A few great pics by my very modest buddy. Temp was about 3C
Ore chute
Electrical room
Room of mirrors
Ore chute
Electrical room
Room of mirrors
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Yea it was pretty nice comparatively. Although I had a big neck seal leak when I first got in which made for a chilly first dive even with suit heatThat is a very modest post considering the effort it takes to go diving there. Even before any diving can commence you have to decend 80m (260ft) vertical via 400 stairs. (Which you then have to climb after diving is finished)
Water temperature is rarely over 4c (39f), and usually around 2c (35f).
However, it is a gorgeous place to dive. Has a really nice room to warm up in. Proper "spa-style" lavatories (They even had scented candles last I was there).
If you prepare, you can go dry"caving" with SRT-equipment.
Really worth a trip!
Yea it was pretty nice comparatively. Although I had a big neck seal leak when I first got in which made for a chilly first dive even with suit heat
The 376 stairs (my wife actually counted) were pretty scary - the thought of slipping on the wet wood and ridding them down on my butt was no fun! Whoever decided the gear lift wasn't suitable for human passengers clearly didn't examine the alternative.
We did the shallow loop to the left past all the ladders to the mirror room, then up through the "doorway" passage. Once we confirmed the continuous line we went back and cleaned up our cookies on the Ts.
Second dive was to the shaft and electrical room slightly right-ish of the entry.
Nice dive. We had the unfortunate luck of experiencing a de-railment of the lift on the way down on day number two. Took quite a bit of creative enginering to macgyver the thing back on track. The thought of carrying GUE-rigged JJs up those steps was really not that appealing. So, I do understand the gear only rule.