Hole in the Wall (Downstream Tunnel)

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08-14-2012 10:14 AM
jcook

Hole in the Wall (Downstream Tunnel)

Did a 2500' double stage dive yesterday at Hole in the Wall in the Downstream Tunnel. Vis was beautiful with just a small/negligible amount of particulate in the water for about the first 1600'. After that got a little milky with a decent amount of particulate in the water in spots, and after about 2300' the vis went to about 50' or less with a good amount of stuff in the water.

There are a lot of fin marks in the clay bottom, which is sad, but it is still the most beautiful cave I have been to thus far. I would definitely recommend having your buoyancy perfect before venturing into this system, since there are a lot of drop-unders between domes and the bottom is silt and clay. Also, the water is REALLY COLD (I'm as wuss), 66 F and some parts have a legitimate thermocline if you drop to the bottom of the cave.
08-14-2012 10:17 AM
whodunit68

thanks for the report. if you think that's cold for Hole, go back in a few months when the pond is 40 degrees and Hole is 60.
08-14-2012 02:03 PM
floridakid

I have been in hole when the warmest water you can find is 60 and when you swim through the 60 degree water it is so warm you feel like you are swimming in piss. The coldest I have seen in hole is 55-56 but I don't really dive hole that much so it may get colder than that
08-14-2012 09:38 PM
RN

The marks in both Hole and Twin have increased over the past year or so. It's pretty sad.
08-15-2012 04:46 AM
FW

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Originally Posted by jcook

Did a 2500' double stage dive yesterday at Hole in the Wall....

What no rebreather, or did you mean dropping off two bailout bottles?
08-15-2012 07:24 AM
jcook

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Originally Posted by FW

What no rebreather, or did you mean dropping off two bailout bottles?

No, the rebreather is getting re-built at the moment. I HAD to dive OC unfortunately. That is why I only made it to 2500', I turned at 1/4's. Plus I carried the stages the whole dive, I was really worried about dropping them anywhere and screwing up the cave any worse that it already was. If I was on my rebreather, I would've looked for the champagne bottle :-).
08-15-2012 07:32 AM
FW

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Originally Posted by jcook

No, the rebreather is getting re-built at the moment. I HAD to dive OC unfortunately. That is why I only made it to 2500', I turned at 1/4's. Plus I carried the stages the whole dive, I was really worried about dropping them anywhere and screwing up the cave any worse that it already was. If I was on my rebreather, I would've looked for the champagne bottle :-).

Yep, HITW is lacking good places to drop stages. Sorry you had to dive OC :-D
08-15-2012 07:39 AM
jcook

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Originally Posted by FW

Sorry you had to dive OC :-D

Thank you Forrest, at least someone knows my pain!
08-15-2012 08:06 AM
FW

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Originally Posted by jcook

No, the rebreather is getting re-built at the moment...

Have you ever read your signature line :rollguy
08-15-2012 08:14 AM
jcook

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Originally Posted by FW

Have you ever read your signature line :rollguy

Ya, ya, all 3 of my rebreathers are in some stages of re-build at the moment. I meant the main unit is getting re-built. I have other rebreathers for different types of dives.
08-15-2012 11:02 AM
LiteHedded

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Originally Posted by jcook

No, the rebreather is getting re-built at the moment. I HAD to dive OC unfortunately. That is why I only made it to 2500', I turned at 1/4's. Plus I carried the stages the whole dive, I was really worried about dropping them anywhere and screwing up the cave any worse that it already was. If I was on my rebreather, I would've looked for the champagne bottle :-).

:roll:
no one's judging your sac rate guy. you don't have to justify anything to internet cave divers
08-15-2012 11:03 AM
jcook

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Originally Posted by LiteHedded

:roll:
no one's judging your sac rate guy. you don't have to justify anything to internet cave divers

:rollguy I wasn't trying to do that, just explaining my dive to Forrest.
08-15-2012 03:54 PM
FW

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Originally Posted by jcook

:rollguy I wasn't trying to do that, just explaining my dive to Forrest.

Yea, I figured a double stage rebreather dive would have gotten him at least to JB :roll:
08-15-2012 04:15 PM
moody

Yeah, I was there in July and the bottom was in rough shape, Edd said an instructor had taken a DPV class into there and made a mess of it. Not cool.