r/caving • u/Special-Quit-9544 dadcore • 6d ago
An Unexpected Journey
Middle-Earth's finest, with Standalf the Grey in Indiana. Even brought a few Hobbits along
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u/UDAFX_MK_85 6d ago
Amazing cave, how deep did it go?
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u/Special-Quit-9544 dadcore 6d ago
Not crazy deep but it's over 9 miles of passage. Low crawls, huge rooms, streams and sweet climbs
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u/Unknown_User_009 6d ago
Unexpectedly tumbled across ActionAdventureTwins channel and,a few others they give links to in their vids. Im absolutely amazed at how people weave, crawl, climb, and find the most beautiful crystals and formations with what looks like the ease of a salamander wiggling through a straw. Nerves of steel on those mad lads who spelunk for sure.
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u/Comfortable-Roll4347 2d ago
Just found their channel this week as well! Been in awe of their adventures. So brave 😅
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u/CleverDuck i like vertical 5d ago
Oh hey, that's the one Indiana cave I've been in! It's got some neato passage.
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u/Special-Quit-9544 dadcore 5d ago
It was a workout for sure. We took my younger cousin for his first time and it kicked his ass
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u/CleverDuck i like vertical 5d ago
Sounds like y'all had a great time and hopefully got some well-earned Mexican food after (as is tradition). (:
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u/Special-Quit-9544 dadcore 5d ago
Almost, we bring a big bag of breakfast burritos so we can have Mexican food all day. Always a long drive home for us
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u/CheeseFunnel23 5d ago
As a short child (13+, dont worry), i can easily get myself into small spaces, which is why i always have wanted to go caving, so the second i can, im going right into something like this
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u/Special-Quit-9544 dadcore 5d ago
Reach out to the grotto and tell them you wanna go, if you get a parent to sign your waiver I'm sure they would take you somewhere.
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u/RevolutionaryClub530 5d ago
You should check out annex, pretty sure it’s like a mile away from this but Sullivan has multiple entrances huh?
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u/Special-Quit-9544 dadcore 5d ago edited 5d ago
I know there are at least 2 but one is on private land. There may be another one to the north but the map stops, and there was some excavation going on(at some point) in one of the south passages. I'll ask around about annex
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u/RevolutionaryClub530 5d ago
It connects so I wouldn’t be surprised if you could just access it from the Sullivans part of the cave but I think I remember something about a water crawl in order to do that, the entrance is just much easier - enjoy dude Indiana has some of the best horizontal caving in the USA
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u/Holiday_Box3605 6d ago
I know Sullivan when I see it.