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Originally Posted by unclebilly

I wonder if it’s diverticulitis or something worse… either way, it’s painful and not fun. I hope he gets out ok.

I enjoy spelunking but am not a fan of birthing canal type passages.

Yep.

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I wish I could but with my phobia I'd be doing the dive/cave carving in the fetal position.

I rappelled a lot in my youth, but always on the OUTSIDE of the mountain.

LMAO

Originally Posted by Crowbob

This is simply irrational and very close to insane.

To pit oneself against the inevitable horror of being trapped inside a mountain is inexcusable. What do these people think is going to happen?

Some, probably most, get normal and quit this nonsense. Some don’t, obviously.

Meh. We don't know that this guy did anything super crazy other than going REALLY far into the cave. Lots of folks do that, and it's likely rarely a problem. The issue here is that the guy got sick, and that's what the issue was. If he hadn't gotten sick, he and everything would have been fine. People are explorers, some more than others. Any time you're going to explore, there are risks. What he was doing is probably far less risky than driving a car on a track.