Thanks guys, glad you liked it! Scott, I'll be expecting my free Sink pack in the mail any day now...
I don't write up my trips much, but sometimes things are so epic that you're just compelled to do so. That was the case here. And I also felt that it would be informative reading for anyone considering a trip. There was a Sports Illustrated article written about the cave in 1988 containing one particularly interesting quote:
"If door-to-door trips become the 'in' thing to do, Great X is going to eat someone, someone experienced," he cautions. "Under ideal conditions, the cave is horrible. I don't like body recoveries any more than the next person, but if there is a thunderstorm during a through-trip [which would cause the water level to rise in the cave], or if someone becomes completely hypothermic, or if someone falls during a climb, a body recovery is what you'll have. And a body recovery in that cave could kill someone."
And now that I've been there, I totally agree. I very nearly was the guy who got eaten! If you want to see high res pics of the trip, I have them online here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mohodisco/G ... 6600983794