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- We spent 12 days, including 9 consecutive nights, rigging, exploring and documenting Thanksgiving Cave. Real hard-core caving: long duration, heavy packs, claustrophobic passages, verticals - you name, we did it, day after day after day.
This was a major exploration expedition organized by John Lay, with a separate support team for resupply on day 5. The supporters weathered torrential rain outside, and pervasive wetness inside, to deliver what we needed.
plot twist: a giant ant came and poured melted aluminum on the cave.
Thats not a bad comment. Not bad at all. Lol pretty funny.
Dude I see you commenting on so many cave related videos hahaha
Oh damn what if that cave is the home for giant ants that came from a million years ago
I need aluminum. Urgently... for my research. Really! Just for my research. And nothing else. Nothing!
HAHAHAH BROO WTF I SAW UR COMMENT ON THE OTHER POST SAYING WHAT IF THEY GOT STUCK AND SOMEONE STARTED EATING THE HALF OF THEM THATS STUCK IN CAVE .LOL wtf is wrong w ur mind u need Jesus
I can’t wait to never do this.
i can wait to do this
I love how all of us that are afraid of caves end up watching these videos
i can’t wait to wait to do this
I can’t wait to do this... in the next Minecraft update
@@EZMONKEY04 hi I’m a crocodile if you think getting stuck in a cave is bad just wait ‘til I attack you
That's how my grandparents got to school.
In the snow.
Up hill
Both ways
🤣😂😃
Jake King I thought that was a Mexican thing but apparently all grandparents like to lie about how they got to school
Jake King xaxaxa
Don Johnson in the scorching sun
No shoes!!!!😃😁😂
There’s not enough money in the galaxy to convince me this was a good idea
100 Octrillion.
@Gold Rose I would pay good money to do this
It’s the only kind of videos I get a ohhhhh nah no way never ever they actually put you on edge but I love to watch them lol
Leamen Cone people do it for a rush and your wouldn’t even do it for £1million PUSSIO
Shut up you’re right. I wouldnt
For a brief second i thought that the outhouse toilet may have been the entrance...
same
Same😂
It is entrance to shit cave
thats where the shit goes in all outhouses
Me too 😂😂
I would have to carry a small .38 in case of option Z!
That's like option C for me. If A and B dont work I'm outa here
They forgot the spraypaint and discoball
You're only part-correct. Cave explorers
who know they are going where nobody
else knows where to start searching
take a pistol and a pint of the best
bourbon. I would not share a drop.
I won't swap for Southern Comfort,
either.
Not in Canada you won’t be carry nothing expect a phone so you can wait on the cops or whatever
@@Vercingetorix.Fantasia i would bring soap and Vaseline if I get stuck
That group picture that they took at the beginning feels exactly how the horror movies start.
Hahaha
minecraft sucks I was thinking the same lol
Honestly 😂😂 let’s call it “ the depths”
Fax
It scared me too lol
I'd rather attempt Everest as a novice.
Joseph Parrish at lest I'd die in the open air
@@BigMac014 but you'd stay there mummified for possibly the rest of time.
Christopher Nieman yeah, then other climbers can use your mummified body as a waypoint marker to gauge how far they are from the summit.
th-cam.com/video/vclEF4MN3Z0/w-d-xo.html i know most of yall aint paying much attention to this comment section anymore but this video is of some dude who nesr died on everest
same
I can’t imagine waking up in a place like that.
It's very peaceful. Just remember to set the alarm for waking up, and make sure your watch has a way of showing a full 24-hr cycle (differentiate between am and pm), because you'll lose track otherwise.
You mean crawling xD
Remember to stack stones between
you and an adjacent unexplored abyss.
Before sleeping on a ledge. So any
sleep turnover won't initiate a fatal
plunge. See TH-cam for pitfalls.
Why can't you imagine it?
@Diocletian sounds fun actually, like going to the depths of hell
I think I'm more of a beach kinda guy.
Don’t worry- they have beach caves too! 🥳
Beaches suck, I’m far more at home in a cave.
:D Underrated comment!
I'm more of a dirty old parking lot filled with empty syringes beside an abandoned motel kinda guy.
