A question about the devils eye/ear entrances
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I sure can't but I can pm you my name and contact information. That way you can leave a note leaving me your dive gear when you die. The odds of your dying are pretty high, so I'll be watching the news in anticipation of having your executor call to tell me where to pick up your gear.
We used to do exactly this when I was a teen, long before Ginny was a commercial operation. It was just a spring in the woods down a sandy dirt trail frequented by hippies and skinny dippers. It is quite simple and in retrospect, very DANGEROUS. At least we had somebody who had lived doing it to show the way, very foolish.
You say you have no interest in cave diving and then toss in a huge exception. This exception is of the type that can get you killed. I have seen a body pulled from a cave, it is horrible (nothing to do with me) and it is a horrible way to die I am sure. Hanging on the top of a cave, lost in total darkness and the last breaths are pulled from your tank, thinking of your mother, gf, wife, buddies you will never see again.
Please refrain from going into a cave without training and equipment and this particular cave can in fact kill you.
N
And for the record there are more than a few of us who consider anything longer than a body length or two to be more than a swimthrough.
I actually hate that term.
It's something used to justify an unsafe practice for divers who often have no business in the water let alone going through an overhead. And what is worse than you dying is that others will have to put themselves in UNNECESSARY jeopardy to haul your corpse out.
Personally when someone does something stupid like this I think they should be allowed to just stay there and rot. Take pictures of the various states of decomposition and post them as a warning to idiots that think this is some kind of game.
I have overhead training. And do limited teaching of it in wecks and under the ice. But even with this I am not cave or even cavern trained and would not undertake such a stupid move. And another question I've not seen asked is who is your buddy going to be for this kamikaze mission? How are you going to talk them into it? And if something happens and you make it out and they don't how are you going to justify to their family your killing of their loved one?
I hope this is a troll. Really I do. Otherwise the ultimate outcome may be for the best as it can only clean up the gene pool.
I actually hate that term.
It's something used to justify an unsafe practice for divers who often have no business in the water let alone going through an overhead. And what is worse than you dying is that others will have to put themselves in UNNECESSARY jeopardy to haul your corpse out.
Personally when someone does something stupid like this I think they should be allowed to just stay there and rot. Take pictures of the various states of decomposition and post them as a warning to idiots that think this is some kind of game.
I have overhead training. And do limited teaching of it in wecks and under the ice. But even with this I am not cave or even cavern trained and would not undertake such a stupid move. And another question I've not seen asked is who is your buddy going to be for this kamikaze mission? How are you going to talk them into it? And if something happens and you make it out and they don't how are you going to justify to their family your killing of their loved one?
I hope this is a troll. Really I do. Otherwise the ultimate outcome may be for the best as it can only clean up the gene pool.
JamesK
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I am with you Jim. Where does swim through end. I have done >1000 foot swim throughs.
---------- Post added November 18th, 2012 at 12:32 PM ----------
Another thing that kills me, you sought instruction to learn to scuba dive, why in the hell would you not seek it to cave dive?
---------- Post added November 18th, 2012 at 12:32 PM ----------
Another thing that kills me, you sought instruction to learn to scuba dive, why in the hell would you not seek it to cave dive?
divers have died here
don't be one by being stupid
and don't kill someone else trying to rescue you
training first
yaeg
don't be one by being stupid
and don't kill someone else trying to rescue you
training first
yaeg
People have died there. Check this out...
Cave diver's body found at Ginnie Springs | Gainesville.com
Everyone, please dive within your training. If you want to dive wrecks, caves, or deep, get the appropriate training.
Ron
wtcreaux
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And there you have it.......the next time one reads about someone dying in an environment that they had no business in, maybe we'll remember the above quote....
The NRA emphasizes "knowledge, skills, and attitude". We can teach knowledge and skills but attitude is something that comes along with the student........and is beyond the control of the instructor (though the NRA allows the instructor to prevent a student from successfully completing a course based solely on attitude).
In reference to the OP, I would encourage you to ensure your will and affairs are in order.....while this particular endeavor MIGHT not get you, I feel confident that another will (unless your attitude changes).....as your current attitude is nothing more than playing Russian roulette.....
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