People: M&M Trybulec, Durzy
Place: Jura
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Not a very interesting cave, bright almost everywhere (except for a small chimney, where you may need some light).
Worst of all, though, are the tons of garbage that can be found in the nearby holes.
You need to pay close attention when walking on that garbage - it's easy to cut your boots on broken bottles...
Not a very interesting cave, bright almost everywhere (except for a small chimney, where you may need some light).
Worst of all, though, are the tons of garbage that can be found in the nearby holes.
You need to pay close attention when walking on that garbage - it's easy to cut your boots on broken bottles...
Jaskinia Zytnia (Rye Cave)
[AD] Bedkowska Gate
[AD] Bedkowska Gate
[MJT] Ho, there at the top!
[MJT] Ho, there at the top!
[MJT] The dump from the inside...
[MJT] The dump from the inside...
[MJT] A view of the surroundings (and the road from Olkusz to Krakow)
[MJT] A view of the surroundings (and the road from Olkusz to Krakow)
[MJT] One of the holes in Rye
[MJT] One of the holes in Rye
[AD] The same hole from the inside
[AD] The same hole from the inside
[AD] A walk on the meadow
[AD] A walk on the meadow
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The entrance is quite nice, especially the great boulder that hangs over the level ground just in front of the entrance.
The whole cave is made up of a single passage - a bit of formations, some side passages...
The chimney about half-way inside the cave is very interesting - you can climb it up over 5 meters.
There you can find the prettiest chamber of the cave, not so large but full of various formations.
The entrance is quite nice, especially the great boulder that hangs over the level ground just in front of the entrance.
The whole cave is made up of a single passage - a bit of formations, some side passages...
The chimney about half-way inside the cave is very interesting - you can climb it up over 5 meters.
There you can find the prettiest chamber of the cave, not so large but full of various formations.
Jaskinia Dzika (Wild Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[MJT] Cleaning our overalls
[MJT] Cleaning our overalls
[MJT] The entrance to Wild Cave
[MJT] The entrance to Wild Cave
[AD] A big boulder hangs above the entrance
[AD] A big boulder hangs above the entrance
[AD] Unfortunately I got stuck (not the first and not the last time)...
[AD] Unfortunately I got stuck (not the first and not the last time)...
[AD] Tits in the Wild
[AD] Tits in the Wild
[AD] There's a small chamber to the left and up
[AD] There's a small chamber to the left and up
[AD] Small bowls
[AD] Small bowls
[MJT] A view of the main passage
[MJT] A view of the main passage
[MJT] A squeeze...
[MJT] A squeeze...
[MJT] Can't push the belly through...
[MJT] Can't push the belly through...
[MJT] Nor the butt...
[MJT] Nor the butt...
[MJT] Ouch! (Andrzej pushed this squeeze just after this)
[MJT] Ouch! (Andrzej pushed this squeeze just after this)
[MJT] Small bowls once again
[MJT] Small bowls once again
[MJT] And some tooth edged formations...
[MJT] And some tooth edged formations...
[MJT] The main passage
[MJT] The main passage
[MJT] A work of art of the prehistoric ones
[MJT] A work of art of the prehistoric ones
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Next, we went to the nearby Mammoth cave. Even though it's pretty bare of formations,
it has lots of side (and quite short) passages.
The cave is worth a visit for the interesting entrance with a rock bridge.
The most interesting passage is the one leading from the eastern corner of the main chamber;
it's worth going to the very end, after the right-turn.
There, you can find some "live" formations still.
Next, we went to the nearby Mammoth cave. Even though it's pretty bare of formations,
it has lots of side (and quite short) passages.
The cave is worth a visit for the interesting entrance with a rock bridge.
The most interesting passage is the one leading from the eastern corner of the main chamber;
it's worth going to the very end, after the right-turn.
There, you can find some "live" formations still.
Jaskinia Mamutowa (Mammoth Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[AD] Mosquitoes a la carte
[AD] Mosquitoes a la carte
[AD] Behind one of the entrances to Mammoth Cave
[AD] Behind one of the entrances to Mammoth Cave
[MJT] A short climb to some side passages
[MJT] A short climb to some side passages
[MJT] Mammoth Cave
[MJT] Mammoth Cave
[MJT] Mammoth Cave and a butterfly
[MJT] Mammoth Cave and a butterfly
[AD] Some formations in the deepest chamber
[AD] Some formations in the deepest chamber
[AD] A big tree growing out of the rocks
[AD] A big tree growing out of the rocks
[MJT] One of the nearby small caves
[MJT] One of the nearby small caves
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Even though this cave is quite small, somehow I really got to like it.
It looks like a stream flows out of the main entrance, however, the spring is just in front of the hole.
So it looks like we're going into a water cave, but it turns dry just inside.
First, the passage meanders a bit, and you need to crawl.
In this part of the cave you can smell some kind of an animal, although I didn't meet any.
Next, you come to a T-junction - to the left, after several meters,
a small lake blocks the passage. To the right, a bit longer passage leads to the second entrance of the cave.
(All in all, a pretty nice hideout for an animal - in case of danger, run to the second entrance.)
The second entrance is in the rock about 2 meters above ground level.
Even though this cave is quite small, somehow I really got to like it.
It looks like a stream flows out of the main entrance, however, the spring is just in front of the hole.
