Primož Jakopin, photo diary

Matejeva jama ob meji
Alabaster glow between Slovenia and Italy

March 16, 2025, 25 pictures

          Most images are approximately 768 x 1024 pixels in size, numbers in front of the picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original photo files. Matej and Ludvik Husu from the Sežana Caving Society, Vladimir Levašov, Matic Prevec and Jakob Majdič from the Ljubljana Cave Exploration Society, Lena Ševčenko from Kharkiv and Łukasz Pasternak from Skierniewice participated in the creation of the photos. Names of cave parts were mostly given by the author, the Upper Gallery was named by Mauro Kraus.
          The main purpose of the excursion was to take photos. The cave is demanding, requiring a lot of commitment and considerable caving fitness, especially when overcoming both pits, and it deserves a decent professional and pictorial description. There will be a lot of work to do in both areas.

          Page, texts and photos copyright (c) Primož Jakopin - Klok 2025, except for photos MH1, MH2, MH3, MH4 and MH5, which were taken and copyrighted by Matej Husu, and VL50, VL51, VL52 and VL53, where the author is Vladimir Levašov; photos of Matej and Vladimir are published with their consent.


 

Matej's photos


 


 
MH1. Preparations below the village - Vladimir, Klok, Łukasz, Matic, Jakob and Ludvik


 

 


 
MH2. The author with a slightly more classic equipment to position the light sources at a more suitable height, hazel poles


 

 


 
MH3. Preparations above the cave entrance: Lena, Łukasz, Matic, Vladimir and Jakob


 

 


 
MH4. Lena; her, Łukasz's, Vladimir's and Jakob's suits (including Jakob's helmet cover) were made by the seamstresses of her company Cuesta.


 

 


 
MH5. Jakob


 

 

Vladimir's photos


 


 
VL50. Below the village - Matej, Jakob, Vladimir, Klok, Łukasz and Lena


 

 


 
VL51. The author descending the entrance pit


 

 


 
VL52. Moonmilk and calcite crystals in the Great Hall. In the center above, there is a 1 cent (EU) coin for the scale.


 

 


 
VL53. Calcite crystals with trapped dark gray limestone pieces dropped from the ceiling


 

 

Other photos


 


 
55084. Matej ...


 

 


 
55085. ... in the entrance; view up the Entrance Pit


 

 


 
55087. View along the Upper Gallery towards the passage to the Great Hall, Jakob and Vladimir


 

 


 
55088. Breccia pyramid at the beginning of the Upper Gallery, Jakob


 

 


 
55090. Stones sprinkled with calcite crystals, the longer side of the stone on the right side measures 11 cm.


 

 


 
55092. Side stalactite altar with Łukasz, in the middle it has ...


 

 


 
55093. ... two figures. The right one resembles the Mother of God; from the point at the base to the top it measures 53 cm.


 

 


 
55094. Flowstone "tomatoes" at the side - the length of the face on the right is 33 cm.


 
 


 
55107. Cross section of a broken and overturned stalagmite, Vladimir


 

 


 
55096. Łukasz descending into the Great Hall


 

 


 
55099. View from the bottom of the Great Hall towards its upper side - the ceiling is over 100 meters high, the upper edge of the photo covers about half of its height.


 

 


 
55103. Lateral stalactite stage at the lower part of the Great Hall


 

 


 
55104. Blinding whiteness on the stones above the bottom of the hall


 

 


 
55105. The largest stalagmite at the top of the hall with its smaller brother; Jakob


 

 


 
55106. Rich concretions on the side wall as seen during a rest on the way back, below the lowest rebelay in the Big Hall


 

 


 
55108. The red moon over the karst meadow


 

 

Related pages:


 


 

  From Lipiška jama to Lake Cerknica, March 9 to 13, 2025     Around Inner Carniola, March 22, 23, 24, 26 and 30, 2025  
 


 

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