@@jemand8462 Lol, came here to say this.
all of that just to make an iron sword smh
Yeah that mechanic sucks tbh, imagine making a diamond sword
@@sofiasaldana4698 90 days in a cave, sound about right!
Great poop aim. Mine would have been splattered all over the cave walls due to claustrophobic panic. Thank god you guys do it and not me.
Thank you sir! As always, practice makes perfect, and the benefits of a balanced diet are there for all to see ;-)
Huh huh....poop
Is it art ? Try it on home walls and video
it for TH-cam. You could be the next
poster child for treating homemakers.
Poop = funny 😛
I just bursted out laughing so hard 😂 caus ei can relate
I dont even like it when the elevator door closes.
I wanna know who the first guy was that said "you boys see that hole in the ground" "We're going down it for the next week"... Couldn't be me.. Noooope
I kept waiting to see something beautiful around every push and squeeze. I have much respect for you guys that do this regardless.
17:56=In more ways than none.
I assume the exit is the beauty.
Have a look at my video from Castleguard Cave. Some unique pretty stuff there
Imagine going through there and you got a guy right behind you, and you gotta drop your guts, trying to hold it in..
My grandfather was a coal miner back in the day. He had to crawl for miles just to get to the location they would be working on any given day. He didn’t make much, but at least he got paid. I can’t imagine putting oneself thru this fresh hell for free.
Your grandfather was a brave man, with the twin risks of collapse and explosion that are uniquely high in coal mines. I would not go in there.
Caving as a hobby is different; and it is one of the very few remaining places on earth where you actually have to go there, to find out what's around the next corner. No satellite, no drone, no nothing... and that is part of the attraction.
NUSKish understood. Stay safe!
@@NUSKish I have a question... There was a thriller/monster movie that came out several years ago called "The Cave"(I think). In the movie they used a hand held radar/mapping gun. How close is science to creating something close to it that would actually work? I am just really curious if it's even possible or beneficial. Thanks. Truly enjoyed the video. You got big brass balls to do something like this for a hobbie.
Science is there NOW, if you have money and the backing. blogs.esa.int/caves/2018/03/13/the-bowels-of-earth-in-3d/
The floating, autonomous mapping ball that communicates through walls, that they had in Prometheus, is still a little ways off :-)
If you get hungry
You can just mine up and kill some cows
lmao stfu
yes
After I finish this skeleton farm I’ll be right up
Ohhh so this is the real life adaptation
Just for enderman to pick you up
I love being above ground.
vacation. With you, we all got a date with dirt but not while alive.
@@mangopog9814 not me. I’m gonna be cremated and put into suppositoryz and shoved up my friends assses
@@MinoritiesRlazy lmao what
The innards of the planet are curious to me, I'd do it... Not the squeezes though.
I am always amazed by the the thought of who the first person was to explore the cave. To think about the technologies we have now compared to what the original explorers might have been restricted to, makes it seem so daunting.
Read Norbert Casteret's "Ten Years Under the Earth" to really get this persepctive. I myself started 30 years ago with 1-watt lightbulbs, where your peripheral vision would have nothing to work with. The difference to modern LED lighting is stunning.
i'll stick to collecting stamps as a hobby :)
PS4
🤣🤣🤣
It’s mtb for me
This freaks me out my chest feels heavy just watching, so I can’t imagine actually being there!
Me too.
@R P yeah
Wait. You might be lucky enough to
escape an elevator malfunction. By
the roof exit hatch (its concealed).
Then climb the shaft wall. Those
cables are too oily. At the top the
service door can be kicked open.
Prying open closed doors at the
next floor up is harder. To deter
suicides.
Its called having a brain
Unsettling to say the least! 😖
I don’t know why I torture myself by watching these videos 😫😰
Curiosity 🤤
I am tortured by the thought that I'll never have the time, the money, the equipment or friends to participate in something like this.
It's freaky enough. But I can't imagine the first people going down caves who have no idea where they're going and if they're going to come out, or go into something that they get stuck in, etc!
Exploring new passages is a privilege. We do take the appropriate precautions to ensure we come out again - leaving marks, put rigging into place to ensure we can climb back up a drop, etc. As for getting stuck... you learn your limits by carefully pushing them.
