Response to BBC Ultimate Caving...

[SamT]

BTW on a recent expedition Steve Backshall was swept into an Alaskan moulin.  The accompanying TV crew had to fish him out.  After that experience I wonder if he thought caving was a safer option.

Ive seen alaskan moulins - surprised he got out alive to be honest.

 

[footleg]

For those of you who were as in the dark as me, it appears a Moulin is a pothole like entrance shaft taking a stream on a glacier. Being American, the Alaskan ones are bigger than everywhere else (I think they have bigger water molecules over there or something).

Here is an example picture which I found:
http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images/search/results.html?ImageID=iqq1o0

 

[mudlover]

Sorry to revive this topic, but I've just read it all. I personally enjoyed the program, of course it was produced in an over the top manner, but what's to be expected? On the subject of non-cavers reactions, A few days ago we had our Uni Freshers fair, where Our caving club had a stand, not only did we get far more interest than ever before, a lot of people mentioned seeing Ultimate Caving, saying that it had made them want to try it, a few have already paid up and are now members, we shall wait to see if any more of them actually join...