Cave Diving in Chile?

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10-14-2008 04:16 PM
rchrds

Cave Diving in Chile?

Anyone know anything about any cave diving in Chile?
PM- thanks!

Jason Richards
10-14-2008 05:08 PM
pedeseigne

cave diving in Chile

Hi

not many places to dive in Chile.
If you want some informations you can look at this :

http://www.centre-terre.fr/

The only places known at this day are in the extreme south of Patagonia on the island of Madre Dios.

I was one of the divers of the 2006 expedition.
It's not an easy access to go there and it' s more difficult to dive there.
And when you are at Madre Dios, you 've to wait a quiet weather...! Sometimes...!
To go to the sumps you have to take a small boat and ride on the sea. You can dive some springs directly from the boat.
But you have to walk in the primary forest with the diving equipement before to found the entrance of the cave...!
Not an easy buisness....!
When I dive the big spring of Los Lobos, the current was very strong. And it's an hard affar to push a dive in thoses conditions...!
But the real and big problem is the very bad weather... Rains and winds are realy awful...!

I think it's very difficult to a lonely diver to go there. Only a big team could do that....!
But, you can believe me, that a great and incredible adventure to go there...!

Best regards.

pe deseigne
10-14-2008 05:26 PM
rchrds

Very interesting- actually, we are putting together an expedition in 2010, primarily cavers, not cave divers, but I was interested in side options, and wanted to cover everything.

Thanks for the info!

Jason
10-14-2008 05:44 PM
FW

Quote:

Originally Posted by rchrds

Very interesting- actually, we are putting together an expedition in 2010, primarily cavers, not cave divers, but I was interested in side options, and wanted to cover everything.

Thanks for the info!

Jason

For a minute there I thought your orders got changed :-)
10-14-2008 07:43 PM
mwenner

Ya, come on Jason, copter us into Chili....!
10-15-2008 07:14 AM
rchrds

Ha! I could only wish. Read the above attachment on their last expedition there very cool write up with only a couple of cave pics- Sounds like it rains a little too much for me, but the crew I know is adamant that they know of caving further south- So we will see how it pans out. Long time away.

Jason
10-15-2008 07:37 AM
Walter Pickel

Jason...We missed you at TAG!
10-15-2008 08:06 AM
FW

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeepSea

Jason...We missed you at TAG!

I didn't know you were at TAG. There is some caving in that area, and more a little northwest :-)
10-15-2008 08:54 AM
Walter Pickel

Quote:

Originally Posted by FW

I didn't know you were at TAG. There is some caving in that area, and more a little northwest :-)

3 hours north?

We did Stephen's Gap, Limerock Blowing Hole and spent 10 hours in Tumbling Rock...
10-15-2008 12:47 PM
rchrds

Ya- I know, sorry guys. Chrissy was there for everyone's entertainment, but the government wouldnt give me enough time off to come up and play. In addition, I had to fly to San Diego for a day, and that pretty much shot the rest of the weekend, caving wise.

J
10-15-2008 04:19 PM
FW

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeepSea

3 hours north?

Not from the TAG site :-D
10-15-2008 10:22 PM
rchrds

He's thinking M'boro...you didn't take anyone diving at the cave-in this year Forrest?

J
10-16-2008 04:53 AM
FW

Quote:

Originally Posted by rchrds

He's thinking M'boro...you didn't take anyone diving at the cave-in this year Forrest?

J

I had a dive lined up, but the other divers canceled, one wasn't feeling well, and the other wanted to test a new harness :roll:

PS M'boro isn't 3 hours from the TAG site :-)