People: M&M Trybulec, A. Durzynski
Place: Podlesice and Zloty Potok (Polish Jura)
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The cave is in Popielowa, not in Lysak - if we knew that earlier...
On the other hand, the rocks on Lysak, and the paths there, are quite nice.
All in all, a small and moderately interesting cave, maybe except for the formations in the Eastern part.
You can also crawl through a tight passage behind those formations (and exit back into the main chamber).
The cave is in Popielowa, not in Lysak - if we knew that earlier...
On the other hand, the rocks on Lysak, and the paths there, are quite nice.
All in all, a small and moderately interesting cave, maybe except for the formations in the Eastern part.
You can also crawl through a tight passage behind those formations (and exit back into the main chamber).
Jaskinia w Kroczycach (Cave in Kroczyce)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[MJT] Finally found the entrance - on Popielowa!
[MJT] Finally found the entrance - on Popielowa!
[MJT] Pop-corn with beards
[MJT] Pop-corn with beards
[MJT] One of the cave dwellers
[MJT] One of the cave dwellers
[AD] Formations in the eastern part of the cave
[AD] Formations in the eastern part of the cave
[MJT] Those same formations from another perspective
[MJT] Those same formations from another perspective
[AD] Another one of the dwellers
[AD] Another one of the dwellers
[AD] The second entrance via a chimney
[AD] The second entrance via a chimney
[AD] Formation once again
[AD] Formation once again
[MUT] To the rescue!
[MUT] To the rescue!
[MJT] Andrzej was a bit shaky after a small fall on the rocks inside
[MJT] Andrzej was a bit shaky after a small fall on the rocks inside
[AD] A time for a small, black, definitely with caffeine
[AD] A time for a small, black, definitely with caffeine
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On the way to Koloczek i looked into a cave in Posrednia (don't know its offical name).
Interesting roof, but not much of anything else.
On the way to Koloczek i looked into a cave in Posrednia (don't know its offical name).
Interesting roof, but not much of anything else.
Jaskinia w Posredniej (Cave in Posrednia; unfortunately, I don't know its official name)
[AD] It's worth looking at the cave's roof (there's a small chamber behind the visible passage)
[AD] It's worth looking at the cave's roof (there's a small chamber behind the visible passage)
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Not far from Berkowa Cave we visited this small shelter - a nice hole,
somewhat wet at the beginning, with a dry den at the end.
Not far from Berkowa Cave we visited this small shelter - a nice hole,
somewhat wet at the beginning, with a dry den at the end.
Schron pod Hokejka (Shelter under Hokejka)
[MJT] Inside the Shelter
[MJT] Inside the Shelter
[MUT] With a not so comfortable exit
[MUT] With a not so comfortable exit
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All in all, a bit tight, then a bit tighter, then really tight, ending with a tight exit.
Martha convinced me to try this traverse... Well, it went better than I thought -
although I got stuck in the last squeeze in the exit. Legs were being bent the "other" way (I was on my back),
but after using the worm technique, I finally got through (of course Martha had no problems at all).
But when she said that the exit pinched her a bit, I started worrying (not wanting to go back through that squeeze). :-)
However, I managed to push my breast blowing out all the air and after a while I got out of this bl...dy cave.
All in all, a bit tight, then a bit tighter, then really tight, ending with a tight exit.
Martha convinced me to try this traverse... Well, it went better than I thought -
although I got stuck in the last squeeze in the exit. Legs were being bent the "other" way (I was on my back),
but after using the worm technique, I finally got through (of course Martha had no problems at all).
But when she said that the exit pinched her a bit, I started worrying (not wanting to go back through that squeeze). :-)
However, I managed to push my breast blowing out all the air and after a while I got out of this bl...dy cave.
Jaskinia Berkowa (Berkowa Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[AD] She told me to do this cave!
[AD] She told me to do this cave!
[MJT] After the traverse, we went back in to the first chamber to take the picture (you can even stand up there!)
[MJT] After the traverse, we went back in to the first chamber to take the picture (you can even stand up there!)
[MJT] One of the wider and more comfortable passages
[MJT] One of the wider and more comfortable passages
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Oh... this must have been a beautiful cave! Fortunately, it turned out that in the farther parts
there are some formations, really nice ones in the cave's roof.
Oh... this must have been a beautiful cave! Fortunately, it turned out that in the farther parts
there are some formations, really nice ones in the cave's roof.
