What have you damaged?

[fixxervi6]

During training exiting with no lights, when I tried to turn my light back on I got nothing, the light was on the reflector was just caked full of clay/silt, at some point during the drill I got close enough to the ground to "plow" it full.

I was unware of this at the time, it was clipped off to my chest d-ring but even then it hangs down several inches.

I've tried to find the "plow" mark on other dives but have been unable to locate it, but it had to have been there at some point if its still not there.

Its probably the most noticable damage I have left behind that I am aware of.

[stairman]

All my exit drills were over rock. I guess theres clay between them though. That would be hard to see. Sometimes near the ceiling my fin touches it and Im unaware of any damage but its possible .

[pwl4476]

This is kinda like a 12 step meeting isn't it?

My turn: I lost my bouyancy control while diving CCR in Peacock, back near the restriction point (whose name I forget). Up to the ceiling, then down to the bottom when I over-compensated. At the bottom I stuck my hand in the mud up to my wrist. I didn't have the cajones to look at the damage. But I knew it was there.

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[jimdiverman]

What about all the run lines from scooters? Like in JB?

[OFG-1]

What have I damaged, you ask???

Well, apparantly I mentally and emotionally damaged my first wife. I have been working on damaging my second one for the last 27 years. She is a lot tougher than my first one, but I believe I am making progress.

[NWGratefulDiver]

What have you damaged in caves that you regret and what did you learn?

I left a pawprint in the bottom of the mud tunnel at Little River while I was tying in a jump line.

I learned that Jim ain't gonna pass me if I dive like that ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[LiteHedded]

70 bottle slipped out of my hand when i was dropping it headed towards hendley's castle. left a stage bottle shaped dent in the silt.
I'm a naughty cave diver.


i fixed it pretty good tho...

[Webmaster]

I unintentionally sealed off a cave entrance with a ~9 ton rock, fortunately with no one inside at the time.

[bob1577]

I guess everyone has damaged some part of the cave at some time. We are not perfect all the time right. When I was learning to cave dive I made a tie off at the entrance to one not so known cave and on exiting a piece broke off near the tie point. I felt bad and it made me think if I can do this and I am only one diver what happens in years to come as thousands of divers go into caves every year. There will be alot of damage. But after I thought in extreme floods caves get smashed up as well probably far worse. But I guess if we are all a little more careful we can protect them form human damage, mother nature we cant stop that.

[NWGratefulDiver]

I left a pawprint in the bottom of the mud tunnel at Little River while I was tying in a jump line.

I was happy to note when I returned to this spot a coupla weeks ago that the flow has erased my pawprint.

I was even happier to tie in the jump this time without doing it again ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)