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| | Caving | | 9 Hrs | | 0.00 mph |
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| no partners | | Everytime I go into this cave it is something different. Going farther and deeper into mother earth. Finally to the "end" a deep water sump that looks as if it will never go down, yet beyond the crack maybe there is a space----
We test for air and feel a little. So there is hope it goes on. We got past a huge breakdown pile this time, climbing high in the boulders, almost 70-80 feet up. The Big Room is just that, huge, with big beam flashlights and some high intensity headlamps couldn't see the end of the room. Ceiling height estimated at over 100 feet. Width---dunno maybe 75 feet. Length---who knows.
Mucho water this end of cave, and now from the "black" section to the "white" section with black pedestals. My pics this time have people in some of them. We took two other cavers with us and it made for a nice pace. People are good for scale. I got to test two cameras via my source and another caver, the Canon d10 and Panasonic Lumix Ts1. Both cameras are waterproof and shock proof. I didn't coddle them. The Canon seemed to have the better flash, while the Panasonic the wider angle and more ergonomic shape. Gotta remember to wipe off the lens tho-- 
Had the first fall while doing a sort of technical climb. Thank goodness I was being belayed, but it was a handline and I had just looped it thru the belt loops on my pants as we did not carry any vertical gear opting to climb the main two obstacles. It was absolutely terrifying when I lost my hold and swung out on a pendulum over the pit. Brian held me but I was totally freaked. I fortunately got to a ledge, then after composing myself traversed back to the climb. I was terribly frustrated and tired at this point and Brian, to my embarrassment, ended up giving me a hand up. It doesn't help that I'm afraid of heights, but in caving you're limited to how far your headlamp illuminates so that helps some.
Next time I'm bringing my vertical gear, then I am tackling that climb till I get it. |
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