SHORT REPORT FROM JOINT EXPEDITION OF CAVERS FROM THREE COUNTRIES, KOSOVA+SLOVAKIA+BULGARIA
CAVES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPLORED "GRYKA E MADHE"-PEJE AND "DRINI I BARDHE" OR RADACI-CAVE
32-PARTICIPANTS
26th January-2nd February 2008
Bulgarian team:
Valeri Peltekov- leader, Bulgarian Federation of Speleology
Teodor Kisimov and Alexander Kirilov- caving club “Prista”-Ruse
Konstantin Stoilov, caving club “Akademic”- Sofia
Kiril Stoyankov, caving club “Sofia” – Sofia
Borislav Alexiev, caving club “Vitosha” – Sofia
Boyan Petrov, National Museum of Natural History - Sofia

Slovakian team:
J. Smol, J. Szunyog, E. Kapucian, L. Ockaik, P.Holubek, P. Vanek, S. Votoupal, P. Imrich, F. Majernickova, V. Papac, J. Psotka, P. Magdolen, J. Surka, M. Ivanicky, M. Kucera, Yeti, Docolomansky. We all missed Martin Sluka...

Team from Kosova:
from speleo association-Aragonit-Peje: Fatos Katallozi, Afrim Kelmendi, Mentor Bojku, Riza Rexhiqi and Haki Leka, from RTK-TV-team: Ilaz Thaqi, Cameramen-Gazmendi, journalist-Petriti, from AKMM-Prishtine: Fadil Bajraktari, Sami Behrami, Prof. Ruzhdi Pllana.

The expedition was taking place near the town of PEJA-western Kosova,and it was focused mainly in the cave Gryka e Madhe-in Rugova Gorge, and in the cave of Drini i Bardhe-in Radavc village. The start of the expedition was on 26/01/08. and we finished on 02/02/08.
We worked on the digital map-the continuation of the previous mapping-about 5270 metres, and we were focused on two chimneys, trying to reach the highest altitude in this cave.
There were some new caves discovered near the village of Radac we mapped those and we will see in future explorations if they are conected with the main cave of Drini i Bardhe in that area.

We would like to thank all the participants in this expedition, for their hard work and entusiasm, also thanks for the support to Merita Luzha-Kuraja-official for environment in the local Government of Peja town.