Scary Quarry - Road Trip!

Dec 17, 2009 at 10:58
by Szczeki Jaws  
Tommy (Superstar) and I (Jaws) took a short trip to the Liban quarry. A place which we explored that has a very rich history and on the day that we were there it was really foggy and scary to wander around. We scoped it out and found so much potential for great shots at this place.

Look inside for Tommy's great pictures and story.
Liban Quarry- Cracow, Poland

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The Liban Quarry is a well known place in Cracow, located in the old area of Cracow - Podgorze. The quarry was named after Bernard Liban - founder of the partnership "Liban & Ehrenpreis" which founded this quarry in 1873. After the war, the quarry was used for many things until the 1990's. Liban was the biggest quarry during the Second World War in Cracow and was last active during the years 1942-1944. In 1993, Steven Spielberg was fascinated about Liban. He choose this place as the scene for a concentration camp in Plaszow.

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Some parts that were built for scenes in the movie, Schindler's List for over half a million dollars are still here - fragments of barbed wires, fences and a road built of old Jews ledger's. At the end of November, Tommy and I had the idea to visit this place and make a photo story. This place is totally sick for shooting photos, big machines eaten by rust, and everything surrounded by the mist. For a few moments Tommy and I were in the middle of this fearful place. Enjoy the pictures from that trip!

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Jaws - www.jaws-freeride.com
Tommy - www.tommysuperstar.com

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62 Comments
  • 16 0
 controversial place to ride, however each time I'm there, it's making huge impression on me.
  • 15 1
 Jest good Big Grin
  • 13 0
 looks scary!!
  • 43 5
 Page full of PODs
  • 8 1
 no doubt about that!
  • 4 2
 that looks fucking scary, the 4th picture looks like somewhere in a horror film eeek! sick photo's though!
  • 3 0
 soo sick
  • 5 0
 5th from the bottom is def pod material
  • 2 0
 awesome place nice to hear the history about it looks a great place to sesh
  • 3 0
 who else is with me when i say that would be one sick place to play paintball?!
  • 5 0
 I'm 99% sure this place was on Mantracker or something, I know I've seen it before. Hmm. Anyway, sick shots man, the most amazing photoset I've seen in a good long while. Great job.
  • 2 0
 yea i think it was .lol
  • 2 0
 Mantracker is filmed in Canada
  • 2 0
 Yeah I know, this one's a puzzler. :S
  • 7 0
 Gratuluje Artykułu, pomysłu, jazdy, fotek!
  • 5 0
 Man, there´s huge potential in that place. Giving it to Danny Macaskill as a sort of playground could end up in a whole movie if you ask me.
  • 3 0
 that abandoned plant or what ever it is looks like a sick bike playground!!!!! love the manny Smile the distant shot of the manual should be POD not like the shot that is POD though.
  • 5 0
 this is kinda a gay but some of those pictures look like 'Rust' from CAll Of Duty- modern warfare 2. just saying
  • 2 0
 Pure commitment to the cause,100% respect. Every photogragh caught here seems to have its own little piece of magic to add to the overall story of this Freeride Mecca. You certainley caught it on the right day for the old edgy looking freeride flick.
By the way that's a nice looking Transition Dirt-Bag,immaculate.
If i ever get the funds for a trip to Europe,i'll be there quicker than ya can tell me to f*ck off and don't bother coming home,Ha-Ha-.
Anyway inspiring stuff Tommy&Jaws,and keep fighting the good fight.
...PINNED...NOT BINNED...THE GRINGO...
  • 5 0
 its like a D.Lynch making Twin Peaks of freerideSmile
  • 1 0
 great shots epic riding scenery inspiring wish i could go there myself it looks kinda scary but just embrace it. love these shots it shows that riding isnt just about the bikes or the riders its also about the spots looks like a lot can be done there it'd be sick if they made it into a slopestyle course sure it'd be scary but it'd push the sport more if people where as creative as this finding places to ride where other people don't. it is a great piece of scenery and looks like an even better riding spot, DTH, K.S
  • 4 0
 niesamowite fotki Smile Great stuff!
  • 4 1
 epic pictures. this stuff scares the hell outa me..props
  • 3 0
 sick pics and that place looks amazing
  • 4 0
 trials paradise!
  • 3 0
 oh my god that place looks pretty sweet!
  • 3 0
 Nice photos, looks like a sketchy place
  • 3 0
 Gratuluje artykułu.. Nice Photos and good efekt
  • 4 0
 Me likes your style!!!
  • 3 0
 good find.. looks like fun
  • 3 0
 looks spooky lol and ultra cool both at the same tyme
  • 3 0
 cheers for the photos. great stuff.
  • 2 0
 1, sick bike!, 2, those are such sick photos. are there anymore? lucky, looks like a sweet place to go.
  • 2 0
 These pics have so much POD potential. Jaws, you look very out-of-place in those pics. Big Grin Awesome work, fellas.
  • 3 0
 sick pics Wink
  • 2 1
 what feaks me out is how his "QR" handle is pointing down and very exposed, check the fork
  • 2 0
 i don't think that was the general theme.....

great pictures btw Smile
  • 2 0
 love em all. All PODS someday great shots!
  • 2 0
 Beautiful~It's realllllyyyyy crazy
  • 2 0
 were abouts is this place iwud like to vistit
  • 5 2
 Sweet pics!
  • 3 0
 Scary place
  • 3 0
 all could be pod's
  • 2 0
 was it like abandoned or sumthin
  • 2 0
 great photos. i love em all. spooky!
  • 2 0
 Looks like Call of Duty XD
  • 2 0
 haha reminds me of a map you might find in call of duty. Nice pics!
  • 2 0
 a już myślałem, że to Czarnobyl ;p zajebista sceneriaWink
  • 2 0
 looks immenseSmile
  • 2 1
 full face helmet seems a bit overkill?
  • 2 0
 Rusted metal, steep incline, and obvious treachery. i would say that the helmet is well advised. also it looks badass with the fog!
  • 2 0
 Big Grin KRK Is The Best Big Grin
  • 1 0
 Looks like chernobyl. Frickin' sweet!
  • 1 0
 hey screw you you steelin thief
  • 2 0
 Class
  • 2 0
 scetch
  • 2 0
 looks...... russian
  • 2 0
 like a Jurassic Park)
  • 1 0
 looks like something out of Borderlands
  • 1 0
 ideal scene for a zombie movie. Smile
  • 1 0
 Looks like an awesome place for bikers and photographers alike!
  • 1 0
 looks freekin sweet







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