So it looks like we're going into a water cave, but it turns dry just inside.
First, the passage meanders a bit, and you need to crawl.
In this part of the cave you can smell some kind of an animal, although I didn't meet any.
Next, you come to a T-junction - to the left, after several meters,
a small lake blocks the passage. To the right, a bit longer passage leads to the second entrance of the cave.
(All in all, a pretty nice hideout for an animal - in case of danger, run to the second entrance.)
The second entrance is in the rock about 2 meters above ground level.
Jaskinia Borsucza (Badger Cave)
[MUT] There's a spring in the entrance
[MUT] There's a spring in the entrance
[AD] When I was exploring the cave...
[AD] When I was exploring the cave...
[AD] Andrzej concentrated on taking pictures...
[AD] Andrzej concentrated on taking pictures...
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Finally we managed to visit this cave in daylight and with enough time
to visit all of its 5 entrances. Many through trips possible. :)
We were expecting a thoroughly dried-out cave with, at most, a nice layout of passages.
It turned out, however, to be quite an interesting and fun cave.
We even found some formations (moonmilk, draperies, rosebuds) in the middle part of the cave (where it was pretty humid, btw).
Martha went through the squeeze in the middle without any problems.
However, those rocks didn't want to let me through.
I got stuck and Andrzej had to pull me out by the legs... :-)
Finally we managed to visit this cave in daylight and with enough time
to visit all of its 5 entrances. Many through trips possible. :)
We were expecting a thoroughly dried-out cave with, at most, a nice layout of passages.
It turned out, however, to be quite an interesting and fun cave.
We even found some formations (moonmilk, draperies, rosebuds) in the middle part of the cave (where it was pretty humid, btw).
Martha went through the squeeze in the middle without any problems.
However, those rocks didn't want to let me through.
I got stuck and Andrzej had to pull me out by the legs... :-)
Jaskinia Ostreznicka (Ostreznicka Cave)
See also the cave's description on Epimenides (in Polish).
[AD] Sigmund's Springs
[AD] Sigmund's Springs
[MJT] In front of Ostreznicka
[MJT] In front of Ostreznicka
[AD] One of the entrances to the cave
[AD] One of the entrances to the cave
[MJT] These *will be* catkins
[MJT] These *will be* catkins
[AD] Supposedly a dry cave, but you can find some interesting things in it
[AD] Supposedly a dry cave, but you can find some interesting things in it
[AD] After an unsuccessful push of the squeeze (Martha had no problems)
[AD] After an unsuccessful push of the squeeze (Martha had no problems)
[AD] Some more formations
[AD] Some more formations
[MJT] One more entrance to the cave
[MJT] One more entrance to the cave
[MJT] And another one
[MJT] And another one
[MJT] And the surrounding forest...
[MJT] And the surrounding forest...
[MJT] A cave under the ruins of a wall...
[MJT] A cave under the ruins of a wall...
[AD] The mandatory and classic picture of the main entrance
[AD] The mandatory and classic picture of the main entrance
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The last cave of this arch-fun weekend - we went to visit Jaskinia Na Dupce (Cave on the Butt?).
The cave consists of two parts: the upper passage between two entrances, split in the middle by a rift several meters deep.
You can traverse the passage without light on an almost horizontal "sidewalk".
From the right, a steep passage leads down into the second part of the cave.
Here, I began a semi-uncontrolled slide down over old icy snow.
Fortunately, there are not pitches there, so at most you can get a bruise on one of the outcropping stones.
The slope is blocked at the bottom with solid rock that has some nice formations.
The whole slope is covered with loose rocks and leaves in its upper part.
At the bottom of the slope, to the right, a small chamber opens up.
There, you can find lots of calcite corals - definitely worth visiting.
Siedlecka Desert is not far from the cave, and is worth a visit, too.
It is much more "deserty" that the Bledowska Deseret, although much smaller...
The last cave of this arch-fun weekend - we went to visit Jaskinia Na Dupce (Cave on the Butt?).
The cave consists of two parts: the upper passage between two entrances, split in the middle by a rift several meters deep.
You can traverse the passage without light on an almost horizontal "sidewalk".
From the right, a steep passage leads down into the second part of the cave.
Here, I began a semi-uncontrolled slide down over old icy snow.
Fortunately, there are not pitches there, so at most you can get a bruise on one of the outcropping stones.
The slope is blocked at the bottom with solid rock that has some nice formations.
The whole slope is covered with loose rocks and leaves in its upper part.
At the bottom of the slope, to the right, a small chamber opens up.
There, you can find lots of calcite corals - definitely worth visiting.
Siedlecka Desert is not far from the cave, and is worth a visit, too.
It is much more "deserty" that the Bledowska Deseret, although much smaller...
Jaskinia na Dupce (vel Siedlecka) (Cave on Dupka or Siedlecka Cave)
[MJT] The entrance to the Siedlecka Cave
[MJT] The entrance to the Siedlecka Cave
[MJT] I did a several meter and very fast slide on the ice...
[MJT] I did a several meter and very fast slide on the ice...
[MJT] The surrounding rocks
[MJT] The surrounding rocks
[MJT] And flowers
[MJT] And flowers
[AD] It was quite nice inside, too
[AD] It was quite nice inside, too
[AD] A mirage on the Siedlecka Desert
[AD] A mirage on the Siedlecka Desert
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