Brian Roebuck
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Caving - the one activity that really brings you to your knees!
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Post by Brian Roebuck on Dec 9, 2007 9:42:31 GMT -5
A while after the group led by a female guide entered the cave, it was our turn to go inside the cave. There were six routes to choose from when we had bought the ticket to the caves, all varying in length, and we had opted for the one which was not too long but not too short either. The maps of those caves said that the route we had taken was 128.6 meters in length and would take us approximately 50 or so minutes to emerge from another point at Naya Gupha. But we had no idea at that time how long and arduous these minutes would be. Our guide was a middle-aged man and looked experienced. Before entering the cave he told us certain precautions we should take while inside the cave, like maintaining a certain distance between us while inside, following each of his instructions and above all to be careful while taking each step. “If you make one wrong move and break your hands or legs then you’re in for a serious trouble as most of the time you have to crawl on all your fours inside the cave,” the guide said plainly, “And since there’s not enough space inside the cave there is no way anybody would be able to carry you from there! So please be watchful and enjoy your experience inside the cave.” www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/others/feature/dec/news_feature01.php
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