A week of caving in Slovenia, a country renowned for its magnificent karst features. A variety of caving trips took place, along with walking, paddling, visiting showcaves and spotting the local wildlife.
A group of eleven members headed to Slovenia from 24 August to 1 September for a week of caving based at SpeleoCamp in the village of Laze, SW of Ljubljana. The surrounding karst area is reputed to contain the highest number of caves per kilometre in the world, several of which were explored by CSS during their stay. Many caves visited featured in the ‘Cave Walk’ from the SpeleoCamp, offering a variety of different trips ranging from the committing – Logarček and Najdena Jama, to the simple – Skednena and Vranja Jama. An entertaining stroll along the dry river bed of Rakov Škocjan was also enjoyed, but the highlight of the week was the trip to Planinska Jama, one of the largest river caves in Slovenia. This included a 1.5 km paddle on the underground river Pivka, where the team were able to see proteus (Olms) in the wild.
