Re: US Deepest Vertical Pits List
Posted: Oct 5, 2013 9:54 pm
Greg Jones wrote:So Cody I would say that water filled shafts are generally not considered vertical pits.
Hi Greg,
I would respectfully disagree with your statement . I may be speaking out of turn though as this is a discussion about the US Deepest Vertical Pits. My apologies.
There are a lot of underwater cave pits throughout the world. Some require SRT to access the water table that is far below the surface of the land. Ironically, our team just explored a new one today . It ended up not to be a full vertical pit though.
Once the explorer has descended to the water table, they gear up to descend (an underwater free fall descent)) using buoyancy control to reach greater depths. SRT is not needed in this case, just a level head, reliable equipment, and a clear mind. There are many deep pits in the Yucatan Peninsula that are quite deep. There are also a few that have yet to be "bottomed", or for that matter explored.
There are also deep underwater pits in Florida. Perhaps someone with more knowledge about the Floridian underwater pits will chime in. Thanks for this interesting thread!
Jim