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Introduction

In August '95 a group of cavers from Kingston joined up with the Yorkshire Subterranean Society (YSS) on a caving expedition to the Republic of Slovenia.

Slovenian flag/link to serverSlovenia is a small country in Eastern Europe, nesled between Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. Though it used to be part of Yugoslavia, it was the first to sucede and has been left alone by the war ever since.
 The word karst originates from this area, which probably has the highest concentration of caves in the world, for it's size.Our base-camp was located at the Speleo-camp in Laze, about an hours drive Southwest of Ljubljana

Expedition members

Martin Allen Pete Allinson Alan Bolton Simon Cope
Gary Eisenhauer Jacqui Gunnell Steve Fairbrass Matt Johnson
Mat Light Andy McCarron Paul Mulliner Amanda Murphy
Steve Redmond Geric Rhoden Bernd Schneider Barry Smith
Bob Stevens Mark Westerman Nic Wheeler

group photograph

Acknowledgements

Many thanks go to Andy McCarron for organising the trip and asking us along. Also thanks to Matt Light for his stirling effort as Co-organiser.

We would also like to thank our benefactors for their interest and assistance with this project;

The Caving

Most of the caves described are located in and around the town of Laze, with our tourist trips mostly conducted in the lower forest and most of the exploration in the upper. Many of the caves can be found by following red arrows and numbered Omega symbols, painted on scattered rocks and trees along the forest paths, quite handy really.

Map of Lower forest around Laze

Just click on a cave to get details.

Laze ImageMap

28, 37, 88, 100, 208, 224

Other caves include; Gradišnica, Škocjanske Jama, Postjonske Jama, Charlie Cave, Planinska Jama and a bit of exploration.

All photos (except Škocjanske Jama and Proteus Anguinus) ©Copyright. 1995. M.Allen. All Rights Reserved.

References and Further Information

The Slovenian cave server.
KUCC Slovenia '95 logbook.
Škocjanske Jame, Tourist Guidebook (available at showcave).
The River of Seven Names, France Šustercic.
A more recent trip to Slovenia was undertaken by the Keyhole Caving Club.
Info on YSS and their previous trips.

Contacts

Accommodation;
Frank Facija
speleo-Camp
Laze 6B
61370 Logatec
Slovenia

Information;
France Šustersic france.susters@uni-lj.si

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