In another thread (When did you consider yourself a cave diver?) I saw the following post:


Quote Originally Posted by LCF View Post
I'll never be a cave diver. I am a line-following cave tourist, and that's all I'll ever be. I live 3000 miles from caves to dive, and I will never have the experience and constant practice that makes some of my friends into the cave divers they are. Keeping that perspective keeps me respectful and safe.

This resonates with me. While I live 60 miles from Jacobs Well and have friends who dive there as part of a team, I live just over 800 miles from the nearest cave training opportunities. I'm about as prepared as I can be to begin this journey but I struggle deciding to take the first steps due to the distances involved.


For those of you who dealt with this, what's your take?