2013-10 - JarvistMooreFrost - 10 years under the earth

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   Ten years under the Earth: What Jarv did on his

   holidays
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   Cave Exploration vs. Research You'd imagine they're quite different beasts...

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   The moments you remember...

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   The reality that got you there

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   & far too much of this…

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   Discoveries rely on luck…

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   But, you make your own...

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   Slovenia 2007-2012 Big project… many people, many years. → Longest

   cave in Slovenia ← ~27km of passage in a cubic kilometre of limestone
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    CDG Exped 2013 - Sistema Huautla

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    1994 - Bill Stone Expedition

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    United States Deep Caving Team Big brash Texan Amazing at

    getting grants 1994 expo (and subsequent) were extremely well funded Turned to Caving after being rejected by NASA.
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    Ian Rolland

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    Beware the technocrat Ian's Death: all cavers in Mexico rallied

    to recover the body. Stone continued exploration, with a much reduced team. Passed two sumps; found 3.3km of passage...
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    The Space Drop (77m)

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    ~2/3rd up

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    Beyond the sump

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    Sump 9 - "The mother of all sumps"

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    Dry cave discoveries...

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    Dry cave discoveries...

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    Homeward Bound...

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    Our hosts...