Polemi Bat Cave

Published 27th of June, 2022

The Gorge Approaches

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Finally I am seeing on foot the gorge I have been trying to get to for a while now.

Upstream

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This is the view upstream. If I bushwhacked my way up there I would eventually get to the part of the gorge I visited in a previous article. I wasn't interested in that route though. It is worth pointing out that there is also a very faint and incredibly steep path that descends to the bottom of the gorge from here. One day I may return to go down there, but for now I want to see what is topside.

Familiar Sight

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If you remember from the gorge blog (see links at bottom of page if you missed that), I came down a steep path but stopped because it was too close to the lip. That point was just behind the tree you can see in this shot.

Surprise Bridge

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It turns out the route was safer than I thought. There was actually a natural bridge that spanned the gorge. I could have crossed there after all. That being said, it is still a fairly unsafe route.

From Above

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This is a drone-eye view of the same scene.

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