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  • If I'm not right at EOL at the next exit, I'm turning the dive and swimming the whole way back.

    13 25.49%

  • Unless I can see natural light at the next exit, I'd turn the dive.

    24 47.06%

  • I'll swim ahead a couple of hundred feet to get to the nearest but unverified exit.

    6 11.76%

  • I'll swim 400-500 feet (a red primary reel distance) to get to the nearest but unverified exit.

    1 1.96%

  • If I'm more than halfway, I'll keep swimming to the nearest exit regardless of verification.

    7 13.73%
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  1. 04-21-2012 08:24 PM #1
    Red Hat Jef
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    Question In an emergency, would you turn the dive or take a closer but unverified exit?

    Did a dive in Orange Grove today, turning the dive at Challenge. Around 900 feet, the arrows flip direction, indicating that the next exit ahead is now closer. At around 500 feet to challenge, I started thinking - if I was to have a true emergency and needed to get out ASAP, which way would I go? I know my path backwards is verified but a lot further. I've been in the cave before, and feel pretty comfortable that I could get out there, assuming there aren't any broken gold lines or cave-ins I will have to contend with. Assuming the cave doesn't have any restrictions or major changes in depth ahead (so distance and non-verified line is the only thing I'm worried about) I think I'd have to be pretty close to the other exit to continue, instead of turning around.

    What would you do?

    Last edited by Red Hat Jef; 04-21-2012 at 08:27 PM. Reason: modifying the phrasing for clarity

 
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