To what end ?

[JE]

No mount can be challenging, but if you need to do it for access to a cool system, then maybe it is worth the effort ! But the following video is just plain insane: ...........................>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtlwoX1YEmg

Mods move this if you deem necessary, I found this intriguing to say the least.

Jack

[Kelly Jessop]

No mount can be challenging, but if you need to do it for access to a cool system, then maybe it is worth the effort ! But the following video is just plain insane: ...........................>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtlwoX1YEmg

Mods move this if you deem necessary, I found this intriguing to say the least.

Jack

I have no mounted a few times, and I always use a tether in case a tank takes off down a slope etc. I see they have a technique without a tether, and that may be a function of passage narrowness. Any thoughts from other no mounters of tether versus no tether?

[citracaver]

I have no mounted a few times, and I always use a tether in case a tank takes off down a slope etc. I see they have a technique without a tether, and that may be a function of passage narrowness. Any thoughts from other no mounters of tether versus no tether?

I've done it both ways, with and without tethers. If you don't use one you really need to be careful. I would say i prefer no tether though. Sometimes it hampers the ability to bend the way you need to. I have also found that at times I like to be able to wedge my tanks and move away from them a little bit if i need to dig on something. In a cave I was in recently I wished I could get the tanks a little farther from me because they kept sliding down into the restriction I was trying to dig out. Tanks are inconvenient...I need gills...

[Aotus]

doesn't really freak me out, but it seems boring to me. I guess we all have our favorite parts about cave diving.

cool video, glad i saw it, more glad i didn't lug all my stuff there to do it.

[phillip1]

Why is this insane, Looks like a cool cave and really good viz too,

[tursiops]

It is no-fins too, as well as no-mount.

[JE]

Why is this insane, Looks like a cool cave and really good viz too,

What amazes me is the one diver's helmut comes off & then he is fiddling with his regulators as well ? I could be wrong. i need to watch this again.
No mount in a confined space has its advantages as you are less likely to get tangled in either your line or your gear...but again, I've been there & done this in tight restrictions where-as i felt completely at ease. Not gonna say where but the passages were outstanding to say the least. One more tidbit....proper training by a seasoned instructor is genuinely advised. Back in the day, after cavern & basic cave certs we learned by doing & experiences in progress, we were excited to find new caves & passages......today, the schooling and training available is tantamount to exploration cave diving.
That is my take on all this. The two or three divers doing the shallow cold water cave in Wisconsin seemed to be struggling & task loaded to boot !
My opinion only......but it was interesting to see what is up there !

[Jack Hammer]

It's pretty shallow

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[Wizard]

Nice pull and slide action!

[jj1987]

I spend a week a month in Wisconsin, are there any caves worth diving?