Bill Tozer's post reminded me of an experience in Deer
Spring Cave in Nevada. It has a rapidly flowing stream in passage
that alternates between walking along the strike and crawls going
updip. One of those crawls was body tight in 46-degree water. One
couldn't remain in one place for long without backing up the water.
To avoid drowning you had to move forward a body length or so and
then squeeze to one side to let the accumulated water rush past.
There was the added complication of occasional cobbles that had to
loosed up and tossed to the side to allow passage. I've been in lots
of low, water-filled crawls where you had to move gently to avoid
sending a wave over your face, but that was the only one where you
couldn't go too slowly.
Mark
At 03:16 PM 3/12/2014, [email protected] wrote:
All:
I've also been through the gun barrel in Knox Cave, NY. As Dwight
mentioned it is tight and some crawling(?) on your side
required. Interesting how some crawls get reputations. Another
infamous crawl is the Blue Crawl in Tumbling Rock Cave, AL, not far
from the NSS convention site. Of course there is a walking bypass
to the crawl.
I might add a crawl in water. I scrapped the ceiling with my back
as I pushed the sand/gravel floor aside. There is only 2 inches of
water, but it backs up when plugged with bodies. Don't drop you
head as you will drown. No sleeping in this crawl. Riverside Cave, Indiana.
Bill Tozer
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