Double Lines at Ginnie

[loquat149]

Remember, I had you go first in case the line was broken?

Dave

[whodunit68]

haha

[w ripley]

...Had to swim in a bit and down and make a tie in on the right side...We entered following the knotted line. At first the passage is a farily comfortable swim with turns and minor changes in elevation. At this point the line is generally running on the side of the passage. Then ceiling comes noticably closer to the cave floor requiring quite a bit more focus if diving back mount and the line moves up to the ceiling. It was soon after this the line was tied off on the ceiling. At a guess I am thinking this around 150 feet up the line...

The line you are looking for is not knotted and the tie off is not on the right side coming in from the Hill 400 jump. Everything you describe sounds like you went past the entrance you were seeking, and went to the next tunnel and went into the "whale bone" area. It's an easy miss.

When you think you have found the tunnel (directly across from the double arrows on the line leading back to the Syphon Tunnel jump), you will have to go over a small mud hill and drop down into the tunnel and you will see the line tied off immediately on the left.

[diveconjeff]

The line you are looking for is not knotted and the tie off is not on the right side coming in from the Hill 400 jump. Everything you describe sounds like you went past the entrance you were seeking, and went to the next tunnel and went into the "whale bone" area. It's an easy miss.

When you think you have found the tunnel (directly across from the double arrows on the line leading back to the Syphon Tunnel jump), you will have to go over a small mud hill and drop down into the tunnel and you will see the line tied off immediately on the left.

Thanks for pointing this out. What you are saying makes a lot of sense.
and sort of fits in retrospect. I was having a very hard time reconciling the knotted line as I specificlly recalled the line before was without knots.

Spoke to several who have done the DL circuit this weekend, and it seems pretty clear I was not looking a double lines. But some other line that wil require further investigation at some point in the near future.

Thanks for sharing

Jeff

[stickydeco]

. . . Heading up there next week, and might take a longer look, would appreciate some input

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so, in keeping with that axiom, I've gone ahead and posted a short 3 minute video that will show you how to get on to the lower entrance (upstream side) of the Double Lines. It's here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Tv_cExlh4

Stay safe!!!!!

Crazy Boy

[whodunit68]

Nice video!

[Wizard]

Thanks Jack! Nice job.

[diveconjeff]

OK. I've been schooled once again.

Thanks Jack, that was nicely done. Maybe I'll get a peek this Saturday.

But now I am even more curious about the line I did find....

[lv2dive]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so, in keeping with that axiom, I've gone ahead and posted a short 3 minute video that will show you how to get on to the lower entrance (upstream side) of the Double Lines. It's here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Tv_cExlh4

Stay safe!!!!!

Crazy Boy

Jack - that was great! A personal guided dive from 1 ATA! <G>

I do have to take exception to one statement you made, though... the beginning doesn't have to be a "mess" in backmount .

Kate (from Atlanta)