Hey all! I have to say first and foremost, holy crap, cave diving seems terrifying.
I wanted to ask however, is it really as scary/dangerous as it seems? I've read a little online that says if you follow protocol and are trained properly its statistically unlikely to die while cave diving, and yet I hear about fatalities and the danger of it. Is it really the "deadliest extreme sport in the world"?
That's a problem for me, as I want to explore and map out caves and I know there will be sumps in those caves. Rather than get turned around, I'd love to add this skill to my repertoire, but lord is it intimidating.
Any tips or info at all for someone considering adding cave diving to his spelunking experience? How would one get started in this regard - doing normal scuba dives, I suppose?
And, on a sidebar, I'm surprised there aren't remote drones that you can use for something like this. Wouldn't that be much safer? I guess the remote connection is an issue with so much rock potentially between you and the drone.