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Күн бұрынMay 3, 2011 - An Australian team has made a record-breaking dive in what may be the world's deepest coldwater cave. But the explorers still haven't reached the end of this New Zealand cave, thought to lead to the mysterious source of the Pearse River.
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@DrHarryH 13 жыл бұрын
Hi all, I was one of the divers in the film and I took the video. To asnwer a few questions: - you go there for the adventure and to see what is around the next corner. It is pretty cool to lay eyes on somewhere that you know nobody has ever seen before. - we do use electric scooters for all the deep diving beyond about 125m. This conserves energy and reduces the chances of dangerous CO2 buildup. -we don't have the budget for submarines, and you are right it is more fun to see it yourself.
@rm-ih1ns 4 жыл бұрын
hi 2 stephanie harris a n d 2012 was mentioned next?? also famous names, Richard what were "heat" measures in so frigid water for so long 2020 honour of mum JOAN RICHES; fabulous rememberies, gratsi r o b what was narrowest (tightest) place encountered?? gutsy bunch; kudOs
@austinreese5553 2 жыл бұрын
@@rm-ih1ns lol that was 9 years ago why would he reply
@abodraconian-9114 2 жыл бұрын
You still diving after 11 years of that comment?
@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын
@@abodraconian-9114 Of course!
@abodraconian-9114 2 жыл бұрын
@@DrHarryH Stay safe brother, happy that you replied, best of luck.
@abhishekiyer261 2 жыл бұрын
1:30 Dr. Richard Harris seen here on the right played a crucial role in the Thailand cave rescue. Awesome.
@dodongjoshy8935 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that doco the rescue was amazing
@DrHarryH 13 жыл бұрын
the water is incredibly clear, bloody cold and slow flowing. The passages are quite wide so getting stuck is not an issue in this site. There is minimal silt in the cave due to the flow and regular flooding. - it is probably 5-6km to the source so we have a LONG way to go. Hopefully will have more info after next years expedition. - the bug should have been an AMPHIPOD...not an arthropod. Lots of interesting critters in there we are studying.
@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 2 жыл бұрын
If you see this i would love an update!
@yobolion 12 жыл бұрын
It intrigues me the whole subject of scuba and deep diving without me necessarily wanting to participate!
@alanluscombe8a553 3 жыл бұрын
8 years after you i feel the same
@BarrywHiteFTW 3 жыл бұрын
We should start a group.
@priorsproductions2426 2 жыл бұрын
9 years
@project-ifi-2100 7 жыл бұрын
I'd do this but, there's no Esc button or respawn
@yourmomsgoat5840 4 жыл бұрын
Fr Ina video game or some
@chrisjones9115 2 жыл бұрын
Those are more than sport divers. That’s an extremely technical dive.
@DrHarryH 13 жыл бұрын
A remote operated vehicle (ROV) on a tether is a possibility but the sort you would need (like the little bots they used on the Titanic) would be too pricey for us. BTW I was involved with the filming of Sanctum...this is much less scary!!!
@ElectricIguana 13 жыл бұрын
"It takes special diving skills to go so deep and for so long"
@jelv.4142 4 жыл бұрын
🎯
@yourmomsgoat5840 4 жыл бұрын
It really does tho
@davidkey6145 4 жыл бұрын
not really, diving is a low skill sport. just swim and breath. You dont even have to be a good swimmer as long as you can breath you can dive. a cave is special and you habe to not stir up silt so boyancy and keeping your fins from kicking up silt os added to the skills. it takes more mental skills. you have to know that your kids will do fine without you. you mustn't focus on the things that could go wrong, like a cave in, silt out, losing the line and getting lost, getting stuck, running out of air, dying in the dark. Those thoughts will cause your breathing to increase, which uses your gas up faster which isnt a good thing. One third in, one third out. Good luck.
@galexxy6719 3 жыл бұрын
@@davidkey6145 its a little more than that buddy
@gvsrhiee6417 3 жыл бұрын
@@davidkey6145 ignorant statement. Among other things, rule of thirds doesn't apply to open circuit in caves. Do your research before pretending to know what you're talking about 🤣
@fabiosunspot1112 6 жыл бұрын
Any dive over 200 ft should be a mixture of helium and oxygen and massive decompression stops on the way up😆
@MrKaushikvideo 13 жыл бұрын
I love to watch National Geographic Channel more than any thing else.
@TheCaverPete 12 жыл бұрын
Human life is not sacred, there is no great plan and we are just animals. The universe is an amazing place and visiting the more remote parts of it, enriches us. I at one time was one of the record holders for this dive and I would go back tomorrow given half a chance.
@ClayTallStories 2 жыл бұрын
I spent a lot of time up the Pearse river camped out and hunting. Just crossing that river was painfully cold. I can imagine how those divers could handle that job?
