Hello from SLovenia

[vanja]

Just wanted to say hello to everyone. I'm not new caver. Fact is I'm growing old.  Some 42 years since first cave.  I'm here to have a look at different caving communities and practice in other parts of world.

Hello!

 

[Beardy]

Hi Vanja

Welcome to the forum - i hope that you enjoy finding out about British cavers ;-)

I visited Slovenia for a week of caving this April - based near Laze.

I enjoyed the caves that i visited, but struggled to find out about how to get access to more difficult trips

For instance we tried to visit Ferranova bu?a but found the entrance locked, and we had no way of finding out how to get a key or what ropes and belays to take.

Is there a way of finding out about how to visit more challenging caves in Slovenia?

Best wishes
Beardy
   

 

[vanja]

Best way is to contact one of local caving clubs here. I do not advise anyone to wander around unguided. You might get bear or pack of wolves for company.    Locals do know terrain and local caves and I bet they will be happy to assist you and guide you. No charge of course. Caver to caver does not do that.
If you plan next visit to Slovenia feel free to contact me on  pm and I will be glad to help you. Make a list of your wishes. It will be easier for all.

While we talk. Can someone help me with info about cave catalog in UK. Do you have national cave catalog? Who manages it? Where can I get more info?

 

[Beardy]

Hi Vanja

Thanks for your offer to help next time i visit.

Regarding Britain I don't think that there is one national catalog - but each caving region seems to be creating their own catalogs

Here are some useful links to whet your appetite


National
http://cave-registry.org.uk/overview-of-projects


Yorkshire
http://northerncaves.co.uk/caves/
https://cncc.org.uk/caving/



South Wales
http://www.ogof.org.uk/


North Wales
https://sites.google.com/site/cavesofnorthwales/

Mendip
http://www.mcra.org.uk/wiki/doku.php


Scotland
https://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/~arb/scotland/


Ireland
http://www.ubss.org.uk/irishcaves/irishcaves.php

regards
Beardy


 

 

[alastairgott]

Derbyshire
http://thedca.org.uk/dca-cr/registry/registrysearch.php
and
https://peakdistrictcaving.info/home/the-caves

 

[Beardy]

ooops  forgot Derbyshire 
Thanks Alistair

Hi Vanja

I tried to get access to the Online - Slovenian cave catalog

Via https://jamarska-zveza.si/index.php/foreigners/cave-registry

I sent an email asking for access to the online version but never heard back

Is it possible to get access to this?

Regards
Beardy

 

[Pegasus]

You might get bear or pack of wolves for company. 

 

[vanja]

I guess you can not get access to on-line version because there is none. 
It is hard to believe, but national cave catalog exists only on paper. I know. I'm one that wants to change this. This is part of the reason I'm here. I want to learn and find out if anyone would be interested in cooperating in new on-line system I'm building. I will need help here.

For them not to answer direct mail .... Maybe don't even know how rude that is.

Bears and wolves? Slovenia has cca 600 brown bears, 50 wolves and few lynx. Most of them living in S and SE of country. Just around my home. So if you really want adrenaline caving, just go in caves in winter.  If you wake on of them, you will not be first one to do so ... 

Now I'll need days to study these links. This is great 

 

[Pegasus]

So if you really want adrenaline caving, just go in caves in winter.  If you wake on of them, you will not be first one to do so ... 

Welcome to the forum 

If you ever want to tell us more about waking up a wolf.....https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?board=69.0 

Pegasus

 

[Beardy]

Wow interesting stuff about the bears, wolves and lynx  - i'm glad i didn't know about that in April  ;-)

I'm glad that you like the links - I hope that they provide some inspiration.

Interesting comments about the Solvenian catalog

I did see an online version in April, it was password protected, but definitely online.
 
Both a Solvenian caver that we stayed with and one of our group had access to this resource from the Solvenian Caving Federation

It seemed to have lots of scans of paperwork relating to each of the 13,000 caves in Slovenia

So not very interactive (like this one for Sardina - https://www.catastospeleologicoregionale.sardegna.it/webgis/#)

But it did give locations and had some surveys and information

Good luck with your project - & I hope you can find out about the electronic version as may save you some work

Regards
Beardy

 

[Ed]

Hi

There is a group of us from Bradford Pothole Clubing to Slovenia at the beginning of August

 

[vanja]

Where are you heading to, Ed?

 

[Ed]

Speleo Camp in Laze

 

[jb42]

I guess you can not get access to on-line version because there is none. 
It is hard to believe, but national cave catalog exists only on paper. I know. I'm one that wants to change this. This is part of the reason I'm here. I want to learn and find out if anyone would be interested in cooperating in new on-line system I'm building. I will need help here.

Actually there is one! It's at https://www.katasterjam.si/. Currently only in Slovenian. To view anything but the basic info (if there are scans available) you'll need to register. The English version is being worked on, but I think Google translate should suffice for now.

Regards, Jure

 

[SamT]

Can anyone recommend any Via Ferrata.

I'm aware of the mojstrana one, which we intend to do.

Are there any more 'modern' ones.  I understand that the ones on and around triglav are a bit more 'alpine' so to speak.  (We are going with a 10 and 12 year old who have done more modern style ones in France, but not the 'old skool' ones with lots of scrambling/scree/loose rock etc.