Orange Grove......The way in !

[JE]

Once upon a time.......A long, long time ago.....when there were no gates or fees into PSSP,
one could almost dive any place they wished, so long as nothing was burned to the ground. A solo cave diver i knew, routinely geared up w\back mounted dbles {120s} & in front of classes would gleefully do a forward sumersault (15'-20') into the OG, just above the cavern entrance. Of course this was a different time, and now one doubts that it could even be attempted with park management lurking in the woods.

food for thought ! Ha !

mite have been the 'Muckman' !

later

ps: yes..Cisteen is a nasty entry into the dark beyond ! But then any new entry is
exciting.

[Benthic]

Jumping from that cliff was often referred to as "taking the elevator", and was not uncommon before the current steps at Orange Grove were built. Of course, it is now frowned upon and, I believe, cause for ejection from the park.

Brian

[Line Squirrel]

Still the best way to get into Mayan Blue

[Sludge]

Jumping from that cliff ... was not uncommon before the current steps at Orange Grove were built.

I remember my instructor telling us that someone he knew seriously injured his back jumping off the cliff and he forbade us from doing it. I also remember making my way down to the water (where the steps are now) and looking up at the cliff, thinking, "It's not so high..."

[jj1987]

I remember my instructor telling us that someone he knew seriously injured his back jumping off the cliff and he forbade us from doing it. I also remember making my way down to the water (where the steps are now) and looking up at the cliff, thinking, "It's not so high..."

I jumped in a sink 2 weeks ago because that was the easiest way in....

Wanna guess what part of the whole diving process I DIDN'T think about? lol

[CCR Josh]

My full cave course was filled with stories of "the good ol days" when my instructor and other well-known cave divers would jump, flip, swing and everything else into the water.

Sounds like a good time!

[BillBowden]

Ah yes, the good old days- before these pesky certification requirements.

[MORGAN]

I always want to jump off the high side at Madison, but when I'm there it's always when I've been diving a lot the past several days and I don't want to "shake up the bubbles". I don't know if this is a reasonable thing to worry about, but so far it's kept me from doing it.

Mike

[atedeschi]

We need certifications? I just bring my iphone and go on the forums to figure out what to do at a jump or directional marker. Sometimes I even search which deco profiles will give me less deco and switch to it during the dive depending on how good the users posting feedback is

[RN]

My full cave course was filled with stories of "the good ol days" when my instructor and other well-known cave divers would jump, flip, swing and everything else into the water.

Sounds like a good time!

And some of them even jumped UP into the spring while it was snowing!!