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Have you ever participated in potholing or cave diving?
- Thread starter Putonahappyface
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Never thought about this:
Would be interesting to see the statistics. Yet another reason to stay away from some extreme hobbies.
Yeah, probably some truth to it. Kinda like how chicks complain about only meeting abusive douch bag guys when all they do is go to dive bars. Duuuh!
P:axMagellanic
Member
I've been to an old slate mine in Wales, it was cold and wet as fuck down there. Pointless.
falconhoof
Member
I've done a tiny bit of caving in Malaysia. Didn't have to go through many tight passages, but that moment when you're pulling yourself through one, arms pinned to your sides and the roof touching your chest really gives you a moment. Especially when breathing and you can feel that unmovable rock pushing against you.
Seeing the continuous tight passages in stuff like Nutty Putty is insane, just get the sense of claustrophobia thinking about it.
Stuff I did was worth it as the passages were short and they sent me into some crazy big caves. They did smell bad mind and were full of bats.
Seeing the continuous tight passages in stuff like Nutty Putty is insane, just get the sense of claustrophobia thinking about it.
Stuff I did was worth it as the passages were short and they sent me into some crazy big caves. They did smell bad mind and were full of bats.
Trogdor1123
Member
They are tough, I don't know how people do it.
Trogdor1123
Member
I won't lie, this made me uncomfortable to read lol. Just the thought of it drove me to speed up my breathing. A total nope for me.
roosnam1980
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Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
Very sad. But there's no info as to how they all died cave diving. There's some mention of rough weather, but I don't see how it affects things underwater.
www.bbc.com
Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives
Italy says the incident happened at a depth of 50m. Maldivian rescuers have so far found one body.
www.bbc.com
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DAHGAMING
Kentucky Fried Controller
When I was in the British Army we went over to Wales ( Sennybridge ) for a week. There was a number of activities for us, and to be honest I cant remember much about it now, but I do remember the fucking cave diving. Not much panics me, but that shit I hated, now this would of been some low level cave diving but there was a couple of parts that just made me shit myself, I didnt break down or anything but I remember just thinking to myself " fuck this shit " and I couldnt wait untill it was over. Not for me.
TheUnicornGuy
Gold Member
Why don't they just chuck some dynamite into the entrance and seal that shit off? It'd save a fortune not having to try and rescue bell ends like that.
roosnam1980
Gold Member
they did seal it off
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TheUnicornGuy
Gold Member
So they broke in?
roosnam1980
Gold Member
it was never sealed before
only after the incident with that guy trapped inside upside down and dying , they left the body inside and sealed the entrance with dynamite , with the consent of the victims family
I did a cliff dive once where I sort of zenned out and didn't realize I had sunk down to 120 feet (40ish meters for you non moon landing folk). Had a bit of panic thinking I'd have to do a longer decompression stop and if I had enough air, but the reality is the tables are generous enough that it was ok.
I did ONE scuba cave trip and NOPE, never again. I found that the water makes my sense of direction almost useless so the instant you lose sight of the entrance......no mini-map to guide you back. F that.
F'n hell. Guy lost his wife AND daughter in that cave. Regardless of the wifes 'experience' a cave that deep is way at the edge of a recreational divers capabilities IMHO. Not that we'll probably ever know for sure, but I'd love to know what went wrong. Bad air? Strong current? They all died trying to save one?
Avid Reading Horse
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Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves
Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.
www.bbc.com
And more life pointlessly wasted on this stupid shit.
just goes to show how dangerous this stuff is when even the pros are dying. I wonder how deep those caves go. Surely some rich fuck with some fancy drones or a minisub can motor his yacht over there and help out? I'm sure the greeks will show up in a few days to sort it out.Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves
Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.
And more life pointlessly wasted on this stupid shit.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
Putonahappyface
: *creates thread about hobby he finds fascinating*Gaffers: *post news about the most depressing stuff related to the hobby*
Avid Reading Horse
Member
I hope he learned a valuable lesson.
Gaffers: *post news about the most depressing stuff related to the hobby*
