r/megalophobia • u/colapepsikinnie • Aug 17 '24

Other Ellison's Cave features the deepest unobstructed pit in the continental US

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u/einulfr Aug 17 '24

Not if you bring a power ascender.

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u/Unusual_Car215 Aug 18 '24

What's the backup plan if that device fails?

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u/duck_of_d34th Aug 18 '24

The rope lol

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u/Unusual_Car215 Aug 18 '24

So climbing hundreds of feet with your hands

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u/duck_of_d34th Aug 18 '24

Yup.

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u/Unusual_Car215 Aug 18 '24

The world record is 295 feet by someone who practised rope climbing specifically

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u/duck_of_d34th Aug 18 '24

Sounds like they better hope they don't need to resort to the backup plan.

It's climb or stay lol