@scottydu81 2 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, they pee in their suit. I’ve never dived but I’m told it’s like night and day
@elliejelly8815 Жыл бұрын
Heated vests and dry suits, gloves etc
@mariadaluzmoutinho5701 6 жыл бұрын
Admirável a coragem à luz das adversidades...que requer luta e coragem!!! O mergulho mágico...Quais as palavras para descrever esta natureza? Feitiço, sortilégio e encantos secretos...Estas expressam os mistérios que talvez nunca chegaremos a entender?! Só sei que uns usam a caverna para se proteger..estas pessoas usam o seu saber sem o medo do desconhecido para dar novos rumos para que possamos perceber e desvendar os segredos ao sairem desta caverna profunda!!! Fiquei surpresa com o material e pela coragem...Entrar na Caverna sem saber se sairá vivo dela?!
@ArtsofMystery 13 жыл бұрын
The reason they don't bring a propeller system into the cave is because there is a lot of debris and silt at the bottom. they have to move very carefully. I do some cave diving and know how dangerous it is. When silt gets kicked up from the bottom it clouds the water, causing the diver to become very disoriented and makes it incredibly easy to get lost and lose track of where you are. the takes a long time to settle will cause death if the diver's tank runs out of air while in the cave.
@BaasdeBeer 10 жыл бұрын
Anyone suggesting that robots should dive this instead of humans, are clearly not divers. It's not about finding the source. It's about finding the source... yourself. Why do people climb Everest, when they can fly there? Why do they jump from buildings when there's an elevator? The experience counts more than the result.
@user-sf6dh 6 жыл бұрын
I dont think people jump from building rather than using an elavator.
@rickflippin1 5 жыл бұрын
Dirt E sure they do they are called base jumpers
@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 2 жыл бұрын
You can fly up to I think camp2 or 3 but thats like 5k feet from the top
@ADeadlierSnake 12 жыл бұрын
Love the ziptie weights at 2:00! Now I dont feel quite so bad about having weights ziptied onto my rig xD
@deaksneaks 11 жыл бұрын
194m? What about Sheck Exley's 264m dive at Nacimiento del Rio Mante.. Or Dave Shaw's 270m+ dive at Bushman's Hole in the Kalahari Desert with a rebreather.. Or even Nuno Gomes' 318m dive at the Red Sea.. (Ok maybe that one doesnt count as cave diving lol)
@jacktaylor3059 6 жыл бұрын
deaksneaks101 david Shaw died
@speleokeir 6 жыл бұрын
Or even Hasenmeyer's dive back in 1983 in the Fontaine de Vaucluse where he reached 205m which was a huge record at the time. In 1985 the Modexa ROV reached 315m there and it's likely the passage goes even further down. Exley hadn't reached the bottom at Nacimiento del Rio Mante either. And the slope at the bottom of Bushman's carries on down. Nonetheless 194m is bloody deep.
@speleokeir 6 жыл бұрын
Not the first time when he located Deon Dreyer's body, he died on the second dive 4 months later attempting to recover it.
@gregersen1926 8 жыл бұрын
The Dark Lord Chin Chin can be found at the end, he only comes out once a year.
@yobolion 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks i didn't understand that till you explained it!
@nickwoo2 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight The walls of the cave would block the radio waves and a corded one would get snagged on the corners.
@svrnMrz 13 жыл бұрын
amazing, very interesting.
@NigelGriff 13 жыл бұрын
Awesome upload, incredibly beautiful.
@TheCaverPete 12 жыл бұрын
As I stated in an ealer post, there is a source; all the cave entrances higher on the mountain, whether it be on the Twins, the Ellis Basin or the Horseshoe Basin. Caves are just big drain pipes that carry water from one point to another.
@lisaschuster686 2 жыл бұрын
Habitats! COOL!
@andrewrossburgess 13 жыл бұрын
Incredible
@kyuteh 13 жыл бұрын
10 minute habitat, just add water - did anyone else think that was the most badass part of the video?
@Ogri750 13 жыл бұрын
DoubleThom, yes they are breathing the correct gas for the depth. However, they are using rebreathers, which is a closed loop. If they overexrt themselves, they will breath harder, therefore exhaling more CO2 into the loop. Too much CO2 cannot be handled by the scrubber in the unit and they end up breathing CO2 back into themselves
@andrewtyrrell 13 жыл бұрын
@thomars9 Who is your father? My uncle died in this cave in '95. I too have the utmost respect for them all, and good luck to them!
@Whoadayson 13 жыл бұрын
To see it first hand, for one of many reasons a person such as yourself would never understand... And thats OK, just try and refrain from commenting on things you don't understand nor will ever try to.
@BigBammer 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight wheres the thrill in that?
