Indian Springs Exploration Nov. 2013

[MedCop]

Members of the ASA Cave Diving Team and invited guests completed a seven hour dive in Indian Springs on Saturday November 23rd 2013. The dive at depths of over 310’ resulted in the discovery of several new leads in crystal clear water. The spider web of lines past the Wakulla Room with numerous 3 way T’s and a few 5 way T’s will take several dives to sort out and clean up. Most of the line in the deeper section leads only a few hundred feet to dead ends. However, members of the ASA Cave Diving Team with the use of side mount gear and CCR found several new passages with large open tunnel. It is exciting to continue the exploration of Indian Springs and only time will tell where the new passages may lead or what system it will connect with. Special thanks to the ASA Cave Diving Team supports divers, Brandon Cook, Steve Mann, David Jones, Steve Cushman, and surface support and coordination Dena Spray. Members of the push team included Nathan Spray, Jonathan Pitt, and John Taylor. Special thanks to Cave Connections and Camp Indian Springs for helping make this exploration a continuing success.

[kensuf]

Congrats!

[whodunit68]

Nathan, you guys are doing amazing work in a really challenging environment. I was glad to be part of the team. Thanks and looking forward to the next one! Great job guys, even Jon Taylor.

[flyczek]

Great work guys! Wish I was closer and could lend a hand!

[cloudboy55]

Excellent work, and great report!

[underh2o]

Congratulations!

[phreaticus53]

Heading towards......Sally Ward?

[MedCop]

Heading towards......Sally Ward?

Wouldn't that be cool.

[phreaticus53]

More than cool.....
I've been to the end of the "Wakulla Room" twice in Indian....were it breals down in lots of big boulders and a bunch of tees...and the end of Sally Ward "upstream" once.....where it basically walled out with nothing looking possible. BUT...there were lots of potential sidemount spots all the way in.......
It would be great to see a team using the "unapproved" (by the WKPP) sidemount protocol connect the two systems...it's not really THAT far, considering current technology....
I'd love to be on the team that works it's way through big, small, and sidemount passage....to suddenly look ahead...and see...WKPP line!
I'm way too old....but I'd love to live long enough to hear about it, just as I've heard of all the connections in the WKPP since the 80's.
The WKPP hasn't done much since the Turner/ Wakulla connection in 2007..five years is a long time.....time for some new blood/techniques....
It's the way of exploration, after all!

[PfcAJ]

How's the survey coming along? I'd love to see the new stuff on a map.