The bosom of the #Earth hides the fascinating Kingdom of #Caves inhabited by stunning beauty and millennial mysteries. The labyrinths of 40 Bulgarian #caves take us to an exciting #journey into the past to reveal the secrets of the origin of the planet, humans and gods.
Dedicated to the 85th anniversary of organized #speleology in #Bulgaria

Director: Yani Yanev
Operator: Yani Yanev
Writer: Mihail Nenov
Music: Alex Nushev
Coordinator and Lighting: Vanyo Gyorev

https://youtu.be/5F2KZP3ll4Y?is=mR1jSc3FVaKMY3VK

Ich glaube, ich habe mein kaputtes Knie noch nie so sehr verflucht, wie heute. Direkt neben der Grotte Baredine gibt es die Möglichkeit, mit einem Speleologen in eine Nachbarhöhle abzusteigen. Aber nur, wenn man körperlich fit genug dazu ist 😤

Noch 8 Tage bis zur OP...

https://www.speleolit.com/

#Baredine #Istria #speleology

The 73% I cite publicly is the top-50 within 50m row (73.7% exact, rounded down).

10m gets noisy because many of these caves were recorded before consumer GPS got accurate. The model isn't really missing them, the dataset just doesn't know exactly where they are.

Other miss sources: bluff-face entries, canopy-shrouded entries, skid trails, agricultural micro-relief. Plus caves destroyed since they were recorded.

Methodology paper in prep.

cavefinder.app

#speleology #geomorphology

As a special treat, have a cave ant beetle :)

#invertebrate #beetle #cave #caves #entomology #speleology #biology

Small cave last week, but still easy to maneuver in. For certain values of easy when that ceiling got a lot lower!

#cave #caves #caving #speleology #SIlentSunday #explore #nature #photography