600 Foot Deep Pit Inside A Cave
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- We found our way to the top of the deepest pit in the continental United States. first we lowered a camera down to the bottom of it, then we threw a rock down!
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I recognize this as Ellison’s. I went to the bottom of this one in my 20’s. We had to get a custom length rope cut at Bluewater in Carrollton, Ga. When you get to the bottom of the Fantastic Pit there’s a metal canister attached to the wall behind some rocks. Inside is a notebook & pencil to sign your name. It took us 1.5 hrs just to climb back out of Fantastic with ascenders. That was a long day.
Great video guys. Love your channel.
we definitely should check for the metal cannister with the notebook if we ever decide to go down into the fantastic pit ;)
@brian troyer Glad someone is brave enough to do that. That is so deep!
@Off Grid Empire nobody is brave enough to this without each other. Nobody in the history of earth would ever go into a hole without having someone to inspire. We all do it for a reason.
This isn't for the
@@williamweir2744 you dead mate?
The Balcony is 525ft. The Attic is 586ft. You got to the Balcony. I know the riggers and original explorers.
We set up camp at the top of the warm up pit and spent 3 days/2 nights playing with that pit. Back in the day, there was 40ft rope that did the Nuisance pit, short climb to the attic.
Ellison's is massive, many 500ft rappels, and there is the other side. You can trip through the mountain.
That cave kills, just saying.
I have a photo of me at the bottom of that pit that matches your drop cam!
I also have a picture of a bat on my at the bottom of that pit.
I been to top of pit, Helped carry 600 ft of rope , others went to the bottom
@@marvinpenick3859 I bet it was 620ft! I carried my virgin one to the lip. Getting it around the ledge was a trip!
I was lead and rig the ledge safety line and the pit.
We all have sinned, and have broken God’s law (The Ten Commandments). Wrong doing deserves justice and must be punished (just like how a criminal has to pay for the crime they have committed) but God saved us from the eternal punishment of our sins by sending His Son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for us, so that we may have everlasting life. Now for you to accept the free gift of grace, you must repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ and you will you be saved from eternal punishment, and be given everlasting life. By faith you will receive the Holy Spirit and He will transform your heart and clean you from the inside out. Turn away from sin, read Bible, pray for Jesus to reveal Himself to you and change you, seek to do what is right according to the Bible. Much love and God bless.
I was thinking the same thing- didn't think it looked quite right from what I remember. And you are correct, this cave is a killer.
These guys make some good vids, but I fear they may encourage some other thrill-seekers who may not be as well-prepared to try to do the same. I am thinking of those two young college guys from FL a few years ago who died here, all because they didn't have a clue what they were getting into, and came in totally unprepared.
@@nosretapniai Actually the pit is 586' at the very deepest from the attic to the floor.
That was a privilege to see what you saw. Thank you for sharing!!
Did anyone else grow old waiting for that rock to hit the bottom?
Thanks yet again guys for taking us along vicariously underground again. 👍 That 600 foot death drop is amazing! 🤯 The face profile in calcite or quartz at the bottom of the wall spooked the heck out of me when I first caught a glimpse of it!
It kind of looked like a shouting face with a hat or a helmet on
Same
it truly was a Doom like episode :)
We all have sinned, and have broken God’s law (The Ten Commandments). Wrong doing deserves justice and must be punished (just like how a criminal has to pay for the crime they have committed) but God saved us from the eternal punishment of our sins by sending His Son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for us, so that we may have everlasting life. Now for you to accept the free gift of grace, you must repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ and you will you be saved from eternal punishment, and be given everlasting life. By faith you will receive the Holy Spirit and He will transform your heart and clean you from the inside out. Turn away from sin, read Bible, pray for Jesus to reveal Himself to you and change you, seek to do what is right according to the Bible. Much love and God bless.
I had a mini panic attack waiting to hear that rock hit the bottom and knowing you all are standing right on the edge. Whew!!
I was waiting for some creepy cave creatures to crawl out and inspect the GoPro.
Your adventures are always fun to watch.
''I feel like this rock I am standing on is about to break'' ''It feels like the ceiling could collapse''
''One slip and off the edge you go'' ''I hope I don't get stuck'', etc...
Man don't be the next Stockton Rush...@ AAT
Same! This is the closest feeling to feeling of watching The Descent! Half the time, my brain is expecting something creepy to jump out as if it's a found footage movie!
