Cavediggers.com Magazine Issue #9(PDF format)

Plate 10. Shafts with small entrances, remained after glaciers scoured away upper sections of caves,
have more chances to remain unplugged by debris and snow accumulations. Left = Gocholo Cave,
right – Kuzgun Cave.
Plate 11. The search for large caves was
focused on specific geomorphological
situations preventing debris flow into
openings. A = Pyrr's Victory Cave is
located at the upper steep part of the
ridge slope, in a debris flow "shadow".
However, this 130m-deep shaft is filled
with snow-ice, as it is not protected from
snow accumulation. B = the entrance to
185m-deep Gulchitay Cave was created
by a weathering niche that intercepted a
vadose shaft inside the ridge. Because of
glacial rearrangement of the relief, the
shaft itself has opening to the surface.