Stupot
Active member
Picture this, like i am sure most of you have.
You are exploring sections of the cave away from the main system, you are not sure where they lead or even if they go anywhere? but you can't help yourself. So you find yourself in a steeply inclined extremely tight wet muddy tube, down to just your undersuit and wetsuit socks and a Mini Maglite in your mouth, it's that tight that both arms are in front of you and your chest is pushed hard against the floor with your shoulder blades rammed against the ceiling, and that tight that your head is forced to one side and your ear fills with mud and grit.........
So you have been in this squeeze for around 30 metres now and it just gets tighter, but the way on seems to widen but your not sure, and you start to ask yourself "could i turn around there if it's a dead end", but to get to that section there is the mother all squeezes, even tighter than the one you are in.
Will i fit?
If i get through, will i get back, backwards?
If i get stuck, a rescue will be impossible!
And then a controlled panic sets in, and you start to convince yourself that it will be a dead end and it's not worth the risk so you make a hasty retreat in revearse.
But then you are sat in the pub thinking "i could of done that" i will have another crack at it tomorrow.
How many times do people get into these situations on a regular basis, and at what point do you say NO the risk is to great.
Stu.
You are exploring sections of the cave away from the main system, you are not sure where they lead or even if they go anywhere? but you can't help yourself. So you find yourself in a steeply inclined extremely tight wet muddy tube, down to just your undersuit and wetsuit socks and a Mini Maglite in your mouth, it's that tight that both arms are in front of you and your chest is pushed hard against the floor with your shoulder blades rammed against the ceiling, and that tight that your head is forced to one side and your ear fills with mud and grit.........
So you have been in this squeeze for around 30 metres now and it just gets tighter, but the way on seems to widen but your not sure, and you start to ask yourself "could i turn around there if it's a dead end", but to get to that section there is the mother all squeezes, even tighter than the one you are in.
Will i fit?
If i get through, will i get back, backwards?
If i get stuck, a rescue will be impossible!
And then a controlled panic sets in, and you start to convince yourself that it will be a dead end and it's not worth the risk so you make a hasty retreat in revearse.
But then you are sat in the pub thinking "i could of done that" i will have another crack at it tomorrow.
How many times do people get into these situations on a regular basis, and at what point do you say NO the risk is to great.
Stu.