I have to admit I'm jealous lol, the views these guys get to see in person are just incredible. If you've ever tried to photograph expansive landscapes like this, you understand that the videos and photos you take can never do it justice. I can only imagine how addictive this type of exploring could be.
Need to get some point cloud reconstructions for vr
Why?
Just imagine rappelling all the way down the pit and finding larger pits and than breaks the record of the worlds deepest cave
Done that one about a dozen times!!!
People like you are helping people get motivated and explore.
@@ActionAdventureTwins half way to hell is enuf 4 me! Krazy great work guys
@@ActionAdventureTwinsfuck, not me 🤣
bring a shovel to pit, dig 1 foot hole, win world record. repeat each week
Hanging from bolts drilled into rock is usually at more of a sharp angle. Trusting your life to an overhead bolt where the force on the bolt is straight out along the axis of the bolt seems certain folly. I am glad that you went down that cave and got back out. True wisdom there in sending the GoPro down the pit instead of bringing a very long rope. Thanks.
Seeing that you posted a new adventure to watch has got to be a highlight of my day! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. Can't get enough of them.
Seeing the video of the camera rappelling was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Thank you.
Ingenious use of the cordless drill😊
This was a great video. I have way too munch anxiety to go exploring like this myself, so I’m glad you posted this video ❤
Aw, you didn't send the pit? :-) Seriously, this cave really is, um, fantastic.
The fossil “fish backbone” is actually a type of bryozoan named archimedes.
OR IT COULD.OF BEEN AN ACCENT GUPPY RT🐟 🤔👍 HAHAHAHA
@@pwstraw938this isn’t Twitter
It must have been named after the screw.
@@jossypoo it ‘twas!
Awesome vid. The pit had me on the edge of my chair. Glad I found your channel.
What you guys are doing is so cool!
That cave looks like the inside of a gigantic creature.
Thanks and enjoy.
There are uncharted parts of that cave and there are definitely more drop pits that lead to deeper depths. I’m 100% for sure of this because where is all of the water going too? The cave is not submerged under water yet.
The cave is called Ellison's cave and the water exits at the bottom of the mountain in a "Blue hole". The cave is over 12 miles long and extends 1063 feet vertically. There is a Wikipedia article on it as well as lit pictures of that pit as well. If you search for pictures of this pit that is called Fantastic Pit (586 feet deep) you will find great pictures of it.
Thank you for taking me underground where I am to chicken to go myself.... Stay Safe :)
You guys always keeps us at the edge of our seat with your adventures, hats off to u all , amazing stuff, stay safe. greetings from Melbourne Australia ❤
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Love your videos! Thanks for keeping us entertained for the weekend!
What a great adventure!!
Thanks for posting it for those of us who can no longer climb, but was able to enjoy the experience through you!!
Stay safe and I wish you all many more adventures to come!!
EPIC drops! Took my breath away multiple times. Amazin!
This cave is the namesake of my great grand uncle Augustus Parks Ellison (1842-1912) whose home was located near the cave. His left arm was amputated at the shoulder from a wound suffered in 1862 during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
That's very fascinating we didn't know how the cave got the name!
Thank you so much for going through the trouble of recording this and editing it and sharing it for people to see as well. You guys do so much awesome stuff. I just got to the 600 foot spot in teh video with the fishing line invention. Awesome and wow that is the coolest looking cave like a cave goblins live in a movie. Mahalo
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Thank you for taking us with you! This was dope to see! :)
That pit is 1/10th as deep as the grand canyon. Thats insane.
7:58 According to a freefall height calculator, that rock falls for about 6.2 seconds which means that pit is about 620 feet deep. Do they even make climbing ropes that long? Is that something you could even go down? I wish drones didn't need GPS. I'd totally fly a drone down there if they didn't. That's just insane. That's the longest falling rock I've seen on this channel so far.
14:30 fell for about 7.5 seconds which makes it around 930 feet? I'm sure you guys know more about this than I do. Do these calculations sound right? I googled "deepest cave pit in America" and came up with Fantastic Pit at Ellison's Cave in Georgia but it says that one is only 568ft. Maybe my calculations are off or the Google answer is wrong.
Not that deep
You’re not factoring in speed of sound returning from the bottom. Also for pits that deep, the rocks reach terminal velocity
As with the rest of the positive comments on this video, I' like to thank you for sharing another of your amazing subterranean expeditions with us all! Where do you find these spectacular pit cave systems? Are these part of the Ellison's Cave system?