@strssko 6 жыл бұрын
I think it would be a good idea to use submarine to explore that cave at first
@dalekay9ine 3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't fit.
@jackcoode4262 11 жыл бұрын
This was uploaded on my birthday
@tbsdrummer87 13 жыл бұрын
@rebelnomo that's to get you around faster under water. Not for cave use unless it's a massive cave or you'll get it stuck down there and or break it.
@dianaacera 12 жыл бұрын
hmmm, interesting cave. look for Paglugaban cave in El Nido Philippiines, still looking the end of it. still haven't explore if where is the end of it. still leaving the memories of 3 japanese died on this cave.
@hamza89868 Жыл бұрын
Ocean is scary as space.
@MissWooHoo11 8 жыл бұрын
I'll stick to the land thanx
@mjallen1308 7 жыл бұрын
MissWooHoo11 - BSL for American Pit Bull Terriers! Shit, I'm moving even further inland after watching this video. Excuse me while i start packing!"
@75silverfish 12 жыл бұрын
I have to agree with Sun4, I just really want to know what's at the bottom lol. Try to dive there after you find out.
@LUVTOKYO77 11 жыл бұрын
Tech diving rocks!!
@Yvessam 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight not sure but I think it may be because in that kind of cave, there is no way to use a robot and control them with cables and there is no way to make them wireless because of the rock. But I'm not sure.
@Hashtaggles 11 жыл бұрын
Robots can fail and can't stand certain temperatures and depths it would probably cost more making a suitable robot than just diving
@Ipoonthecasbah 13 жыл бұрын
me too.
@ScubaSteve07194 13 жыл бұрын
@MrEllisRedding One reason is because if you aim one of those scooters the wrong way, it can produce alot of silt and then you have no visibility and cannot see anything. They have been used in caves before but they probably had a good reason for not using them. Wasn't there so I can't say for sure.
@SpecOpsJames 13 жыл бұрын
Why not use an Atmospheric diving suit for as long as they can? No need to decompress, plus you have a line to the surface.
@Yvessam 13 жыл бұрын
@JackeShanTwo no because the rock can block the signals... but between mars and earth, there is nothing to block the signals. It the same thing when (exemple at school) if we want to use our cellphone, we need to get close to the windows or the phone won't connect.
@mchamp3802 12 жыл бұрын
2012 is here and almost gone.......Have they dived this again?
@Toastmaster_5000 13 жыл бұрын
@tbsdrummer87 those are good points you made but they could have used access points for signals
@DazzaBo 13 жыл бұрын
New Zealand's greatest underwater cave mystery and Australia has to come and save the day. Whaddya know.
@phoebus1011 13 жыл бұрын
@highdensity469 Movements as complicated as these cannot be performed by robots. No robot to date is able to mimic to complexity of the movements of our hands.
@supremeujwal 13 жыл бұрын
Why do I get a feeling that this is going to end like Sanctum ??
@doraemonrox 13 жыл бұрын
The Descent
@justinetrinidad2889 2 жыл бұрын
3:29
@itsMinuteMaid 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight I was thinking the same thing. We can send a rover millions of miles away to another planet (Mars), but they can't send some little submarine rover a few hundred feet under water?? What is this, the 15th century?
@swimstud567 13 жыл бұрын
what they need is a mini sub, under water lights, big ass bubble chamber with wii sports
@rickiex 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight i guess its too deep for the signal. and on top of that, it is a cave.
@bsol07 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight my guess it would be too hard to navigate especially considering it must go against the flow
@jomjohny 12 жыл бұрын
Just leave the River ALONE..!!!
@yourmomsgoat5840 4 жыл бұрын
Lol FR
@videofabriken 13 жыл бұрын
Its Like The Movie Sanctum :)
@RedThunder0335 13 жыл бұрын
This is almost like Sanctum! :D
@c2thew 13 жыл бұрын
why didn't they bring a underwater propellor system to get them further into the cave? I understand there might be some crevices that it might not fit through, but if they really wanted to know where the source came from, then that's what they should be using. either that or a robot. great concept though
@nicholasocampo7267 6 жыл бұрын
Send in the drones!
@knigthfigth 13 жыл бұрын
@RS11raptor11 They have lines that lead back up ofc
@DoubleThom 13 жыл бұрын
I don't get the part with carbon dioxide poisoning. I assume they dive with scuba tanks filled with the most suitable type of gas for these conditions - no matter what type we're talking about, it's not like they fill tanks with CO2. Divers inhale from the scuba tank and exhale to the water afaik ? What am I missing ?
@TheHadesShade 13 жыл бұрын
@FlipUpCoconutKing I think it is not that much and it would also not destroy the environment of the cave
@Upsidedownorangejuice 13 жыл бұрын
@briantexts it was not my dad it was dave weaver
@Roarcis 5 жыл бұрын
oh god why did i watch this? my anxiety
@bio2020 13 жыл бұрын
@bsol07 A simple suction engine or turbine can turn the flow of the river into a propellant. Add in a little bit of electrical power and the thing will breeze through the water no problem.