Mofo Jackson aint that the truth!
We have bone DNA from their cave grave burials.
They were not people. They did mate with our
species. To learn if reader is not 100% human
obtain a paid DNA analysis. 2019 color and
racial features have no merit in DNA analysis.
Damn reptilian enitys in the caves having sex with humans. Just like mario themes
NUSKish *fookin* hell m8 that's deadly 🥶 just watching these guys crawl in those tight ass pockets of space is bone chillin 😨
You were much more prepared than many of these other amateur explorers ive seen on youtube. Those were some tight locations too.
Brass balls. Bravo sir. Too cool
It depends on the situation what and how much equippment you bring
Did you run into Golumn?
His not there, he's on a vacation in Hawaii, he says hat he waned a vacation for along time, but I know he's there because there are rumors that the ring is in Hawaii, so he's lying.
Lol
Worse. A pair of Saber-tooth Tigers.
Trapped inside when their Stone Age
exit collapsed.
@@toruko-ishibravo2zulu679 it's not worst considering they would have died anyway because of hunger and even if somehow they had enough food for their whole life, they would die of old age anyway
Saumy kapri no... Alive
Anyone else overcome with the sudden urge to go stand outside and breathe in till your drunk on oxygen ?
Here is my issue. What if the last person thought a tight squeeze gets stuck, and now none of you have a way out?
If you can make it in, you can make it out. They would just have to pull him back and let him try going through again. You don't push so hard you get permanently stuck
I thought you meant got stuck in the way out. Well, they would need to uncork the fatass to escape 😅😂
@@mrdune5479 like John Jones right
@@snakeNP215 John Jones got stuck going into a cave, not coming back out. But I'm not saying it's impossible to get stuck, just it's less likely in the way out. You've already came through that hole once
@@snakeNP215 he got stuck trying to turn around and upside down. He wasn't actually on his way back out
Not enough respect in the comments for hauling those packs all that way; them suckers look heavy! Props to you guys.
It's funny, the first few videos I watched of people caving really freaked me out. The tight squeezes made me squeamish. But the more I watch, the more I'm enticed to try it out. Obviously, I'd start off with something much, much less challenging, but the idea seems a lot less crazy and more exciting than I initially thought.
Hauling packs costs blood. I had zero - none - clothing change with me, to save weight. Food was adequate, the lightest possible. Personal items, none (small toothbrush + mini toothpaste only). You have to have enough batteries and a repair kit. And toilet paper. But you cut absolutely everything else to the bone.
@@NUSKish do you bring water or are you able to collect fresh water inside? Haven’t watched it all yet
@@ilikeknafs9563 Plenty of water available most of the time. A creek runs through the camp; and in fact flooded out the (very very basic) campsite that the support team were supposed to use. They had to drop their stuff and just go straight back out.
Caving if done by the guidelines is actually quite safe.
@@NUSKishHello, I have a question about the water, too. In order to drink it, do you have to boil it first, to kill possible bacteria? Do you boil big amount of it and put it into bottles to have it for later/the next day at a cooler temperature?
... Did I just see a stranger's huge pile of feces?
Yep
now eat
@@Adar195 ok daddy
the limits to human exploration revolve around the human anatomy
Not entirely. We can use robots to go further
@@Methdemon i like your thinking
Me: *suffers from claustrophobia*
TH-cam: *recommends video of 10 days underground*
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O my, all those small passes where you have to put yourself through and your stuff, I really have respect for you all guys. It looks dangerous and this is absolute no joke! It's great to see you all working so close togheter. You never ever see this in other sports.
Among the rules of cave ethics, an important one is that this is /not/ a competitive sport (as opposed to, for instance, climbing).
My thought: 10 days in a cave.
My brain: If you think your going 10 feet deeper, I'll tell your heart to stop beating
this took me out lmfaooo
I would never go so deep into any cave and a lot of times when watching people crawl through tight squeezes I feel short of breath but I am always fascinated by the courage and sense of adventure the spelunking type seek. Also, we get to see underground too! Much respect.
