Astronauts of the underworld: The scientists venturing into the deep, dark Earth

Re:Astronauts of the underworld: The scientists venturing in... by maksimilian on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @01:13AM (#42242974)

Oh wow - I saw this story a few weeks ago (absolutely horrifying) and ended up binging on caving incident stories. My takeaway was that regardless of how experienced the spelunkers are, something can go wrong.

In the midst of my binge, I also found this awesome(ly horrifying) Youtube Channel of cave explorers. They have explored some amazing caves, but here's a video of them in some really tight spaces to illustrate the risk these explorers take (warning, may induced some anxiety): https://youtu.be/Us-XA2BRLgg?si=Lb62ZE1IHG4MD6K3&t=677

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Re:Astronauts of the underworld: The scientists venturing in... by mordechai9000 on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @02:47AM (#42243431)

I'm scared of heights but I'm attracted to rock climbing, so I climb anyway and just deal with it. Caves also have a certain attraction, but those stories terrify me far more than the prospect of a serious fall. The idea of dying trapped in a tight space underground makes dying on a rock climb sound downright comforting.

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