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Old 10-13-2011, 02:17 AM   #1
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Oct 13, 2011: Orda Cave

Orda Cave is the most extended underwater cave in Russia, the second in Eurasia, with regards to length, and the world’s greatest gypsum cave.

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Lot of great pictures here.
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Old 10-13-2011, 03:06 AM   #2
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Oh that's marvellous!

I must send a link to Our Kid. He used to be a caver/potholer/diver. He'll love this!
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Old 10-13-2011, 04:50 AM   #3
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He used to be a caver/potholer/diver.
Then one day decided he wanted to go on living?
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Old 10-13-2011, 04:57 AM   #4
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Interesting that there seems to be little silt to blow around.

Also strange to see almost no bubbles but those don't look like re-breathers.
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Old 10-13-2011, 08:53 AM   #5
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Claustrophobia!
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Old 10-13-2011, 08:56 AM   #6
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Beautiful.

Cave-diving is dangerous. You need to follow every safety rule ever invented. An ex-cousin-in-law got cocky once and could've died.

I'd love to do it though. With many ropes.
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Old 10-13-2011, 09:20 AM   #7
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when I was a kid I thought caves were cool, and I remember visiting a lava cave and squirming through tight spots and stuff and loving it. Now caves freak me out. I'll go through a touristy one with sidewalks in it, but the idea of squeezing through a tight gap hundreds of feet underground just gives me the heebs. Throw water into the mix and NO WAY. I bet statistically speaking, it's safer to jump out of a perfectly functional plane, which is another thing I'm not doing.
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Old 10-13-2011, 09:21 AM   #8
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I've done that too.
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Old 10-13-2011, 09:30 AM   #9
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What a great picture!
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Old 10-13-2011, 09:48 AM   #10
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no fucking way, not ever. nope.
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Old 10-13-2011, 10:06 AM   #11
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The problem with that cave is there are no cave spiders.
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Old 10-13-2011, 10:53 AM   #12
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Beautiful.

Cave-diving is dangerous. You need to follow every safety rule ever invented. An ex-cousin-in-law got cocky once and could've died.

I'd love to do it though. With many ropes.
I'd settle for lots and lots of air.
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Old 10-13-2011, 11:08 AM   #13
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Dangerous? Nah.
It's just SCUBA. When you get in trouble, you just drop your weights and ......
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Old 10-13-2011, 11:12 AM   #14
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...die of an embolism when you shoot to the surface too fast while holding your breath.
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Old 10-13-2011, 11:44 AM   #15
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Yabbut, you orda see that cave.
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