Thanks for sharing. Really great video. Glad you guys are ok and had an awesome experience. RESPECT
What a JOURNEY!!!! I went caving once and it was exhilarating. I can’t imagine what you guys felt during this.
The time when he went thru that tight squeeze,
I felt that.
the part from 00:00 to 26:14, right?
u guys must be so fit. It looks so demanding and you did it for 9 days ... amazing
What blows my mind is that in order for these maps to be made people would've had to go in these caves WITHOUT KNOWING where to go
Vballnut2117 or, they could’ve used sonar... They use sonar when finding oil deposits in the Middle East all the time.
I used to be big into caving , when going into unexplored caves we would bring big spools of string. If you get lost just follow the string to the exit
I wanna do this! And I am claustrophobic. The photographer is stunning
Thank you! At 15:27 that's me; stunning, as you say ;-)
Reminds me of The Descent.
No large rooms with formations? What would the motivation be for squeezing through claustrophobic rock tunnels, without some visual eye candy somewhere throughout the expedition? Rather pointless, as there's nothing really worth seeing or looking forward to discovering! There's the mystery, of course, seeing what lies concealed within the darkness, but, just endless rocks and tight crawlspaces would discourage me very quickly.
Theres still something interesting about exploring a natural structure humans weren't meant for. Some of those enormous drop offs and waterfalls were pretty cool.
Its cool to me. So far underground all alone creating in holes the size of your body
@@Soulos-oq7ij I'd still get nervous if my supply bag got snagged or jammed somehow in a crevice, or, worse yet, the bag stayed put and I became jammed instead....
I love the idea of exploring subterranean passages and chambers... I used to go with some friends when I was younger to explore a couple of 'wild' caves near us, but nothing as tight and confining as shown in this video! I'm quite older now, so this type of challenge and strenuous excercise is beyond my physical capabilities! Still, I love watching spelunking videos on this forum! They take me 'into' worlds that I shall never be able to see in person!
17:55 i heard when you are caving you have to eat lots of chocolate to keep up the spirit.
That was poop
Not chocolate..
Freaks me out,the thought of caving, couldn't do it,and yet I watch the videos 😁
Mom: so if your friend goes into a dark cave are you going to do it to?
These guys: grabs a giant pack and goes
17:56 best part, love it, keep up with your good work man
17:55 for someone who see this video and at the same time looking at the comment
Ah yes
Shit
I don’t even wanna leave my house for more than 6 hours Lmaoo
I love the comments on here. I do have to say, what the cameras don't get across is the FEELING of caving. Its pure isolation. You are so far away from people. Only those with you and who know the cave well enough to get supplies to you can find you. For some people, that's terrifying. But for others, like myself, it's one of the best ways to get AWAY. Some people go to the mountains, and some people go under them. Furthermore, the tight squeezes really aren't that bad. Honestly, if you aren't claustrophobic, it is just a matter of assessing them and getting through them. Nothing to it. Again, this is coming from someone who loves doing this kind of stuff. For some people, there is no fun involved and it just ends up miserable.
Exactly 😃
@Lucas Miller It really depends on the cave. Above all, I have to say; if you are interested in trying out caving, do not go it alone. Going into a cave by yourself is super dangerous, hence the caveat in my earlier comment regarding "those with you." But, that's just the disclaimer I have to say before answering :). As for your body type, how flexible are you? I am just shy of 6' and make my way through the caves in my county with relative ease when wearing the proper gear. I actually lead spelunking tours of a local show cave, and my test for muscular gentlemen is to ask them to extend their arms and reach above their heads. Generally, if you can readily bring your hands together above your head when extended, you should be fully capable of the squeezes in the cave I work at, and I'd love to see you give it a shot! That being said, some of the squeezes showcased in this video were INTENSE. I would definitely qualify this cave as more expert-level, especially considering they were going into unexplored tunnels. I hope that answers your question :) .
@@user-dd4fv6qj8g you're crazy go live your dreams leave this behind its dangerous omg im scared for you
@@PrincessofthePrincesses Unfortunately I injured myself in an unrelated incident and haven't been caving a long while. So you got nothing to worry about at the moment
@@user-dd4fv6qj8g glad your ok!
Been there, done that.
