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Vakal posted:One has to wonder of all the activities available to do on this planet, a person finds out that this exists and shouts "That's for me!" Guessing it's an Eddie the Eagle kinda mentality. It's not _that_ technically demanding but it requires huge confidence, and attracts that kind of person.
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ChaseSP posted:That's not brain damage, that fucker got cursed to stay in the sea or else. Dude can literally hold a lungfull of air for 9m41s, he's a weird mutant
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Has anyone else been hooking into the Cave Diving videos that the youtube algorithm has been vomiting up for the past six months or is that just me? It seems like there's a lot of crossover in the "Climbers die in horrific ways" and "Untrained morons diving into caves for the first time die in horrific ways" content. Similar thing with shipwrecks.
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orange juche posted:Dude can literally hold a lungfull of air for 9m41s, he's a weird mutant Bet he fights like a dairy farmer, though.
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DPM posted:Has anyone else been hooking into the Cave Diving videos that the youtube algorithm has been vomiting up for the past six months or is that just me? It seems like there's a lot of crossover in the "Climbers die in horrific ways" and "Untrained morons diving into caves for the first time die in horrific ways" content. For a while goons were sending these to the trashfuture stream on twitch and we got to see some awful cave diving and shipwreck tragedies, there have been enough to the point where they literally put plaques at the bottom of these places with DON'T GO PAST THIS POINT YOU WILL DIE THERE HAVE BEEN X NUMBER OF DEATHS and people STILL do it, it's mental illness.
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Mar 12, 2023 09:04
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Someone at a work drinks thing last year kept trying to persuade me to go free-diving in the lake by the office. Obviously a serial killer.
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knox_harrington posted:Someone at a work drinks thing last year kept trying to persuade me to go free-diving in the lake by the office. Obviously a serial killer. Oh, I'm just, so attracted to people who free-dive, you say you don't have a girlfriend? That's really weird! Want to get married?
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Anne Whateley posted:How did she end up with two guys who were both into it? Was she a diver too or was it total coincidence? Her first rich husband got her into it and she got her second very rich husband.
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:Her first rich husband got her into it and she got her second very rich husband. Great black widow scam imo. They even knock themselves off while you have a perfect alibi.
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Mar 12, 2023 16:28
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Honestly, hosed up but I have to respect the game.
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If anyone has some interesting deep diving / free diving youtubes, please do post them? If this isn't too off topic. Something to kill the time and keep the thread alive until climbing season starts, imo.
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Would vintage cave diving be of interest? It's sort of like mountain climbing in the opposite direction, so hopefully not too off topic. My favorite channel would have to be Sid Perou's which I found out about from the thread about the Thai cave rescue a few years ago. It also looks like there are some climbing videos too which I'll have to start going through. Link: https://www.youtube.com/@Cavingcameraman/videos He has a three part series about the history of cave diving starting here which is a good starting point.
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Beachcomber posted:Bet he fights like a dairy farmer, though. Shallower cut than what causes brain damage here.
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Anybody really interested in cave diving should buy the book "The Darkness Beckons" about the history of cave diving from the late 1800s into the 20th century. Most of it about the British, because they were the people who used to do lunatic poo poo then write all about it for future historians to read, but other cultures too.
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Article posted today: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/nepal-solo-trekking-ban-intl-hnk/index.html
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gohuskies posted:Anybody really interested in cave diving should buy the book "The Darkness Beckons" about the history of cave diving from the late 1800s into the 20th century. Most of it about the British, because they were the people who used to do lunatic poo poo then write all about it for future historians to read, but other cultures too.  
