We were invited to join Rena and Issaam on a trip to the Bekaa Valley to find a cave that Rena last visited 5 years ago. On her previous trip she picked up an old bear claw - so the plan was to revisit this cave and look for more evidence.
Once we found the right road out of the village we parked up and were met by some locals. Issaam and Rena had a conversation with them and were told of another cave in the next valley.
We gathered up our packs, walked gingerly through packs of barking dogs, and headed up the hillside in bright sunshine. We expected a 45 minute walk - but with only vague recollections as to where the cave was, we wandered around the hills for 3 hours until we found the entrance.
We did not have much time left, so EP, JC, MC and Issaam went into the cave for a quick explore. It is a muddy cave with some crawls to a climb. After the climb there is a short passage to a pitch down to running water and a sump. We stopped at the pitch head and then headed out. We all decided that we had seen better caves in Lebanon - but the surrounding scenery was fantastic!
In the evening we were all invited to a BBQ at a club member's beach house. We had a great evening with SCL members and loads of food and drink! Thank you to all those involved with the organisation.
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