Photo: Kizil-Koba cave
Only trained and fearless speleologists go on excursions to the little-known caves of the peninsula
Speaking of the Crimean caves, only two famous caves come to mind - Red and Marble. Well, and also recently replicated Emine-Bair-Khosar on Chatyr-Dag, which was equipped with steps, railings, multi-colored lighting and even music speakers. By the way, it also houses a museum of paleontological and geological finds. But in Crimea there are only open and explored caves - more than 800, of which 50 are natural monuments. What are these caves? There are legends that amazing plants grow in the depths of the underground caves, which have never been touched by a ray of light, giant rats the size of a cat, ten-centimeter transparent cockroaches, five-meter snakes, and strange dark figures appear, belonging to an allegedly unknown underground tribe. Some caversThose who have visited the remote corners of the depths of the Crimean land, say that they really encountered an incomprehensible mysticism underground, although, unfortunately, they did not give evidence of the existence of unseen creatures. However, interest in the underworld has not disappeared - to get to where no man's foot has yet gone is the cherished dream of all adventurers. And in Crimea, they have where to roam, because every year more and more caves are discovered in the mountains of the peninsula. For example, relatively recently the magnificent hall of the Gugerjin mine was opened to the eyes, and this happened by chance, after a collapse. The Gugerdzhin-Khosar cave is located on the Chatyr-Dag yayla on the lower plateau of the Shater Mountain. The hall is richly decorated with well-preserved incrustations dividing it into several chambers. The surface of stalactites is often covered with moist limestone paste. Its origin is still a mystery. Polish cavers believe that this so-called "moon milk" is formed as a result of the activity of a special type of bacteria, whose nutrient medium is limestone.
"River" with white (yellowish) curdled substance. In the hands it could be easily "squeezed" from the water.
This is "moon milk"
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You can go down into the cave only by rope through a vertical shaft that goes to a depth of 22 meters. When you go down to its base, it feels like you are in a huge underground temple. Hence the associations with the ancient shrine among those who have visited it. It is not known whether our distant ancestors performed sacred rituals here, because they did not find any household items, tools or bones here, but ancient rock paintings were found in one of the neighboring caves - Cold: incomprehensible humanoid creatures worship the sun and perform a certain ritual dance. It is believed that these images are at least five thousand years old.
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Another little-known cave is also located in the Chatyr-Dag mountain range. This is Togerik-Alan-Khosar, she is Vyalovaya. The cave is replete with drip cascades, stalactites and stalagmites. Unlike Gugerjin, the size of Togerik-Alan-Khosar is much larger: its length is about 80 meters. It is also not suitable for hiking. For example, here is how a Crimean speleologist describes the path to the depths of the grotto on one of the forums on the Internet: - The labyrinth is narrow and clayey, the path is marked by arrows at the fork. The move goes down, then 90 degrees to the left up, then 90 degrees to the right down. A few meters later leads to the grotto. Several small self-plots, climbers and a larger grotto. We climb out of the grotto along the rope fixed to the right. Further there is a gallery of halls, a large wide grotto with a high ceiling. But those who have visited the Vyalov cave assurethat this is one of the most beautiful places on Chatyr-Dag. There are legends about this cave associated with the Chupacabra. The fact is that tourists have seen a strange creature here more than once, a cross between a dog and a reptile. They say that the beast is hiding in this cave. Vyalova Cave is connected to Azimutnaya by a narrow passage. Cavers are very fond of conquering this difficult track. In one of them they descend by rope, pass through a winding corridor and rise to the surface from another. Two kilometers from the famous Kizil-Koba (Red Cave), you can find the entrance to the Averkiev cave. It consists of several steps about eight meters high, and the length of the grotto is 180 meters. We managed to meet with its discoverer in Simferopol. He said that the cave, which was later named after him, was discovered by chance when he was exploring Kizil-Koba. Konstantin Averkiev,the discoverer of the cave, says: - We have been quite thoroughly investigating the Kizil-Koba cave. It is believed that it was known even before our era. And in the second century AD, a Roman poet, having arrived in the Crimea, went to the bowels of Kizil-Koba and described it in his poems. Crimean Tatars drove their sheep into caves, saving them from bad weather, and hid milk and cottage cheese, since food can be stored for a long time in the constant low temperature of the grottoes. By the way, in one of the halls we found autographs of travelers with pre-revolutionary dates - 1912-1913. A colony of rare vampire bats lives in the Averkiev Cave. Because of this, even the most curious tourists bypass it, fearing to disturb flocks of bloodsuckers.that she was known even before our era. And in the second century AD, a Roman poet, having arrived in the Crimea, went to the bowels of Kizil-Koba and described it in his poems. Crimean Tatars drove their sheep into caves, saving them from bad weather, and hid milk and cottage cheese, since food can be stored for a long time in the constant low temperature of the grottoes. By the way, in one of the halls we found autographs of travelers with pre-revolutionary dates - 1912-1913. A colony of rare vampire bats lives in the Averkiev Cave. Because of this, even the most curious tourists bypass it, fearing to disturb flocks of bloodsuckers.that she was known even before our era. And in the second century AD, a Roman poet, having arrived in the Crimea, went to the bowels of Kizil-Koba and described it in his poems. Crimean Tatars drove their sheep into caves, saving them from bad weather, and hid milk and cottage cheese, since food can be stored for a long time in the constant low temperature of the grottoes. By the way, in one of the halls we found autographs of travelers with pre-revolutionary dates - 1912-1913. A colony of rare vampire bats lives in the Averkiev Cave. Because of this, even the most curious tourists bypass it, fearing to disturb flocks of bloodsuckers.since food can be stored for a long time in the constant low temperature of the grottoes. By the way, in one of the halls we found autographs of travelers with pre-revolutionary dates - 1912-1913. A colony of rare vampire bats lives in the Averkiev Cave. Because of this, even the most curious tourists bypass it, fearing to disturb flocks of bloodsuckers.since food can be stored for a long time in the constant low temperature of the grottoes. By the way, in one of the halls we found autographs of travelers with pre-revolutionary dates - 1912-1913. A colony of rare vampire bats lives in the Averkiev Cave. Because of this, even the most curious tourists bypass it, fearing to disturb flocks of bloodsuckers.
