To what end ?

[trout]

I love that little cave! I've yet to make it past the cheese grater restriction (too many cheese curds!), but it's a really fun and relaxing dive.

Gayle Orner'
Madison, WI

[Tamara Thomsen]

No beavers, this one has muskrats.

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[JDostal]

It's different but enjoyable. There isn't much for natural caves to dive in Wisconsin and this one offers very clear water and beautiful features. It's not really a dive - more dry caving than anything being that you crawl through it without fins. But it's pretty, and it's cave and it's fun.

In wisconsin we usually dive old mines :
http://youtu.be/y0ygH6cnReI
http://youtu.be/jglSX-LVGls

Lots of neat stuff to be had in the region!

[kensuf]

I'm thinking that groundwater in Wisconsin has to be very cold and that shrinkage is more of an issue than anything.

[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...

[phillip1]

I saw this video a while ago and I think it is super cool, plus the music and editing is great IMO

[Tegg]

Kelly, I am in the tether camp. Some passages that require no-mount can open up or be part of a larger fissure and possible allow for a tank to "make a run for it"... and in low/no vis, that's not fun.

[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 !

[phillip1]

No mount or any tight cave is really a mental thing, similar to big wave surfing, this is not any more dangerous than a larger cave or a head high wave, as long as you are comfortable and having fun. Super tight caves are all about actually liking tight caves and being 100% comfortable.

[Kelly Jessop]

Kelly, I am in the tether camp. Some passages that require no-mount can open up or be part of a larger fissure and possible allow for a tank to "make a run for it"... and in low/no vis, that's not fun.

I can see where not using a tether may make things easier,but still prefer to have one. I recall Bill Rennaker talking about a tank getting away from him, and the only thing keeping his tank from running away was a 3 cent cable tie on his mouth piece.