A Frozen Time Capsule
It felt like time is not passing here or just really slowly. Spending two days and one night inside a permafrost cave while it was midsummer outside has been a beautiful experience. The shapes that the ice had sculptured were endless and took our breath away. At the same time I could feel how fragile this whole place is while lying in my sleeping bag and listening to the gentle sounds all around.
The "Schwarzmooskogel-Höhlensystem" is located in the "Totes Gebirge" in Austria and consists of 17 individual caves. It has a length of around 140km and its overall depth is 1125 meters. It was first discovered in 1929 by Ausseer scientists.
Taken on 15
July
2017
Submitted on 14 February 2019
Winner in the EGU Photo Competition 2019
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- Europe (3323)
- Western Europe (664)
- Austria (119)
- Exact location (13.8087 E, 47.7282 N)
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ice, cave, permafrost, ice cave, austria
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Credit: Florian Konrad (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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