Base XVIII: Position 10, Picture 8

 

Base XVIII: Position 10, Picture 9

 

- The entrance to the ammunition cave. Notice that there's still snow present here. The temperature was also very cold here, but as the sun had melted the snow above the cave, the path to here was very difficult. The narrow corridor that was leading to the entrance itself, was filled with water, coming from above. With the camera bag, hanging on to small trees and brushes proved difficult enough. Also trusting the trees to hold my weight was a bit nerve racking, as just few minutes before I had gotten a remainder what I've stated many times on this web site: Never trust anything that's made out of wood, to hold your weight. I had grasped one tree and started to lower myself into a trench when I heard a loud crack and found myself on the bottom of the trench, holding half of the tree in my hand...

Base XVIII: Position 10, Picture 10

 

- After getting inside of the cave, the temperature and air changed again, this time to a unpleasant direction. Believe it or not, it was actually hot inside of here and not in a pleasant way. The air wasn't moving at all and the place felt a bit suffocating.

 

Base XVIII: Position 10, Picture 11

 

Base XVIII: Position 10, Picture 12

 

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