Images are approximately 683 x 1024 in size (portraits are smaller), numbers in front of picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original photo files. Excursion participants who also contributed to the making of the pictures are: Darja Kolar, Kaja Tramšek, Eva Pavlovič, Teja Čeru, Simon Zidar, Aljoša Breg, Jon Nikolaj Pollak, Boštjan Zupan, Simona Žagar, Peter Kogovšek - Pero, Behare Rexhepi - Beki, Jaka Flis, Gregor Pintar - Stari, Matija Perne and Stephanie Sullivan, Matej Blatnik, Uroš Kunaver, Andrej Drevenšek - Vrtnar, Matic Di Batista - Diba, Špela Borko and Primož Jakopin - Klok.
All pictures photo and copyright (c) Primož Jakopin 2016.

29112. Darja

29113. Kaja

29115. Eva

29116. Teja

29118. Simon

29119. Aljoša

29120. Group photo, left to right - lower line: Stari, Matija, Uroš, Eva, Pero, Diba, Špela, Beki, Matej, Stephanie and Simona; upper line: Jon, Simon, Boštjan, Teja, Andrej, Aljoša, Jaka, Kaja and Darja

29122. Negotiating the muddy and slippery slope above the bottom of the hall

29123. The bottom itself had a patch of quickmud, to be traversed fast: Stephanie on the other side, Darja waiting her turn to pass.

29124. Technical smalltalk: Stari and Diba

29125. View to the Seksuarij / Sexuary Sculpture Hall where the party stopped to evaluate the possibility of traverse of the syphon-turned-lake down below.

29126. The same view but the party turned to the camera

29127. Continuation would be too dangerous for the novice cavers so the party returned using the upper traverse.

29128. Jon

29130. Boštjan

29131. Simona

29132. Pero

29133. Stephanie

29134. Špela at the beginning of the traverse (looking from the Big Hall), preparing to jump down.

29135. Uroš is exiting the bypass passage which was used as an exercise for the novices.

29136. Andrej, struggling to lift himself out

29137. Andrej is illuminating the pan from the right side.

29138. Andrej is providing the light from the other side, against the light shot

29139. Author's mid-morning snack: low-fat curd (6 % fat), bread, garlic, warm water (the bottle was kept in a small blanket to prevent cooling down), bio-biscuit

29140. Another exercise - a narrow passage above the bottom of the hall - Diba (left) is helping with instructions and encouragement, Eva (right) is learning by watching; she is also next in turn.

29141. Observers on the other side of the hall, on the slope that leads to the Chimney, available lighta

29142. Observers, flash bounced off the wall on the right, left to right and clockwise: Andrej, Špela, Beki, Stari, Matija, Stephanie, Jaka and Uroš

29143. View of the lake above the flooded passage to Laški rov Tunnel: Špela and Aljoša, Jaka helped with a flash from the left.

29144. Another shot: Špela and Aljoša

29146. Matija, Beki and Matej

29147. View south, to the flooded road and the lake on Planinsko polje valley

29148. Flooded road, up close
Galacijevka Cave Canal, Day 7, March 10
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