S3 E4 Back to Thailand - Cave Diver Craig Challen on The Rescue, Risk and Adventure

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
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    Craig Challen is a Perth based technical and cave diver who is equally comfortable diving deep shipwrecks and exploring caves. He and your podcast host became friends in the mid 2000's when they discovered a shared passion for exploration, in particular in the niche area of ultra deep caves. Along with their tight knit friendship group (The Wetmules), they have travelled far and wide in the quest for new finds, developing techniques and technologies along the way.
    In this conversation the banter is as thick as the stories are tall. There are stories of adventure and derring-do culminating the Thai Cave Rescue. Enjoy!

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  • @jacobburns2975
    @jacobburns2975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    How has this not got 1 million views

  • @liceous
    @liceous 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    13:44 "fake courage is just as good as real courage"

  • @Dougal969
    @Dougal969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’ve just spent the weekend watching everything you guys did in the rescue…you are amazing gen xers! You’ve done us proud. Thank you for the inspiration

    • @DrHarryH
      @DrHarryH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Last of the baby boomers here!

    • @Dougal969
      @Dougal969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DrHarryH Noooooooo….oh well, you’ve still inspired me

    • @DrHarryH
      @DrHarryH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Dougal969 Don't worry, Craig is the first of the GenX

    • @Dougal969
      @Dougal969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrHarryH I’d like to still argue that you have all the characteristics of a gen x…lol

  • @maryadams3358
    @maryadams3358 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So are Navy Seals incorporating cave diving in the training regiment?

  • @scubaeb
    @scubaeb ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just catching up on these but have laughed quite a bit at this one. Mostly the Christmas Island story. Your relationship is good fun.

  • @seanburke3640
    @seanburke3640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is more informative than all the TV documentaries combined. Thank-you so much. And congratulations on such a brave and successful rescue.

  • @ellepaxy5505
    @ellepaxy5505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I saw The Rescue on the Disney Channel so many times!!! I found it fascinating and the story so heartwarming. A celebration of the goodness of ordinary people and our basic humanity. I love listening to Dr Harris and Craig because they are natural storytellers so I have seen several of their interviews!!!! WOW!!!!!

  • @mrbigw100
    @mrbigw100 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rip to dom the team captain who died in England in 2023 from a head injury and the 2 Thai navy seals Suman gun an and the second navy seal who died from a blood infection contracted in the cave

  • @realvisiondrone
    @realvisiondrone 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I think you are sending a wrong message about these "easy" 100m dives.

    • @daveautrey5858
      @daveautrey5858 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are missing the point

  • @howlsatdesertmoon9840
    @howlsatdesertmoon9840 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great to remember a truly heroic rescue.

  • @hyd119
    @hyd119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Of all the deep cave divers, I find Craig to be the one I would most likely befriend. Nice chap with a sense of humor and eye for detail.

  • @barbarapower1929
    @barbarapower1929 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best ever !

  • @williamsweet2253
    @williamsweet2253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I raced dirt bikes for 20 years, compression fractures, Chance fracture etc. then my son was paralyzed racing dirt bikes. I started OC scuba for recreational fun. Last 5 years I’ve been going down the road of technical diving. It’s hard to find people who think this lifestyle is ok even normal. Thanks for sharing your story and lives.

    • @DrHarryH
      @DrHarryH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks William. Enjoy your diving!

    • @erickemper7779
      @erickemper7779 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So sad to hear about your son

  • @Neednoy
    @Neednoy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I guess after retired Thai Navy Seal Saman Kunan died in the cave, to have 13 ambulances waiting outside just in case if any accidents happened was not such a bad idea.

  • @WakeBoris
    @WakeBoris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why have i not seen this earlier! Fantastic.

  • @angelabakonyi6318
    @angelabakonyi6318 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This inspiring

  • @victorsimone5445
    @victorsimone5445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Get Damien Siviero & Peter Fields on. Both great characters with plenty of great experience & stories to tell.

  • @Flyingjaffacake
    @Flyingjaffacake 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You guys have a good sense of humour.

  • @lesleywallace5748
    @lesleywallace5748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the podcast l have and read your book, good to have the true story,thank you also for keeping your hands down ,much better to watch than hands in the air , job well done, have you done much in 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿,

  • @coleman7557
    @coleman7557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this content!!

  • @adobahala
    @adobahala 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this content from thailand listener. 😁

  • @chathurialwis
    @chathurialwis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How cool these guys are.

  • @rva1945
    @rva1945 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is sedating a new accepted way of rescueing stranded people from flooded caves?

    • @DrHarryH
      @DrHarryH หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's another tool in your toolbox, but I wouldnt say it is accepted based on one successful event.

  • @type0negative136
    @type0negative136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    new subs here

  • @prangloya2974
    @prangloya2974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad..I found you..

  • @Helloacx
    @Helloacx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Solute! 🫡

  • @pufferpoop
    @pufferpoop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to cave diving 💕