Thank you guys for the vid. It is the most authentical seen in years.
Well actually, your cave is a real mother.
If you are in Austria, come give us a hand.
Look out for the cavebears.
There only one thing Me and caves have in common, we’re both smart enough to not come a cross paths
One, if not the best I ve ever seen !!! You guys are just awesome !!!
What happens if God forbid someone sprains or breaks a bone, how do you call for help and/or get them out?
Self-rescue, if at all possible, is THE preferred option. Everything else takes days. So - stabilize, splint, duct-tape, fill up with painkillers and get out. If that is not viable, someone spends a day getting out, calls in via the Iridium, and triggers a big response.
You blast them with a 12 gauge and eat the stew
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Easy. You call the manager, they open up the emergency door in the ceiling and bring that person to the ambulance.
@@vivvpprof lol
The main difference between these guys and the base jumpers is the preference for a slow burn. You are really committed with both sports..
Well, sort of. You can always turn around in a cave, and crawl back out. Not so much when you're halfway down the cliff
You guys got to be nuts doing this. I would make sure to bring a bag of fentanyl to inhale if cave collapsed around or I got stuck in a small opening unable to get out. They say within 2 min. You just fall asleep feeling pretty good then adios.
That take some heart you couldn't pay me to go cave exploring. I would take a 38 to blow my brain's out. Incase I get lost or stuck
Rashad Dior smart man, always gotta have a backup plan
Why a 38 though why not something else
Eardrums will explode if you shot a gun in a cave ide try to find a quieter way to kill myself that would be to painful
@@ss-tz1jg with the right gun you wouldn't even be able to register the Sound you'd be dust
@@ss-tz1jg If I'm at the point where I'm going to shoot myself in the head, weather or not I can still hear is not much of a concern.
Just kill me now. Nope. I would rather jump off a buliding before you ever got me down there. My anxiety is off the charts. Can't keep watching!
Ok this is terrifying, but can we give props to the guys hailing those luggages and the support team?!
its craxy to see u have time for this push your life for more then a 9 to 5 job with my one chance at life i will be doing the same thing its awesome to see where motivation and determinaton will get you amazing work to actually film and photo shoot this thanks for showing me what pushing the limits is really like underground.
Cavers are a different breed
I woulda made it to the soprano squeeze and been like " forget about it !"
Bring a fuggin chizel. Make it better each time. Anywayz. Why ?
Panicking just watching this .... hats off.
Great job! Can you please do a reddit and show us on the map key points such as camp sites depths and waterfall locations?
I'm a cave diver and love this stuff! Thanks.
Can we just appreciate the turd pic at 17:56
Don't you guys have nightmares of being stuck in a claustrophobic situation? I do, by just watching your videos.
Very rarely. It has happened to me, never while inside the cave, and never really seriously. But then, if I weren't confident of managing it I wouldn't go, and that translates to the subconscious as well (or it's the other way round). Preparation is important, mental at least as much as physical.
I wonder if they've ever heard anything strange down there. Watching this I'm left pretty speechless, it's a pretty unique sport, and I'm glad there are those who enjoy it, because personally I don't have the perspective needed to do it. I don't know you guys, but I'm glad you all got home safe. Life is about doing what you love.
Drip drip drip at night is about as far as it goes. Though sometimes the dripping is irregular, or a pool suddenly drains somewhere... and you lie there, half asleep in the darkness and wonder what'll happen next 🤔🙄😁
@@NUSKish 😄, fair enough, sounds like you guys need a little buzz down there to keep things interesting when there is down time. If you have time for just two questions, how far is the farthest you've gone down in a cave?, and have you ever panicked being down there?, happy exploring ✌️.
The "Ice Plug" that defines the innermost end of Castleguard Cave in Canada is about 11km and roughly two days travel from the entrance. But there exist caves that are an order of magnitude larger, so I won't brag 😁
As for panic... no, fortunately not. I've seen other people panic, it's not much fun.
A single moment of realization of how far into the cave they are would set off such panic. Only certain people can do things like this. I would panic 5 meters in. I need lots of space and the idea of not being able to get out in a very long time would send me into severe panic. Fair play you all of you but you are pure nuts.