Yes they are. That pit is called the Fantastic pit at 586 ft deep. I counted 8 seconds for that rock to hit the bottom. Crazy!
I'm claustrophobic, and watching this has my mind going crazy. Brave men. 🙏✝️🕊💜
The amount of trust on a little 1/2 rope. Thank you for sharing this vid! Also please stay safe!
I always look forward to seeing your explorations. Thank You so much for sharing. Really appreciate it 🤗👍😁❤✌🤗
Best editing you guys have done yet. Great job.
Great channel. really enjoying the content. You always provide awsome videos.
At 15:06, it looks like a face. You can see the nose, the eyes the mouth, and the neck even looks like it has a hat on. If that's natural, that is crazy. Plus it looks like it's spitting something out of its mouth. 😅
Its deffo an old giant fossilized
It's the very first pac man
@@zodiac138 or the last
@@chompers11 creepy... foreshadowing
6:51 you can see something in the distance jumping across..
Ever had a plan to bring a mini drone to explore places like this? Or is it not possible?
I agree 100% percent that this has to be either the deepest caverns in America or close to it. Mammoth Cave has nothing on this cave. Great Job guys.
It’s on record as the 12th deepest cave in the United States and features the deepest unobstructed pit in the continental US. “Fantastic pit” at 586ft deep
What a wild freakin cave! Awesome vid y’all 💜
you the GOAT man these videos will forever go down in history
Why did I expect a critter "monster" to grab the go pro when it hit bottom of the pit!! Lmao 😂 Enw cool cave y'all!! Ty for the adventure!! Peace and much love to y'all all be safe out there adventurin!! Lookin forward to more to come!! 😍😁✌️❤️💯🙏
the ancient depths below must be explored !
That Go Pro device made it appear as though there were even deeper drops off to the side. I thought I saw another black void as it was being lowered down. Seeing that cave made it aware to me that there are probably hundreds or thousands of deep caves like that all over the world which then makes me wonder if someday the world will collapse in on itself far into the future. I wonder just how far down someone could go in one of those caves like that one. You all should get a bunch of sponsors, even NASA and spend 2 weeks in that cave with a bunch of other spelunkers and explore the depths of it all. Bring in tents, lights, and the works to do a grand expedition of that cave. I bet you could easily raise a few million dollars or more! Get LiDAR equipment to make 3D maps and have Garmin, Apple or some like that as a sponsor. Could probably even get Google Maps interested too. To be able to go down as deep as possible would be an amazing adventure! I’d even be interested in helping if I could be allowed to view some of the data collected. Such as, atmospheric pressure, magnetic anomalies, high resolution images taken of the layering of the walls and such.
600 foot pit 😮 amazing. The earth is so crazy
Yeah dude could you imagine all the stuff me and you haven't seen yet too!?!
Glad to cave with ya'll! Next we go down it!
I would love to see that.
Actually, it's only 586 feet. It just feels like 600 climbing out :) .. The first time we went we got tricked into doing the Agony and Ecstasy crawl... Then discovered the blasted entrance. Good video, good memeories....
Your videos are incredible! This is hands down my new favorite TH-cam channel. No self promotion, no voice overs, just great footage. THANK YOU for the quality content.
Watching you dudes leaning over that massive death pit to Hell genuinely made my toes curl, lol. Kudos man, balls of steel.😎👍
Claustrophobia and vertigo, my two favorite feelings!!
omg it's incredible how deep the pit went and ngl i am always so scared when i see you guys standing on the ledges
Ive just recently found yall and i have to say yall freak me tf out lol its amazing to watch yalls journey through th cave system and altho im a hard ass Texas woman theres no way i would do what yall do ! Major props to all of yall ! If only i was a kid again lol
This channel is awesome. I can't see a cave without thinking of Mr. Ballen now though.
just started the video but I hope yall repel down the 600' one this time much love for you all always amazing content
well next time its the 600' pit lol still great content as always
That's awesome, Pit! You had a great adventure that everyone would like to experience. Did you find anything there? Where is this pit? Thanks for sharing.
I think it might be Ellison's cave in Georgia, US. He mentioned deepest in the US and 600 feet. That has a drop of 586 feet
Wild.. has anyone ever repelled down and explored the bottom?