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Gohuskies is the seller lol
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value-brand cereal posted:If anyone has some interesting deep diving / free diving youtubes, please do post them? If this isn't too off topic. Something to kill the time and keep the thread alive until climbing season starts, imo. This article from Outside is the first really in-depth (lol didn't meant to do that) thing that I read about free-diving: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/open-your-mouth-and-youre-dead/ And here's a dude riding a sled down 145m and then pulling himself/swimming back up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtryV9qItsg
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That book sounds amazing but the cheapest I can find it is $100. Cave diving is a whole other level of crazy https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WtlwoX1YEmg
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So I binged that entire Outlast series somebody mentioned, it's pretty great despite the editing getting ridiculous towards the end. Quality concept, 6/10 execution.
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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basicblack posted:I feel like this thread is on life support. Please don't die thread, I love you too much (and isn't the spring 2023 climbing season just around the corner?). I sure hope to hell not, I get back stateside from my trip to base camp on Apr 30 so in the first few days of May I'll have a story and photodump
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Paladine_PSoT posted:I sure hope to hell not, I get back stateside from my trip to base camp on Apr 30 so in the first few days of May I'll have a story and photodump Please post pics of you “green boots-ing” at various landmarks
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Captain Toasted posted:That book sounds amazing but the cheapest I can find it is $100. Cave diving is a whole other level of crazy Interlibrary loan is your friend! https://worldcat.org/title/23766199?oclcNum=23766199
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Captain Toasted posted:Please post pics of you “green boots-ing” at various landmarks Lol, this is a brilliant idea. Also it would piss off all the climbers there too.
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I think that's kinda nasty, don't do that.
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HopperUK posted:I think that's kinda nasty, don't do that.
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How come they dont have u tie a really long rope around u when you climb everest so if u die the people back down at the base camp could just pull the rope and bring ur body back down
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Captain Toasted posted:Please post pics of you “green boots-ing” at various landmarks When I was shopping for new hiking boots for the trip, I found a pair I *really* liked, but passed on because they only came in green.
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Nooner posted:How come they dont have u tie a really long rope around u when you climb everest so if u die the people back down at the base camp could just pull the rope and bring ur body back down It would be pretty funny watching two sherpas partner carry the three hundred pounds of rope you'd need for a death line
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Why don't they just have a C130 overfly the mountain every day and just fulton out the dead bodies and injured people?
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Cojawfee posted:Why don't they just have a C130 overfly the mountain every day and just fulton out the dead bodies and injured people? in thiiiiis economy?!?!
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Cojawfee posted:Why don't they just have a C130 overfly the mountain every day and just fulton out the dead bodies and injured people? When the C130 crashes who grabs the pilots' bodies?
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TaurusTorus posted:When the C130 crashes who grabs the pilots' bodies? The next C130. Get your head in the game.
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TaurusTorus posted:When the C130 crashes who grabs the pilots' bodies? Why would a c130 be leaving the mountain?
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Captain Toasted posted:Why would a c130 be leaving the mountain?
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My favourite thing about cave divers are the types, like the Dive Talk hosts, who insist that a lot of the cave diving death videos on youtube are primarily from the mid 20th century, when Cave Diving was a new sport and a lot of the safety guidelines were not in place. With proper training, gear, and by following standard safety protocol, then cave diving is a perfectly safe sport and it's only these yahoos like freedivers that are still causing underwater caves to be considered as 'scary' or 'dangerous'. Except, even with the proper gear and training, cave divers still die all the time.
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That article about Agnes Milowka is full of quotes from some guy making GBS threads himself that they'll ban his hobby simply because it's so deadly. Like Agnes was a wonderful person and a skilled diver, she wasn't taking any undue risks going down that route alone and anyway only one person can fit through, which is not a reason not to do it, no sir, and please don't blame Agnes, but also please don't blame the sport. It just happened for no reason! Let's not introspect!
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Caving diving terrifies me more than anything but I can't stop reading about it. Wonder if that's a small part of why people pursue these extreme uhh hobbies because it scratches a similar itch.
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At least they're only harming themselves, rather than harming escorts, children, and public institutions.
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Potato Salad posted:At least they're only harming themselves, rather than harming escorts, children, and public institutions. Brb, starting an underwater sherpa service
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