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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I've actually been scuba diving in a cave (well, cavern according to the standard diving definition). Far enough, though, that I couldn't get back to air without someone sharing theirs with me.

There's also some good, terrifying documentaries that I can recommend.

But yeah, I'm not going in a cave ever again. I will go under water and even get a decompression obligation again, but nothing but the largest, safest carves ever again.

I'm too old for this shit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Am curious about those documentaries. I love caves, but stick to safe tours and whatnot. I don't know that I would be OK exploring a "wild" cave.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Dave not coming back". Those people are ridiculously suicidal. Watch it and contact me later. It's absolutely insane if you understand what they were actually doing. They don't do a good enough job explaining that.

"The last breath" that's on Netflix. Not quite the same. Terrifying nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Appreciate it, I'll check them out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/nnI_oZKxzl0?si=VIyyZmoFmWK565JB

Here's a YouTube documentary on one of the most famous cases.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

check the youtubes channels @ScaryInteresting and @TerrorTwin

They have all kind of short documentaries about caving, cave diving, mountaineering and more.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Caving seems like one of those things where while it's one of the coolest things ever, I also don't think I would ever want to go in a cave ever in my entire life. It just seems to risky, even for professionals, and it seems like there are so many unexpected variables when it comes to caving that can be completely out of your control.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dave Not Coming Back comes to mind.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yup. That's the one. Suggested earlier.

Very suicidal behavior, but a different way to die than, well, downing while clawing at the solid rock above you.

I know a lot about scuba, and that's why I'm not going into caves again.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These stories are why I really don't feel like I'm missing out by not getting into caving.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I like to keep my adventures just a helicopter ride from a hospital

Hiking is so much safer especially nowadays

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


MERSIN, Turkey, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Rescuers raced on Sunday to rescue an American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey, moving him halfway to the surface.

Mark Dickey, 40, was on an international exploration expedition in the Morca cave in Mersin province's Taurus mountains when he began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding at a depth of 1,040 metres.

"Our medical team is working really hard to try to keep Mark's condition as stable as possible.

Since yesterday, we started lifting the stretcher and transporting him through the cave," Giuseppe Conti, European Cave Rescue Association technical commission chairperson, told reporters.

Dickey's fiancee, Jessica Van Ord, who was with him during the expedition, has been staying at the camp site and working with the rescue teams.

Cenk Yildiz, Mersin provincial head of Turkey's AFAD disaster management authority, said Dickey would be brought out in two to three days "if they don't experience any problems".


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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you really want a caving incident that'll give you nightmares... Nutty Putty

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I didn't feel like sleeping tonight anyways

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Also check out Man In Hole, internet historian describes Floyds Tomb and how it got its name.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That's a lot of turkey

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Oh helllllllllllllllll no

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Good progress so far.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I can't wait to watch some freaky YouTube doc about this in a couple months

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The other half will cost 27,000,000 Lire

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Its Lira, be unfunny but at least precise

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Or about £20