Exploration at Ginnie - my Article

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I thought I'd put this up as a warm-up to my talk at the NACD conference, and also for people who won't be going. I'll be showing some video of the first 800 ft of this cave, as well as talking about it.

Here's an article that I wrote and that, one way and another, no-one wanted to publish [.....]


Regards,

Andrew

I just read the conservation agreement that is required signing in order to be a member of NSS/CDS and it includes a statement about blocking public dissemination of cave location or other cave information if the NSS (and presumably the CDS) determines that information to be deterimental to the conservation of the cave. I don't know if NACD has a similar statement, but that may be why you can't get it published....

Wait, you have published it right here on the internet! Dang! Freedom of the press Lives! Voices will be Heard! Knowledge will be Transmitted!

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[atedeschi]

Thanks all for the comments!



Well, there are quite a few divers who would live to visit it either backmount or on a rebreather. Unfortunately it's just not going to happen. It's a pity as having a rebreather back there would help the logistics immensely.

I give about another year and your statement will no longer be valud, I am sure you already know what I am talking about

[aainslie]

I give about another year and your statement will no longer be valud, I am sure you already know what I am talking about

The second restriction CANNOT be done in backmount. Some fairly dedicated people have tried just about everything to get through there. Unlike the first one it's NOT clay -look at my video, 7 mins 42 secs in. And believe me, people have tried hard to find a bypass. I don't believe that there is one.

If anyone DOES get past it, please be careful after 5200 feet. That cave is delicate - I'm talking about hte bit that Agnes photographed. Don't screw it up!!!

[Gary]

I give about another year and your statement will no longer be valud, I am sure you already know what I am talking about

"valud"?

"valud"???

I don't think I'm alone in having no idea what you are talking about.

[K Mejean]

I'm guessing valid. The kets are right next to each other. Looks like a mistake I would make.

[Line Squirrel]

Don't screw it up!!!

LOL - Andrew, you're funny

Don't cave dive unless properly trained......

Don't dive beyond your limits......

Don't speed......

Don't smoke.....

Don't pee in the pool......

RI-I-I-I-I-GHT

[fixxervi6]

LOL - Andrew, you're funny

Don't cave dive unless properly trained......

Don't dive beyond your limits......

Don't speed......

Don't smoke.....

Don't pee in the pool......

RI-I-I-I-I-GHT

you mean your not suppose to pee in the pool?

[atedeschi]

The second restriction CANNOT be done in backmount. Some fairly dedicated people have tried just about everything to get through there. Unlike the first one it's NOT clay -look at my video, 7 mins 42 secs in. And believe me, people have tried hard to find a bypass. I don't believe that there is one.

If anyone DOES get past it, please be careful after 5200 feet. That cave is delicate - I'm talking about hte bit that Agnes photographed. Don't screw it up!!!

I was thinking more along the lines of a SM CCR, not backmount.

[caverkevin]

Why? Me and my backmounted KISS Classic have been pass that restriction a few times. It's not that hard, just have to be creative. If anyone wants to learns, I'll be more than happy to teach them.

I was thinking more along the lines of a SM CCR, not backmount.

[aainslie]

Why? Me and my backmounted KISS Classic have been pass that restriction a few times. It's not that hard, just have to be creative. If anyone wants to learns, I'll be more than happy to teach them.

Yeah - by taking it off!!

Good job btw. Almost makes me want to buy one...

I hope that you're pushing the heck out of that passage... and that you'll tell the rest of us all about it.