
A very nice cave consisting mainly of a single large chamber (some 15 meters high, about 40 long and about 8 wide).
At the end of the chamber, in a boulder choke, you can see several tries
at finding a passage deeper into the hill - with no success.
Access very easy, passages wide and high, some light in the initial parts -
you can visit this cave even wearing spike heels.
Jaskinia Labajowa (Labajowa Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[MJT] Aro wanted this picture very much (?)
[MJT] Aro wanted this picture very much (?)
[AD] A rock in the entrance (seems smaller on the picture)
[AD] A rock in the entrance (seems smaller on the picture)
[AD] General view of the entrance and the chamber
[AD] General view of the entrance and the chamber
[AD] And the team
[AD] And the team
[MJT] The end of the cave
[MJT] The end of the cave
[MJT] I climbed up the gun, 200 others rung! (that's a try at translating a line from a Polish poem)
[MJT] I climbed up the gun, 200 others rung! (that's a try at translating a line from a Polish poem)
[MJT] It was easy to climb up...
[MJT] It was easy to climb up...
[MJT] But hard to get down... (from such a small stone?)
[MJT] But hard to get down... (from such a small stone?)
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As the last cave on that day we wanted to visit the Cave in Suloszowa,
but we lost a lot of time on the rocks that are a bit closer to E40.
There we found Something Small, no longer than 3 meters.
As the last cave on that day we wanted to visit the Cave in Suloszowa,
but we lost a lot of time on the rocks that are a bit closer to E40.
There we found Something Small, no longer than 3 meters.
Male Cos niedaleko Suloszowej (Something Small near Suloszowa)
[MJT] One smoked spelunker, please!
[MJT] One smoked spelunker, please!
[MJT] Something Small
[MJT] Something Small
[AD] And some pictures of spring:
[AD] And some pictures of spring:
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