In early February, a member of our club, Tsvetan Kosturkov, joined the “Slovenian Društvo za raziskovanje jam Ljubljana” team for a short exploration trip in Brezno Speceg Dinozavra at Kanin. More about DZRJL and Kanin explorations can be found in the interview with Spela Borko here.
A group of four speleologists entered the cave for three days in total.
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Inspired by the summer exploration of Kita, our traditional autumn visit was charged with even more enthusiasm. This time 13 of us went into the depth of Crnopac with the sole objective to explore as much as possible.
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Tell us more about yourself in terms of your cave interests. How did it all start?
When I was 14, my parents and I were on a hike in the Crimea, where they had just opened the tourist cave Mramornaya for visiting , I was very surprised that it was possible to explore such unusual places. In the autumn, I enrolled in a children’s cave club at the Palace of the Pioneers, where at that time the legendary Soviet speleologist Tamara Ivanovna Krapivnikova was teaching. I liked it very much , there we mainly explored the horizontal labyrinths of the caves of Western Ukraine and after I finished school I came across a seminar of the Ukrainian Speleological Association of Karabi-Yayla and so my vertical speleology started.
As for work, I’ve done all sorts of things. I have an economic education, but my main rule is that the work does not interfere with speleology. To this day, I have lived in four countries, I worked as a photographer, a journalist, a guide, a manager, I had my own company producing clothes and equipment for cavers …
Since 2015, I have been actively organizing trips around the world, in the mountains and not only.
In the period 24-28.10.2021 a group of four speleologists participated in our traditional exploration of the furthest and deepest parts of the system Crnopac, through its Kita entrance. We used 1 day for entering and reaching the Imberlani bivouac, 3 days were dedicated to exploration and 1 day for making our way out. More on our endeavours in this region you can find here.
This article aims to give clear guidelines on what to do when equipping vertical passages during research trips and expeditions, ie. new caves and areas. And not only, even an explored cave and already known vertical pitch require the application of these principles and their proper implementation.
In the period 24th – 27th March 2021, team of two, explored Kolkina beyond its 2nd camp. As a result we have:
Overall, there is a new region with lots of potential for further progress. The new region starts at the top of a 65m climb, which was last climbed by a group of 3 speleologists.
Tell us something about yourself and your experience in speleology?
I am already 46 years old and I grew up in Ruse by the Danube – far from all the mountains. My first contact with the mud in caves, although quite accidental, was around 30 years ago. At the time, I had no idea that I would continue to wallow underground for so long. I also like to climb rocks and try to balance, between caves and climbing. Climbing helps me a lot for my physical preparation and my more confident movement in the cave environment. Naturally, as a young man, I had dreams of going to a higher peak, to a deeper cave, and I am grateful to fate for the opportunities it has given me.
Tell us something about yourself in terms of speleological experience.
My name is Zana Marijanovic. I was born in 1985, in Mostar, a town situated at the banks of Neretva river and one of the most beautiful towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I am a member of the speleo club ‘Herceg’ Mostar from its very founding and am one of the founders. At the moment I am chairman of the club.
For the period 19th to 26th of September 2020 a team of 7 speleologists explored Kolkina dupka.
More about Kolkina you can find here.
The team had 6 overnights in camp II (-456m).
For the this period the following results were achieved:
Kolkina’s length now is 16 130m.
