Report - Odessa Catacombs, Ukraine - April 2014

[dweeb]

Fantastic to see some good photos of this, top stuff.

Looks like drawing pictures of horses and people in mines is a global tradition!

 

[Paradox]

Top stuff there - a proper good read and pics are awesome too

 

[Bigjobs]

fuck off. just fuck off. fucking fuck.

 

[Bigjobs]

awesome shots, awesome place, awesome write up.

I wasn't there. Fuck.

So fucking jealous.

 

[Ojay]

well received this, the place looks vast!

Some good old honest pics right there that have just lured a fair few in a different direction for sure

 

[Ojay]

fuck off. just fuck off. fucking fuck.

now then

 

[Oxygen Thief]

You know the story and the picture of this place though?

 

[Paradox]

You know the story and the picture of this place though?

Is that the same one as shown in the link in the report?

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Yeah that's the one, didn't see it linked.

 

[Lord Oort]

You know the story and the picture of this place though?

Where the girls body was found?

 

[Oxygen Thief]

All the detail is on the UER link mate.

 

[professor frink]

I need to visit this place, thanks for making me feel jealous on the day I am visiting a Wiltshire mine!

 

[Lord Oort]

All the detail is on the UER link mate.

Ta, yeah it's pretty messed up.

EDIT: Just read the whole thing, well worth it.

 

[Limerick_Student]

Cheers again for all the comments! I had shared these photos with a few friends and other explorers and there wasn't that much interest so it's a nice surprise.

The horse drawings are there as they used to cart the stone out of the mines along with the oxen. You can still see the grooves the harnesses have worn into the corners of some of the tunnels. In one of the deeper sections of the catacombs we also came across some of the underground chambers used as stables. The only way you could tell what they were was from the dark brown soil in these chambers that could only be created by years and years of horse shite!

If anyone is ever in Kiev, Odessa is only an overnight train away so it's pretty accessible. I'd definitely recommend a trip there anyway, apart from the catacombs there's also shit loads of other stuff to see in Ukraine, it's a serious spot!

 

[KronJewels]

Really interesting, enjoyed that!