OH MAN! You gotta get a 360 camera to drop into those caves like that. I use 360 cameras in my videos and you won't miss a shot. Now you gotta go back. LOL!
Your Nitecore TM20K lights are powerhouse lights for sure, but for illuminating at a distance you need candela.
This cave looks awesome, I'm absolutely terrified of heights so the rappeling is not for me, but I think it would be fun just to do the first part leading up to the first drop. I just cant make myself trust a rope to hold me, no matter how strong.
Something similar in Italy, "abisso monte Novegno". Tks for sharing! Fantastic video!!!
You'll got bigger ones than me. I can only imagine going down there. It would be awesome if you could get more ropes and explore the base of the pit...you might find more caves into the pits of hell....or the centre of the earth with an entire world of reptile people. 😊
Thanks for taking safety as a priority when caving for us audience.
Good on you guys for having a go, I wouldn't call you crazy, but extreme caving is not something I'd try. It's awesome to see what's under the earth, but I'm happy to watch your videos from the comfort of my chair.
Love it. Thanks for sharing.
journey 2 the center of the earth! good luck!
Are you guys ever going to go to the bottom?
I keep waiting for some creature to come out of the darkness, snag the Go-pro, then let off a loud unhuman screech.
I swear I saw something jump across at 6:51 when he shines the light.
Cool cave, nice fossils and i like all the lines from the water eroding the rock reminds me of tree rings
one day you guys have to send that pit and explore the bottom ...... gotta ask ya the name and brand of that 20k lumens light , have you ever used a Petzl ID instead of a rack or Petzl stop and we noticed you don't use a foot ascender . Thanks and keep'em coming
we will definitely get down that pit very soon! the brand of our 20k flashlights is Nitecore! we are thinking about getting the worlds brightest flashlight for these caves too! it seems like we are starting to need it more and more. we don't use a foot ascender, we could, and it might smooth out our ascent, but we just keep it simple and use a chest ascender and a hand ascender. there are several reasons why we chose to use a rack to rappel. it is cheap, and the parts can be very easily replaced when they wear out. it doesn't heat up very much because the friction is spread out on several bars and the open air design cools it quickly on massive rappels. racks also rappel very smoothly. on a very long rappel the friction of the rope will decrease as the weight of the rope decreases toward the bottom of the rappel so the rappel rack allows you to easily slow yourself down with very little effort all while continuing down the rope smoothly. also if you hit a patch of water on the rope it can become very slippery or mud could seize a normal device. we haven't tried a pull down trip yet, but cavers have been known to use a single rope to commit to going all the way through a cave with one rope and find a different entrance from inside the cave to exit from. to do this a double length rope is usually used and with a rack you are able to feed two ropes side by side as if they were one strand on your rappel. then when they reach the bottom of the rappel they pull one side of the rope and it slides through a rappel ring at the anchor at the top and they continue on to find the next pit.
@@ActionAdventureTwins thanks
My friend and I thought we were krazy gnarly in the 70's entering tall sky scrapers elevator shafts, send it to the floor below where you are then open the door and get on top and ride. In a large shaft with 4 or more elevators going up & down and their counter weight blocks streaming opposite of them we'd hop from one to another, step off on beams and hop the next passing car, watchful of those fast moving counter weight stacks. That was nothing compared to this. Now at 64 Im chill but you guys bring the thrill, thanks. Im not so chill that I dont go out and seek it, I tend towards less physical action now tho, like right now with another Sunny San Diego, Ca Day Im about to hop on that Harley Davidson and get mine. lol
Dude. That was fun to watch. Thank You. I like lowering cameras into places to see what is there too. I hope you guys are using safety lines. It would be horrible to have an emergency on only one line.
A quick trip over to the waiting room and to the attic is always a good time even if not bouncing the pit!
It is so trippy to think and actually see that caves like this are just there underground. I would be half tempted to yeet myself off that ledge though lol.
We have been caving in this region known as TAG for 20 years, would love for you to check out some of our caving content. @tag_caver
This is Ellison's Cave if I'm not mistaken. Neat
yes and the main drop is 510, not 600.
Correct.
@@williamglaser6577 it’s actually 586ft.
