SPELEMEDIA 2013 LIST OF ENTRIES - 16th International Congress ...

22. EXPEDITION “LUKINA JAMA 2010” Croatia 26:00 min
Darko Bakšić
The movie “Ekspedicija Lukina jama 2010” is about the speleological research expedition in Lukina
jama pit. It was organized by Speleological section Velebit and the Speleological Committee of the
Croatian Mountaineering Association in cooperation with Northern Velebit National Park. The goal
of the expedition was cave diving to the bottom of the pit that is on – 1400m, for the purpose of
extending the depth of the pit. During the expedition two dives were made in Congeria siphon at
the bottom of Lukina jama. The first dive in the length of 135m and depth 20 m were made by
Ivica Ćukušić and Robert Erhardt, and the second dive in length from 135 to 40m depth was
performed by Barn;ko Jalžić.
23. VORONYA (KRUBERA) - CAVEX TEAM EXPEDITION AUTUM 2009 Croatia 16:50 min
Darko Bakšić
In the period from October 23 to November 19, 2009, Robert Erhard and Darko Bakšić, members of
the Velebit Speleological Section, the Speleological Committee of Croatian Mountaineering
Association and the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service, took part in and Expedition into Voronya,
the deepest known cave in the world (-2,191m). The expedition was organized by an international
speleological CaveX team led by Denis Provalov and Oleg Klimchouk. The goal of the expedition
was to enlarge one side passage at a depth of -1,980m in order to bypass the Kvitochka siphon,
which would allow easier transport of diving and other equipment to the Dva Kapitana siphon.