If it was between life and death and you had to make it through that cave to live,I bet you would surprise yourself and make it through.
awesome video heroes!
16:43 my dude lost a leg
Glad I found your channel! Such cool adventures!
Someone is getting enough fiber :)
Quite so. And given the logistics of waste management, it's good to have a firm consistency 😇
That wuz sum shiiiiit!💩
NUSKish yes lmaoooo
I love to see the beauty of the caves, but I am having such anxiety just watching. You guys have nerves of steel and balls of kryptonite
Ew looking at that made me actually smell shit
The more I watch these videos the more I want to try this.
Ever seen the movie The Descent (or the sequel)? Kinda reminds me of those "caves" only without the predatory humanlike beasts! Lol lol
This dude actually filmed the dump he took on a napkin 😂
Looks like the movie "the descent"
Ill never understand how this is fun
Black is fun. If you have never seen WHITE
would you put hands under a cow to go pull
on things? Wait. Make sure this no bull.
I pride myself for being desensitized to terrifying videos and images on the internet such as gore and whatnot. But this. This really rustles my jimmies.
Omg I already can’t breathe!
17:55 DeMoNEtiZEd
This is next level! Mad props!
I now believe Andy could have crawled out of Shawshank
I could see some of those passages were a real mind game to figure which hand and foot to put where and when and wondering if it'll work. And the fear of getting your arms pinned between your body and the rock wall. Or arms pinned overheard. I've been in a couple tight squeezes that I wasn't sure I was going to get out of. I stopped doing that stuff because I have notoriously bad luck. No sense pushing it ! :)
Hey did you ever hear that one about the guy that got lost in a cave. No.... Me neither..
HA HA good one
Убежден, что это лучшее видео на TH-cam.
Very interesting video. Health and prosperity to you!
To me the scariest part was at 15:03 when I realized that the "room" they camped in floods and leaves sand deposited that they had to clear back for sleeping. Imagine being in there and it floods. Just another of the hundreds of crappy ways to die underground.
@Ohana Ross-Roberts that's why I didn't say dirt smarty pants. And by the way most cave systems occasionally flood some more than others.
Imagine who the first explorer who explore that Cave and make a map haahaha
I prefer jump without parachute from a plane than go to cave exploration
I would't go back the way I came from, I would Just mine straight Up.
Noob
I abseilled into a frozen cave in France, feeling a great sense of achievement, until a party of 3 French cavers arrived and disappeared down a slot, saying they'd be out in a week!
The French have some really serious caves and cavers
Them: in the beginning we picked up our light weight bags
Me: 😒 Dont even bother go there look at what the man just out on him back.
Hehe, stuff tends to pile up. Within that cave, underground, /anything/ that you don't absolutely need has to be left behind. Every gram costs blood to drag along
The airplane sounds creepy! The cave is creepy... it’s dark.
I respect all cavers/dovers ypu all crazy and brave. Thanks to those who discovered artifacts.
P.S. Before you go caving/diving tell your family you love them or write a letter incase you die(hope not).
P.P.S. Take care and dont panic whenever you get scared. If i end up going into a cave and got stuck i will go full on man crying untill i passed out.
Eric ace Calimbahin
Sorry, but i don’t... i know a family who lost a caver.... and nope the father and the wife are not happy at all and wounds are not healed... but hey, i’m very sure he had fun i guess... some people need to do that but its better if they are totally alone, so if he doesn’t give a damn about his life, he doesn’t have parents or kids to be broken after him...
This man did not have to take a pick of his shii 😭😭
Sounds like someone is being taized continually!😬
Its all fun and games until the lead guy rips a protein fart!
In started breathing heavily just watching i can not go in there impossible for me to do it
Oussama BOulariah man same. I get claustrophobic in my bedcovers.
This video makes me think about somebody getting stuck in a chuck e cheese play space for some reason
10:25 what did he say?
That was German
We wont make it out alive
Love some of the names you all gave some of the locations. The Dr [Whatever’s] Sleazorium (or whatever it was) was great!
Cave naming tends to the whimsical, but is also deeply serious at heart. Places like "Thompson's Terror" or "Pit of Doom" usually mean something.