Not sure if it would be possible, but buying a camera better in light that does 4k would be so cool to watch. The videos are already amazing, having something that does 4k and even better in darkness would be so incredible. (However that's probably pretty expensive). Anyways keep up the great work bro, love the vids!😁
Oh man! thought we were getting a front row seat to a climb down X^D
next time the camera will go down on one of our heads! we finally got the rope long enough to do it
@ActionAdventureTwins Going to be epic!
It's not sketchio it,s FANTASTIC!!!
You really need to get one of those laser flashlights that shoot a concentrated beam for miles.
Man, I seen a very knowledgeable someone say that you guys can be dangerous, now I belive it. You guys are dangerous. Be safe boys
Wild cave!
Do you plan to ever explore the deep pit?
When you dropped that rock I kept waiting started convincing myself it never was gonna hit 😅
That was a crazy adventure you guys went on! 5 hours wow.
Awesome cave again! Was cracking up at the comment at the end "this is next level sketch" ... sounds like a great name for a YT channel lol 🤣
Love the videos! It would be cool to see one of these vidoes in a 360 video format to really feel like we are there and looking around in VR!
THE VIEW down the shaft !! I've been there in Dark Souls ! Careful there are Bonewheels down there !
What do you guys eat after your adventures? I get hungry after watching lol what you’re doing is epic. Stay safe❤
It had to go deeper, because water was falling in, but was not pooling. Also, this should be called, "Cave Bros go Spelunking."
This is ellisons cave in northeast Georgia. It’s completely mapped and explored.
12:30 That looks like a crawler from The Descent! That is so unsettling!
Selectively chose yours from my FYP. Thanks for the GREAT content! You guys be safe (as cliche as that sounds) and venture on!
“It’s a hole.” 🤣💫🌳🐛
Keep them coming. These are awesome to see. I have claustrophobia so I would never do the deep parts in real life so these videos are the best I'm going to get 😅👍🏻
My god, thats like the grand canyon in that final pit.
At 13:30 I realized what we were looking at...the old core center of the globe.
Each solar system we travel through, gives us our layers, and as a gold prospector, I thought I saw possibly "the flash" as you panned forward on a large stone, after the fossils.
Absolutely stuck on this show, and still 10+ minutes to go...awesome!
CHEERS 🍻 🇨🇦
That's a workout
No Xenomorphs, that's good
Gotta hit that bottom next video!!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🔥🔥🔥
Awesome vid! You guys should rappel down that one day.
At some point I’d love to see you guys make a map of this place
There'll be a map already made. I'm sure you could look it up
There is already a map that was made by cavers before these guys were even born. LOL
This is a very famous cave in ga
You need to come to Croatia, coast is beautiful more then 1200 islands, beautiful citys cool people and "Lukina jama" 1.3km deep😂
Great video👍
People think I’m crazy for loving caves. I’m female but I always find caves very fascinating and mysterious. I’ve been in a few caves with a guided tour. Two in particular are Mammoth Cave and Ruby Falls Cave. Since my first time in a cave, be it Mammoth, I was hooked. I’ve never gone exploring myself though. I’m a little afraid even though I would love too. Anything can happen, no matter how cautious you are. Look what happened to John Edward Jones. He couldn’t be freed and now his body is trapped till the end of time in Nutty Putty Cave. Be careful and never go alone. At least with a professional. Thanks for making these trips into videos so those of us who aren’t able to go explore like you guys, at least we can see these underground wonders through your eyes. God bless.
Would love for you to check out some of my caving content as we have been caving for 20 years in this region known as TAG. I also do a lot of all female trips! @tag_caver
If you ever become seriously interested in seeing caves, especially ones not open to the public, look into The National Speleological Society. You’ll be able to connect with a local grotto and they will be able to take you on guided and safe adventures of caves near you. From what it sounds like you’re located within the Southeast US which is the cave capitol of the world. TN, AL, GA (TAG region) has the highest cave density of anywhere in the US and potentially of the world, with maybe Vietnam being an exception.
@@namuhtsuj4025 nope, I’m from Chicago, Illinois. No caves here. I’ve only been to the ones I mentioned on family vacations. Thanks for the info though! ☺️
Welp! I've definitely found my new favorite YT channel!
man it's like Jonathan's blue world but without water truly amazing ❤️
Dudes, awesome channel! Just BE CAREFUL!
quality content as usual
12:11 That scared the shit out of me!
Wow! Good decision to know when it’s time to call it a day👍🙂
Its Incredible ❤❤❤❤