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Posted: 5/16/2018 1:46:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 1:46:25 PM EDT
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I used to do it, and I don't know why, or where it came from, but I became claustriphobic. No way nowadays.... |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 2:00:56 PM EDT
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Shit, it's probably been mentioned in the thread, but he's still in there and they sealed the cave.
http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/ci_13919224 |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 2:05:25 PM EDT
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That's my nightmare. You couldn't pay me a million dollars to do that bullshit. No fucking way I will do shit like that. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 2:10:41 PM EDT
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Looks like fun to me...
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Posted: 5/16/2018 2:23:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 2:24:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 2:29:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 2:33:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:13:45 PM EDT
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No fucking way.
I've been reading through that link posted for the cavechat thread for like an hour. No fucking way |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:19:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:19:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:29:06 PM EDT
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I get claustrophobic in the back of a car soooo... no thanks. Even seeing the images gets me on the verge of a panic attack. I was a fucking wreck watching as above so below, had to fast forward through a couple of parts and pause it to go outside. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:34:07 PM EDT
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I wouldn't do any of those exhale to squirm by type cave passages, but I would totally try something like this. https://lolcow.farm/ot/src/1463481516366.jpg A group of four college students tried that a few years back. One got caught and drowned in the underwater part, blocking the only passage in or out. The others had no way out so they died, too. https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=95690 |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 4:05:03 PM EDT
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A group of four college students tried that a few years back. One got caught and drowned in the underwater part, blocking the only passage in or out. The others had no way out so they died, too. https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=95690 |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 4:18:19 PM EDT
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A group of four college students tried that a few years back. One got caught and drowned in the underwater part, blocking the only passage in or out. The others had no way out so they died, too. https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=95690 Quoted: Jesus. 
That's a risk I'd take, with a flashlight and just kinda slowly check it out. I'd never do those super small spaces. That'd be the worst feeling in the world to get stuck |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 4:24:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, that's where my diagram came from.
That's a risk I'd take, with a flashlight and just kinda slowly check it out. I'd never do those super small spaces. That'd be the worst feeling in the world to get stuck One was on cave rescue where it was a try out an a section was fingers and toes propelling, tight enough to break ribs if you breathed in to hard. something like 18 hours if you fucked up and had to be rescued. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 4:46:54 PM EDT
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I draw the line at a MRI.
NOPE x 10 |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 4:47:11 PM EDT
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Apparently the cave is absolutely gorgeous inside. Just really long, deep ...and dangerous. (Obviously) http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160808/255ee037130a16c49324cb85fa91e86b.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160808/55d2195a303cc2ee3db6b5c6c0c9b167.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That would be intense to come up on http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160808/255ee037130a16c49324cb85fa91e86b.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160808/55d2195a303cc2ee3db6b5c6c0c9b167.jpg |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 4:49:21 PM EDT
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There was a show on a while ago about dangerous jobs. One was on cave rescue where it was a try out an a section was fingers and toes propelling, tight enough to break ribs if you breathed in to hard. something like 18 hours if you fucked up and had to be rescued. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Yeah, that's where my diagram came from.
That's a risk I'd take, with a flashlight and just kinda slowly check it out. I'd never do those super small spaces. That'd be the worst feeling in the world to get stuck One was on cave rescue where it was a try out an a section was fingers and toes propelling, tight enough to break ribs if you breathed in to hard. something like 18 hours if you fucked up and had to be rescued. I would not even try it for 150k. Not my cup of tea. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 4:54:02 PM EDT
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I draw the line at a MRI. NOPE x 10 I do mind being trapped inside the earth where I can't move or breath, let alone turn around and rescue is incredibly difficult. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 4:57:49 PM EDT
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Yep, yep, yep.
Pics of Cave Info I saw a 6'6" 350 pound man get stuck in a spot like that but it was a horizontal->vertical->horizontal transition. We were climbing under a mountain of boulders in a partially collapsed room and he got STUCK. I thought we were going to have to go get a rescue team but he wrenched himself out when he realized what he was facing. It's a lot of fun, just don't get stuck and bring backup lights for your backup lights. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 5:01:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 5:11:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 5:25:45 PM EDT
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I got really bored on Okinawa one day and explored a cave that was at least as tight as what was pictured in the OP. Many places you could only propel yourself with your fingertips and toes. Also, a lot of upside-down action. It was a natural cave (many man-made caves made by the japs on Okinawa), and hidden in more-or-less plain sight on Futenma. An old timer who had been stationed there during Vietnam told me about it, and the general location. A couple really cool sights inside, in-between all of the very tight tunnels. One was an underground waterfall that was almost as spectacular as the famous one in Chattanooga. One or two places where you had to swim across, and several where only your head was above water. Fifteen years later, I doubt anyone else has gone into it. The very sight of the entrance would make most sane people say "NOPE!". If they could even recognize it as being a cave entrance... It looks like a snake pit, and is located several feet below ground level. Very much forbidden to do such there. A lot of buried ordnance and (reportedly) buried barrels of Agent Orange on base. It was a five hour round trip. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 5:34:45 PM EDT
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Also what gets me is that David Shaw incident.
