Luolavuori cave scan

I went with Ralf's organized caving trip to Turku's Luolavuori (cave mountain) cave. Been there many times, it is a wonderful cave! Also fun to meet new people, perhaps there's some cave trips we can do together at some point! Also, I did a quick 3D scan of the cave with my iPhone. 

Here's a link to the 3D model: GLB or Blender. You can also rotate it on your own screen by pressing this link. And below is the cave map (a higher resolution version is available in PDF.

Here are some pictures from the cave. First, we found some fauna in the cave:

And here's the exit from inside:

This is what the caving inside looks like:

And of course, we also had to have a small break and eat something:

Here's the full team:

The rest of the team tried some chimney techniques in a nearby rock crack, as well as climbed up a cliff:

I chose to take a train this time, instead of driving. Was quite nice, much more relaxing than being the driver yourself. Here are some pictures from the train ride. I took first a local train from Kauniainen to Leppävaara, and then a long distance train to Turku. I stayed on the upper floor above the restaurant, so I was able to order porridge for breakfast:

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