Ever been spelunking?

Crusty

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No, but my dad used to years ago. :) I've always wanted to do it at least once
 

meltdown75

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Ah crap, I answered yes before I read the stipulation.

It was down in the Mayan Riviera, in a 'cenote'. You repel down and a little Mayan kid brings you an inner tube to float around on. Pretty neat.

 

LtPage1

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randomly wandered into some caves in yosemite. it was really more of a hole made by a bunch of big rocks on top of one another, but still cool.
 

LordMorpheus

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Found some caves hiking in MO with friends, of course we went in.

Didn't feel like getting lost or stuck so we didn't spend too much time inside.
 

Armitage

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Yep - went a few times with the caving club @ Virginia Tech.
The only one I remember by name was Pighole. You rapelled down into a sinkhole where farmers used to toss dead livestock (hence the name). They don't anymore, so no dead rotting corpses lying around. Was a very vertical cave - a few months later a guy died after falling down a shaft that scared the crap out of me when we crossed it.
 

Gurck

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"NFW are you going to get me into a hole in the ground until I'm DEAD!!"

Though I did go on a tour in one as a kid.
 

n7

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I used to wanna be a spelunker as a little kid.

I still find caves incredibly interesting, & if i am ever near one...you can be sure i'll be goin' explorining.

Nothing around here though sadly.
 

Brutuskend

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Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Lived in Missouri for 3-yrs, spelunked many a cave

Yeah Mo. is great for caves.

I lived there several years myself.

Before that, Bedford Indiana. Limestone capitol of the world (or so they claim).

All in all, I've probably been in 8-10 different caves, and most of them un guided.

I miss them. Not much in the cave category around here. (Or.)
 

Armitage

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Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Lived in Missouri for 3-yrs, spelunked many a cave

Yeah Mo. is great for caves.

I lived there several years myself.

Before that, Bedford Indiana. Limestone capitol of the world (or so they claim).

All in all, I've probably been in 8-10 different caves, and most of them un guided.

I miss them. Not much in the cave category around here. (Or.)

Lava tubes up in the cascades? Not quite the same I guess.