Cave diving exploration of Swedens longest underwater cave system in the freezing mountains of Jämtland
In March 2022 the exploration of Swedens longest underwater cave continues. We now have 2432 meters of the Dolinsjö cave mapped.
Four kilometers from the nearest road the Bjurälven basecamp is set up at the lower cave entrance called "Dolinsjön".
450 meters inside the mountain the divers need to pass one of the first dry parts, walking 100 meters to reach next water filled tunnel
Thanks to our radio expert we have developed a beacon system to pinpoint our location inside the cave, we can then get a surface position with high precision GPS
A year of waiting is over, the 10th expedition is about to kick off. Two team members have been working this week, preparing tracks for the snow mobiles and digging into the entrance cave. This is a huge job since
We can now present the results and progress from the 2016 expedition. Download expedition report
A fantastic week has passed and we have made some great progress. We started out with a cave map where we had several places that needed new mapping. We were unsure if we had new places to continue to explore
When we ended the expedition last year we were unsure about how we where going to proceed forward. We had found two tunnels but both were collapsed so we was not sure how to proceed, during the week we have
You submerge under the ice and the noise from the compressor is replaced with the sound from your bubbles. An ordinary cave dive? Not at all! Between you and your buddy there is a ladder and a canister filled with
The warm weather keeps causing us some trouble when it comes to transportation, but besides that we had a great diving day with all teams in the water. The lines was repaired on several places, being damaged from the spring
Our long wait is over. This night the final expedition members arrived at site and this morning we headed out on the mountain, starting to prepare the snow mobile roads and setting up base camp. Weather is mild and it
Now you can download our report and results from Expedition 2015. Expedition Bjurälven 2015
Our friends at Klättermusen that supported us this winter made a fantastic film about the team and cave that we are really proud of. Please check it out.
The final day of diving, the sun was shining and it was a sad morning for as all as we cleaned out the school och started packing all our belongings. When we got out to the mountain the divers for