The cave is located at 2630m, some 300m below Vihren peak 2914m, the highest in Pirin mountain.
The cave hasn’t seen much interest for more than a decade. The reasons are as follows:
- Previous explorations – there were three stages of exploration. First, by the Polish speleologists in the 70s. Followed by explorers from the Sofia based club Academic and concluded by a joint team from the two Sofia clubs Helectit and Vistosha.
- No water – there is no water at the entrance, near the entrance or in the cave. All of the water must be carried for some 3 hours on a difficult track.
- Location – located at the Djamdjiev ridge, getting there and having a camp at the entrance are both difficult and can pose a risk. Unfavourable weather conditions at this location can be a serious problem.
Our explorations there started in 2020 when we resurveyed and rerigged the cave. The map can be found in the 2020 article (in Bulgarian) here.
Since then, almost every year there are one or more trips to the cave, aiming at looking for and finding a continuation.
Our team believes that there is a serious potential with this cave due to:
- Entrance – the entrance is located at more than 2600m in the part of Pirin mountain where is one of the deepest caves in Bulgaria.
- Development – the cave follows the ridge relief on the surface, while it is in a very vertical part of the mountain, at one side of the ridge is the North wall of Vihren.
- Limited explorations – lack of exploration since a significant technological advancement in caving, e.g. lighting and other equipment
So far we have checked all of the logical and possible places in the cave. However, the team will proceed with more trips, which will concentrate on the bottom part and some potential developments in the pits.
Pictures from the latest trip from the end of August 2025 can be found below.
Tsvetan Kosturkov
