Come along with us as we visit a cave here in Alabama where we enter at the top of the mountain and descend our way down over 500 feet in depth via 10 vertical drops and then walk out the bottom. This cave was discovered and first explored by cavers during the 1970's and is considered to be one of the best sporty wet multi drop caves in the TAG region. Most cavers will visit when the water is up as it makes for a lot more adrenaline, however today we have 12 year old Brody with us and we want him to be able to do the cave in a more safer, dryer condition.
Jason and I are both experienced cavers as we have been caving in this region known as TAG for 21 years. We have both visited this cave numerous times as well as Jason helping install the current stainless steel bolts, rigging chains, and rings in the cave almost 15 years ago. Also both of Brody's parents, Kevin & Jamy who are also experienced cavers were along on the trip.
Once you enter this cave you start by a short climbdown and are quickly at the first pit. This is where you truly begin committing yourself to the cave as once you are down the first drop, you pull down your ropes behind you and there is no going back up. Each drop we descend, we then pull the rope and continue on our journey to the bottom of the cave. For our rigging, we are using 9mm ropes and a carabiner block. This is a very popular style of rigging pull down trips for cavers as well as for canyoneering. Before cavers were using carabiner blocks, they would use the double rope technique.
After talking with the landowners, they confirmed to their knowledge that Brody is the youngest to have ever completed this pull down trip. What a great and excited trip this was for him and will be a lifelong memory as well.
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