Olsen Access

I was thinking about the Olsen access hold-up and I started laughing about requiring wheelchair access at the Devil's Millhopper (what a fun ride to the bottom that would be).

Obviously there are situations when requiring handicap access is just silly.

How much longer is Olsen going to be closed?

Hopefully for good.

The best part of the cave is between Challange and Olson IMHO and that is because of the low traffic.

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Originally Posted by Gary

I was thinking about the Olsen access hold-up and I started laughing about requiring wheelchair access at the Devil's Millhopper (what a fun ride to the bottom that would be).

Obviously there are situations when requiring handicap access is just silly.

How much longer is Olsen going to be closed?

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Handicap access is not the issue,but erosion control. Give me the video rights when you decide to descend Devil's Mill Hopper in a wheelchair

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Originally Posted by mmcauliffe

The best part of the cave is between Challange and Olson IMHO and that is because of the low traffic.

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Lots of nasty, old silty lines to follow there, eh Mike..... ;)

Safe diving,

Rich

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Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop

Give me the video rights when you decide to descend Devil's Mill Hopper in a wheelchair

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ROFL!!

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Originally Posted by Rich

Lots of nasty, old silty lines to follow there, eh Mike..... ;)

Safe diving,

Rich

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I am just starting to peek down those old silty lines myself :D
And they are nassy ... (EEK)

Da Beano

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Originally Posted by Rich

Lots of nasty, old silty lines to follow there, eh Mike..... ;)

Safe diving,

Rich

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Those are the best kind

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Originally Posted by Gary

I was thinking about the Olsen access hold-up and I started laughing about requiring wheelchair access at the Devil's Millhopper (what a fun ride to the bottom that would be).

Obviously there are situations when requiring handicap access is just silly.

How much longer is Olsen going to be closed?

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Wheel-chairing into the Devil's Millhopper? Wanna race?!

The "word" I have herd is that Olsen will never open up. The state has kept it closed to access just long enough to not reopen it. Too bad the CSO does not have any impact on this.... Ken

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Originally Posted by guru caver

Wheel-chairing into the Devil's Millhopper? Wanna race?!

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I'm going to wait til they put the ramp in first. ;-)

As for me, I'm happy with Olsen being closed. The basin was starting to get pretty beat up and the paths leading down to it allowed lots of sand, dirt and other crap to wash into it. The area between Olsen and Challenge is very pretty and has some of the nicest passages in the system. You don't need Olsen open to see it.