@wardog3d 13 жыл бұрын
You crazy Spelunkers you!
@leopert22 13 жыл бұрын
I just hope they bring extra pickaxes, preferably diamond.
@justinetrinidad2889 2 жыл бұрын
Gold in 3.29
@tbsdrummer87 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight because that's not diving. They've sent one of those down to the deepest point on earth, no point setting a record with it in a cave, plus they could lose connection using wireless cause of the cave structure. They can't do it by wire because the length could not be long enough, it could get caught, snap, and the length of it would determine the weight which would cause it to use more power to pull it all. So people are better for this, they can fit easier.
@Spiritboymark 13 жыл бұрын
Umm... How did they get enough oxygen to stay deep in the water with only a few tanks?.. and besides, the pressure of the water deep down there is increasing
@copperkipper1 12 жыл бұрын
200m+? I doubt there is a source... It just goes down to the waterbed
@Ishowbest 13 жыл бұрын
Whaaaat? Sanctum 2 is out already?
@dynelol 6 жыл бұрын
What stops those air bubbles from becoming foul?
@skraddypoo 13 жыл бұрын
New Zealand mystery, and Australia is here to save the day once again. YOU'RE WELCOME.
@DougieBarclay 12 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Not sure how any human sees this video as "dislikable" though...
@LemondropWho 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight It might be the logistics of getting a mini submarine up the mountain.
@Mrcoolguest 11 жыл бұрын
Because you will need a very long cable (too long) and there is a very strong current against the robot.
@24PinkPenguin24 13 жыл бұрын
Wait.....if they are in there for hours, how do they go to the bathroom? You can go before but still. It is an amazing thing on what they are adventuring though.
@GhostsOfThings 13 жыл бұрын
omg that water is clear O_o
@dalekay9ine 3 жыл бұрын
Clearest water I've ever seen is the springs and caves of north central Florida. Check them out sometime if you're near there. Truly amazing.
@ScubaSteve07194 13 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me what type of rebreathers the pair of divers in the very beginning are using?
@monkeyboy4746 3 жыл бұрын
Use a short lived radioactive tracer instead of dye to trace the source.
@RKkusse 13 жыл бұрын
@TheHadesShade ;) sure
@blipco5 11 жыл бұрын
Pete, there are now over 7 billion humans but the more we are, the more endangered we become.
@GDEdits 13 жыл бұрын
this is the real Sanctum :O
@danrodrigues3531 6 жыл бұрын
I'm getting claustrophobic just watching this video...
@darkmxhishot7475 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder why they can't use a dive propulsion system? The cave looks big enough
@stothecb 11 жыл бұрын
How about an remote sub with a camera and a really long power cord? Or does it have to be a diver exploring it for cool factor?
@jayvlugt3309 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, something like a submarine drone of sorts
@orangemyk 11 жыл бұрын
Because some people have cajones
@MarioDragon 13 жыл бұрын
@RS11raptor11 That's what the ropes are for..
@alpha2762 3 жыл бұрын
MarioDragon your comments old are you still alive hopefully God be with you your comments OG
@MarioDragon 3 жыл бұрын
@@alpha2762 ill always be here
@iTzBruceyW 13 жыл бұрын
@rebelnomo its in a cave. there is a lot of difference from diving in the ocean.
@dfgxhchvjb 13 жыл бұрын
wouldnt be easier and cheaper to built a camera holding device? my 2 cents
@krakken120 13 жыл бұрын
@DJMight cuz radio wave or satelite cant reach there
@deaksneaks 11 жыл бұрын
Ask Don Shirley..
@dumaznbum 13 жыл бұрын
lol "wait for dissolved gases to be safely released from their bodies" - i know its not what you think it is, but i was i instantly thinking, damn that must be one smelly little bubble
@ahmedelouazizi6581 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone has the full documentry?!? Thanks
@TheCaverPete 12 жыл бұрын
just learn to cave dive and then get you and your kit there. That's all we did when we were diving it in the mid 90s
@brianredban9393 2 жыл бұрын
Has anyone found the beginning of the river
@FlipUpCoconutKing 13 жыл бұрын
They ruined the clean and clear water with dye :(
@breadandcircus1 10 жыл бұрын
Disturbing such a pristine environment, what for ???
@AnnaVarona 9 жыл бұрын
breadandcircus1 cave divers are able to collect specimens and samples that give information about the past, present and future of the environment =). It will help scientists or the people around the environment preserve it =).
@boatmanbermuda7255 6 жыл бұрын
massive adrenaline rush
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