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Posted: 5/16/2018 5:37:05 PM EDT
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There are UW cavers and then there is this group.
Back in the late 1990's when I did some support work for them.......they punched almost 2 miles into Wakulla Springs at an average depth of 275'. It don't get more serious than that. Around two dozen support divers assisted. 24 hours in the water with decompression for the lead divers who were on rebreathers. Not bad for a bunch of weekend volunteers. Not sure if that record still stands.  WKPP FLD SALLYWARD 1114 PHD 
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Posted: 5/16/2018 5:55:55 PM EDT
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Yep, yep, yep. https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fd%2Fdf%2FPetty_John%2527s_Cave_First_Room.jpg%2F1200px-Petty_John%2527s_Cave_First_Room.jpg&f=1 Pics of Cave Info I saw a 6'6" 350 pound man get stuck in a spot like that but it was a horizontal->vertical->horizontal transition. We were climbing under a mountain of boulders in a partially collapsed room and he got STUCK. I thought we were going to have to go get a rescue team but he wrenched himself out when he realized what he was facing. It's a lot of fun, just don't get stuck and bring backup lights for your backup lights. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 6:35:48 PM EDT
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Quoted: Pretty cool documentary on netflix about this cave I signed up for a week free trial of some random add on subscription, then canceled it. (They provide a link to subscriptions in the confirmation email) |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 7:04:23 PM EDT
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There are UW cavers and then there is this group. Back in the late 1990's when I did some support work for them.......they punched almost 2 miles into Wakulla Springs at an average depth of 275'. It don't get more serious than that. Around two dozen support divers assisted. 24 hours in the water with decompression for the lead divers who were on rebreathers. Not bad for a bunch of weekend volunteers. Not sure if that record still stands.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiDxv6_eqHw
https://www.gue.com/files/page_images/expeditions/WKPP/2006/wkpp_exploration02_7_06.jpg |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 7:09:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, that's where my diagram came from.
That's a risk I'd take, with a flashlight and just kinda slowly check it out. I'd never do those super small spaces. That'd be the worst feeling in the world to get stuck |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 7:34:09 PM EDT
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That water is so clear until the silt on the bottom is disturbed. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Yeah, that's where my diagram came from.
That's a risk I'd take, with a flashlight and just kinda slowly check it out. I'd never do those super small spaces. That'd be the worst feeling in the world to get stuck Had a buddy mention that happening while exploring a new section while cave diving. The bottom was covered in silt so they had to be careful not to stir it up. There was no rope. 1 guy kicked too close to the bottom, and suddenly, zero visibility, complete disorientation. Because the water wasn't flowing much where they were, they had to wait about 30 minutes while their air ran down, before it cleared enough to reorient themselves and get back out. Been caving. Been diving. Combine both? Pass. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 7:35:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's on Amazon prime too. I'm about to watch it. I signed up for a week free trial of some random add on subscription, then canceled it. (They provide a link to subscriptions in the confirmation email) |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 7:38:41 PM EDT
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Name? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: It's on Amazon prime too. I'm about to watch it. I signed up for a week free trial of some random add on subscription, then canceled it. (They provide a link to subscriptions in the confirmation email) It's a little TV typical with over dramatized narration, but it was cool and the video you get to watch (the piece itself) is amazing. Free trial is "Curiosity Stream" which you can cancel immediately. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 7:53:09 PM EDT
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There are UW cavers and then there is this group. Back in the late 1990's when I did some support work for them.......they punched almost 2 miles into Wakulla Springs at an average depth of 275'. It don't get more serious than that. Around two dozen support divers assisted. 24 hours in the water with decompression for the lead divers who were on rebreathers. Not bad for a bunch of weekend volunteers. Not sure if that record still stands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiDxv6_eqHw
https://www.gue.com/files/page_images/expeditions/WKPP/2006/wkpp_exploration02_7_06.jpg |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 8:03:02 PM EDT
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The term Spelunking was coined by my wife's Great Uncle or something like that.
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Posted: 5/16/2018 8:46:29 PM EDT
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I'm going in!
 Damn it 
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Posted: 5/16/2018 8:49:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What would you do if came face to face with a Habu while in there? |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 9:07:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/16/2018 9:39:23 PM EDT
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I know a guy that used to do that back in west Kentucky. He told me about caves he got into that probably hadn't had people in them for thousands of years. He would find some cool artifacts that way.
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