The obvious one is the "Woody Jasper Miracle" in Hart Springs back in the 80's
I think he got two OW divers out of an airspace near the entrance.
There is also and small chimney with an air space less than 100 ft or so. downstream from Challenge Sink in the Peacock system.
Might have been Otter, not Hart....Forrest would know.
May 1990....Youtube has a video.
If you pay attention, Wes Skiles and Tom Morris are two of the "OW dive group" in the video.
Yes, Otter.Originally Posted by phreaticus53
Upper cavern at Morrison Springs always seems to have an air bell and is definitely under water. I proposed to my wife in there!
Underwater Air Bells
Yep. Years ago it was nicknamed ?the garage?. Not sure why.
When I was an ow diver my instructor took me into morrisons cavern as a reward for passing aow. I was probably 17. For the next several years I went back at least once a year with friends and brought them in the cavern. To end the dive I?d always bring them to that uppoer cavern and we?d talk in the airbell. One trip we were in the airbell and I guess I wasnt as buoyant as expected and when I opened my mouth to talk I sunk a little and inhaled a ton of water. Its the closest to drowning I?ve ever been. Its what got me to stop going in overheads as an ow diver and what made me eventually want cave certification.
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I think that was in JB by chicken head, but I might be wrong. In any case, it was just a few inches of air space, not what the OP was asking for, like being able to get completely out of the water.
It's often difficult for non-native speakers to get the nuances right... I'm not even sure what I would have called it. Either way, there are a bunch of air pockets, I just don't know how big they are. BTW, there are at least three places in St George where you could stick your head out of the water and hang for a bit (I guess) within the first 3000 ft.
Underwater Air Bells
The way it was explained to me is that salle laveur is a true air bell, but that term was not actually defined. Its obviously big enough to get out and wander around on solid ground. I?m sure it has some gas that can percolate to the surface, but I dont understand how that does or doesnt make it an airdome.
I actually showed my wife(who?s a karst scientist) the comments here about what does and doesnt constitute an ?air bell? and she rolled her eyes and started going on and on. I stopped listening immediately cause its over my pay grade. But basically it sounds like none of us know what we?re talking about.
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I just thought 'air bell' as in 'diving bell'. But yeah, I don't know.
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