Jaskinia Gleboka (Deep Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[AD] Northern part of the cave
[AD] Northern part of the cave
[MJT] The descent into the southern chamber (watch out for metal rods sticking out of the stairs!)
[MJT] The descent into the southern chamber (watch out for metal rods sticking out of the stairs!)
[AD] One of the walls
[AD] One of the walls
[MJT] Color formations in one of the tiny passages
[MJT] Color formations in one of the tiny passages
[AD] Formations in the western chamber
[AD] Formations in the western chamber
[MJT] Formations in the terminating passage
[MJT] Formations in the terminating passage
[MJT] The roof there
[MJT] The roof there
[MUT] A short rest after the photo session (done on my back)
[MUT] A short rest after the photo session (done on my back)
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Next day we visited the vicinity of Zloty Potok (Gold Stream). We found the Crystal Cave pretty quickly,
the entrance was dug through. All of us (including Andrzej!) squeezed into the uncomfortable entrance
(but not too difficult either) and went to admire all those crystals...
Well... maybe there are some somewhere, but the hole looks more like a mine than a cave.
You can see thick veins of calcite in the walls, but we were expecting some more evident crystals and formations.
But anyway, thanks to the interesting maze of passages and the rubble chamber, the cave is pretty interesting.
Next day we visited the vicinity of Zloty Potok (Gold Stream). We found the Crystal Cave pretty quickly,
the entrance was dug through. All of us (including Andrzej!) squeezed into the uncomfortable entrance
(but not too difficult either) and went to admire all those crystals...
Well... maybe there are some somewhere, but the hole looks more like a mine than a cave.
You can see thick veins of calcite in the walls, but we were expecting some more evident crystals and formations.
But anyway, thanks to the interesting maze of passages and the rubble chamber, the cave is pretty interesting.
Jaskinia Krysztalowa (Cristal Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[MJT] Andrzej was a bit worried about the entrance
[MJT] Andrzej was a bit worried about the entrance
[MJT] A typical passage between rocks
[MJT] A typical passage between rocks
[MJT] In the Rubble Chamber
[MJT] In the Rubble Chamber
[MJT] It was a bit tight here, too!
[MJT] It was a bit tight here, too!
[MJT] Some experiments with lighting
[MJT] Some experiments with lighting
[AD] An interesting roof with one of the locals (there were lots of bats in the whole cave)
[AD] An interesting roof with one of the locals (there were lots of bats in the whole cave)
[AD] We even found some formations
[AD] We even found some formations
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We were expecting great things in Crystal cave, but Trzebniowska was supposed to be
a rather short trip without many attractions. Everything, but!
There are really nice places in the cave - a small lake and the passage behind it
(opposite to the entrance) and a steep passage / chimney that starts from the side chamber
that's accessible through a tight, 2-meter passage.
The lake is in a passage that has a really interesting shape, and behind the lake
there's a small world full of lakes, rice fields, stalactites, stalagmites - really beautiful.
From the side chamber (that's nice in itself, with nice white and black rice fields)
leads a steep passage that's just fantastic - see the pictures.
We were expecting great things in Crystal cave, but Trzebniowska was supposed to be
a rather short trip without many attractions. Everything, but!
There are really nice places in the cave - a small lake and the passage behind it
(opposite to the entrance) and a steep passage / chimney that starts from the side chamber
that's accessible through a tight, 2-meter passage.
The lake is in a passage that has a really interesting shape, and behind the lake
there's a small world full of lakes, rice fields, stalactites, stalagmites - really beautiful.
From the side chamber (that's nice in itself, with nice white and black rice fields)
leads a steep passage that's just fantastic - see the pictures.
Jaskinia Trzebniowska (Trzebniowska Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[AD] Nice summer weather in front of the entrance
[AD] Nice summer weather in front of the entrance
[MJT] The chimney that leads from the side chamber
[MJT] The chimney that leads from the side chamber
[MJT] Big rice fields there
[MJT] Big rice fields there
[MJT] And something folded right beside them
[MJT] And something folded right beside them
[MJT] And some rosebuds
[MJT] And some rosebuds
[AD] The lake in the passage opposite to the entrance
[AD] The lake in the passage opposite to the entrance
[MJT] Martha decided to see what's behind the lake
[MJT] Martha decided to see what's behind the lake
[MJT] Hi there!
[MJT] Hi there!
[MJT] And behind the lake, this:
[MJT] And behind the lake, this:
[MJT] And that's all - to the exit...
[MJT] And that's all - to the exit...
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