Croatia2008

Croatian Speleo Server: http://public.carnet.hr/speleo/index_en.html

Deepest and Longest (with Links to Info) http://public.carnet.hr/speleo/karta.html

Oh Baby! http://public.carnet.hr/speleo/images/presjek.jpg

Information for Cave Permit

from Croatian Ministry of Culture (KORNELIJA.PINTARIC [AT] MIN-KULTURE [DOT] HR)

We need:

• Full name (as passport)
• Home address
• Passport number

Each person/permit will cost 70 Kun (singular Kuna for currency websites) ~7/8 pounds

As soon as possible: 2 months minimum time?

http://public.carnet.hr/~mgarasic/uvjetien.htm Croatian Speleo Organisation notes on applying for expedition permits

Clubs

• Velebit Caving Club, now attached to Zagreb Uni http://public.carnet.hr/speleo/sov/eng/index.html

Seem very serious, lots of exploration, active and young. Website hosted on main croatian speleo server, which has lots of pages translated into English, apparently by Dalibor Paar (also their archive manager).

• Speleological Section Velebit
  • Radiceva 23
  • HR-10 000 Zagreb
  • Hrvatska (Croatia)
• telephone: +385 1 4851 670

Dalibor Paar is also the head of the Speleo umbrella assoc.

• 2006 contact for Dalibor Paar, +385-91-5316819
• Martina Borovec, 385-95-8047024

A Solid State physicist!

• http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/ Homepage

Istra - initial peninsula, loads of caves. Slovene Karst esque.

Istra cave club page: http://www.sdi.hr/

Istra Info (Tourism site, with campsites + etc.): http://www.histrica.com/

Cave very near Pazin (central Istra), described (English abstract then croatian): http://public.carnet.hr/speleo/clanci/hrv/bregi.html

Cave Baredine:

• http://www.histrica.com/g/sponsored/jamabaredine/
• http://www.istra.com/baredine/eng/do_nas.html

Longest/Deepest Caves:

• Jama kod Rašpora, Račja Vas, Istra, -361 m
• Jama u Birbovoj dragi, Buzet, Račja vas, Istra, -290 m
• Jama Kobiljak, Buzet, Istra, -286 m
• Ponor Bregi, Pazinština, Istra, -273 m
• Ponor Bregi, Pazin, Istra, 2055 m
• Kaverna u tunelu Učka, Učka, Istra, 1490 m
• Ponor Kolinasi, Buzet, Istra, 1278 m
• Špilja Piskavica, Gologorica, Istra, 1036 m

Velebit has a lot of caves, all national park, many deep caves (small mountain range near the sea)

We'll be mainly in the Primorski-Gorski Kotar (GORSKI KOTAR) region, possibly extending into Lika-Senj.

Within this region (3rd county along coast): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lika-Senj_County

Velebit info: http://public.carnet.hr/speleo/VIPS/eng/index.html

Velebit County web page: http://www.lickosenjska.com/index.en.php

Cave + Lake further south (Lika Senj): http://www.i-reception.net/plitvice/marko/html/barac_caves.html# http://www.i-reception.net/plitvice/marko/html/barac_caves.html# http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/89349914fFdlRk

Gorski kotar - Vražji prolaz (Devil's passage, canyon leading to cave - blog post with photos): http://rozza.blog.hr/2007/05/1622536187/gorski-kotar-vrazji-prolaz.html

Longest/Deepest Caves (GORSKI KOTAR):

• Stupina jama, Fužine, Gorski kotar, -413 m
• Sustav Kicljeve jame, Ravna gora, Gorski kotar, -285 m
• Lokvarka, Lokve, Gorski kotar, -275 m
• Jama Kame Hame, Šverda, Gorski kotar, -263 m
• Ponor Vele vode, Crni Lug, Gorski kotar, 1495 m
• Lokvarka, Lokve, Gorski kotar, 1200 m
• Hajdova hiža, Guče selo, Gorski kotar, 1188 m
• Sustav Kicljeve jame, Ravna gora, Gorski kotar, 1075 m

Tufti: Mt Velebit:

• http://www.speleo-klub-samobor.hr/grafika/nacrti/Velebit2001/Tufifti.html Survey
• http://www.speleo-klub-samobor.hr/Velebit/velebit2001.htm 2001 Exploration

General

Cave Rescue (English site): http://www.gss.hr/en/news.htm

Caving Terms Dictionary: http://public.carnet.hr/speleo/znanost/terminologija/SpeleoRjecnik.html

Google Maps Info / Campsites / Cave Locs: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&lr=lang_en%7Clang_sl&hl=en&msa=0&ll=45.213004,13.925171&spn=0.806837,1.867676&z=9&om=1&msid=115952171898335328386.000440f74754c40605a94