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How to go spelunking
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 "My favorite sport for sure! You dont have to be a super athelete (I failed gym class) there are many levels to try"
How I did it: I started spelunking as a teen, my family traveled a fair amount, road trips mostly.and caves diving was always a favorite cheap thrill of mine. My absolute favorite easy one was the lost sea, its a large cave with the worlds LARGEST underground lake, covering 4 acres. There is a glass bottom boat to view the lake from, well they call it a boat, I think dingy is a more apt name and dont believe the website, it is not that well lit I think they must have used a heavy flash in those photographs. The guides all used flashlights) Its well marked and only 3/4 of a mile round trip, but very steep on the way back. There are bats in most of the caves I have been in, but most well traversed caves are not inundated with them. Lessons & tips: I recomend show caves for beginers. They are well guided, have even floors and are lit. Cumberland Caverns in Tennessee is a very easy one and a good introduction to spelunking. Its 32 miles of constant cave, the second largest in the US.
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How I did it: when i was in mexico last summer my family and i went on a cenote tour and one was in a cave, so i technically went spelunking. it was really f'ing cold, but a lot of fun. i'm glad i got to do it. :) Read how I did it…
How I did it: While in Maui, we explored the Hana Lava Tubes. Doing that excursion made me want to go spelunking- really crawling through small crevices of caves. So for my birthday the following year I booked a spelunking tour to go caving. Read how I did it…
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The gym at school is sponsoring a rapelling/spelunking trip in November. $65 all together, so who knows. Of course a simple spelunking trip at the same place without that school is only 22 but they’re almost closed…so maybe through the school is the way to go.
Checked into doing this at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and unfortunately it has a age requirement of 16. Both of my children want to do this with me but my youngest is only 14. There are alot of other caves in this area though so I will have to do some more research on this or wait for 2 more years until he turns 16.
I consider this to be sleeping in a cave, although I know technically it means cave exploring, which I’ve done. I think there might be a place where I can camp in a cave, a few hours south of me. Eventually I’d love to get good enough to do vertical caving. Does anyone know where you can get lessons or experience with someone who knows what they are doing and can help you?
I found a cool ice cave up north that I mentioned to my roommate. There is what they call the ‘ice curtain’ inside which looks like a curtain made of ice. Not sure if we’ll make the trip up this year, due to wanting to save during the economy downturn. But now, with gas prices so low, it would also seem kind of an ideal trip.
It was really intense. You might want to make sure you are fit and have adequite upper body strength before you go. I am very weak in my arms and had some trouble with some of the climbing. It was totally worth it though. It was so weird. It was the closest thing to a life-threatening experience i have ever had. There were times when it was like, “if i don’t do this right i am going to die” I don’t know if i would do it again, maybe. It was definitely an experience i am glad i had.
I’ve always been fascinated by caves and their secrets. I want to learn about the creatures that live there; find unanswered questions and tackle them; sift through well-held mysteries and make a hypothesis. I want to feel the thrill of falling forever through the dark.
I guess spelunking is exploring caves. Which I’ve done. I want to SLEEP in a cave! And probably do some more primitive stuff.
Another someday… It would be fun, but it’s just not going to happen real soon.
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