Balkans
Dushnika (Iskrets)
Info · exploration
Information only: a very tight cave explored since 2024 by a small team; no dive centre or club takes visitors.
- Max depth28 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
A cave of ~900 m with two sumps, linked to the Iskrets karst spring. After more than 15 dives between 2024 and July 2026 the team reached ~-28 m and found over 100 m of new passage.
Profile and sections
A cave of ~900 m with two sumps, linked to the Iskrets karst spring. After more than 15 dives between 2024 and July 2026 the team reached ~-28 m and found over 100 m of new passage.
Belgians called a vertical crack here impassable in the 1990s. The team judged the newest squeeze, where the cylinders have to come off, too dangerous.
- Depth and profile
- Two sumps · to ~-28 m, with over 100 m of new underwater passage (2024–2026)
- Configuration
- Sidemount or small cylinders only: there is a squeeze of 50–60 m where your chest and back touch the rock at the same time.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 28 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Next to the Iskrets–Breze road, ~1 km from Iskrets (Svoge municipality). The cave holds a bat colony.
Around Dushnika (Iskrets)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
Other sites1 within 44 km
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