If you have 20 something cavers in a small passage with bad air breathing heavily for 9 hours, do expect the oxygen level to improve or get worse ?
I propose future trips take precautionary measures and release some oxygen into the passage. It would be little use to install a big fan and flexible conduit to force some air into the shaft entrance because the air would distribute evenly throughout the whole cave and it would also block the entrance from easy in and out trips. Also, A tiny air shaft could be drilled, that could also be used to lower the diving gear into the room where the divers suit up at. Even a 3 inch diameter shaft would be helpful, because you could lower a telephone cable, or pump oxygen into the room, lower emergency food and water, etc. I propose a 3 inch shaft be drilled to confirm the exact location of the 1st sump, and then use the diver's survey to mark the surface where the cave is going. I would also like to propose that the TSA, TCMA, and every Texas caver unite behind a single goal, and I believe that goal should be to finish the map of Honeycreek. ( after ICS of course ) I hope I live long enough to see the TCMA acquire the Shaft Entrance and at least some sort of permanent access agreement to the Natural Entrance, like an easement. David Locklear caver in Fort Bend County --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
