Cavemud wrote:Just because you wear the gear, don't make you the star, ya know?
I don't beleive an experienced caver would have taken a group of people in a cave and then got lost. An experienced caver would not have gotten lost because they would know the cave or would know not to take people into a cave they don't know well. That's why I said "speeeeluuuuunkers!!!"
Important thing is, no one was seriously hurt and they probably learned a little something about caving, themselves and each other!
Hopefully as I get older I'll never revert to being a speeeeluuuunker but mebbe an armchair caver as this would be more safe???
I'm going to have to disagree on that. Experienced cavers can make mistakes and often do.
In some cases it can take just a moment distraction as you take a wrong turn or follow someone else down a passage.
Also, experienced cavers often get themselves into different sorts of trouble.
Inexperienced cavers for example are less likely to push a tight passage, so searching for them typically means looking in the big/obvious places first.
Experienced cavers are often more likely to push the tighter stuff, try the hairier stuff.
So, again, I'm not sure based on what little I've seen these folks could be classified as spelunkers or experienced or anything.
Just my 2 cents.