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From the road head and following a 3-hour drive up the mountainside from the coast of the Black Sea, our team led by Pavel Demidov of the Moscow based Perovo Speleo Caving Team guided us to the base camp of Veryovkina - currently the worlds deepest cave! In these summer months, the scenery and the countryside surrounding the base camp is a lush green expanse of rolling hills and striking mountains. The snows from the winter still linger, but don't cause us any troubles during our 3 hour hike up to base camp. The Caucasus Mountains this close to the Black Sea are still relatively low lying and reach an altitude of on average 3500m above sea level. It is possible to see the coast of the Black Sea from Veryovkina base camp. Arriving at the start pf this expedition meant that we all had to establish base camp. This including pitching tents rigging the entrance pitch of the cave and generally preparing everythig for the following 10-days whilst the team explored the cave.
