Watching that video reminded me of caving in southern Oklahoma. Lots of cold water, low airspace....and the constant fear of flash floods....but we never jumped up like that....unless one stepped on a rattlesnake.
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:58 AM, Mixon Bill <[email protected]> wrote: That Little Neath River Cave (subject of the video David pointed us to) is rather typical of caves in Britain. A guidebook says about it, among other things, that a 150-meter crawlway "becomes impassable in wet weather," and another place "sumps in wet weather." There is a lot of wet weather in Britain, and a large fraction of rescue call-outs are due to cavers being trapped (or worse) by high water. Runoff from the long-since deforested hills is swift, aided in some places by channels dug to help drain bogs. Lots of cave descriptions say things like "enter only in extremely settled weather."--Mixon ---------------------------------------- Rules to live by: Don't, and don't forget to. ---------------------------------------- You may "reply" to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: [email protected] AMCS: [email protected] or [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
