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Vertical Caving by Balloon

PostPosted: Sep 29, 2014 2:46 pm
by ohiocaver
Well, it's probably more expensive than a frog system but it requires a lot less leg energy! This post is from NBC News.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/ ... ve-n214101
PS: I'm glad he went into an "underground cave" and not an above ground cave. :funny post:

Re: Vertical Caving by Balloon

PostPosted: Sep 29, 2014 3:45 pm
by Bob Thrun
There was (still is?) a commercial cave in Missouri that advertised the world's highest underground balloon ascent. Does this take the record away?

Re: Vertical Caving by Balloon

PostPosted: Sep 30, 2014 9:58 am
by trogman
Wow! That'd be a pretty cool way to see a deep pit like that. I can imagine that working well in someplace like Golindrinas.

Trogman :helmet: