For a challenge I did this cave without ever switching on my headlamp. It took about 75 minutes of feeling along the walls and using the flow of water between my fingers to check I was still going upstream. I'm an experienced caver (in my 60's) and I had done the cave many times, but I must admit there were times when I could feel my stress levels rising!! Seeing the light at the end of the cave was a very pleasant experience. For another wee challenge I climbed up the waterfall, instead of using the fixed aids at the end. Paul in NZ
@@vincentlife99 Hi Vincent, I did it with a friend, so we had a bit of morale support. But the noise of the stream meant we were often out of contact. It's an absolute golden rule of caving to have at least one back up lamp. It is only possible to traverse this cave in absolute darkness because there are no step drop off's or shafts to fall down!
Well we did the caves today, 2 Well prepared ladies. It was amazing. The 2nd to last waterfall was difficult, struggling against the water to get up, but I pushed Alysia up, then she hauled me up using a leather belt we took for this purpose. The water was about 1.30m to 1.5m in places. The head torches were so useful. And layers of thermal underwater. It was Impossibly dark with out light. I marveled at the shimmering on the cave roof. Magical. Tonight my muscles ache from the effort of walking against the flow and stepping over boulders. Well worth it, folks.
Usually my claustrophobia kicks in and I'm uncomfortable just watching someone in a cave. For some reason it didn't happen with this video. Maybe because you were able to walk upright through a majority of the cave. Very cool formations in the limestone. If i ever make my way to New Zealand I have every intention to see this myself and possibly make my way into the cave.
Easy, just follow the flow of the water upstream. Bring 2 good (ideally waterproof) sources of light, not just a cellphone. And probably wetsuit or neoprene socks. You can stay out of the water for most of it except the very beginning and end.
When I went, that trail was too steep and nothing to stop me or cling to. I sat on my behind, grabbed the hem of my shorts (to keep gravel from flying in), leaned back a little. And slid down. Worked well and I didn't end up with any abrasions to mess with later.
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For a challenge I did this cave without ever switching on my headlamp.
It took about 75 minutes of feeling along the walls and using the flow of water between my fingers to check I was still going upstream.
I'm an experienced caver (in my 60's) and I had done the cave many times, but I must admit there were times when I could feel my stress levels rising!! Seeing the light at the end of the cave was a very pleasant experience. For another wee challenge I climbed up the waterfall, instead of using the fixed aids at the end.
Paul in NZ
Nice one Paul! I climbed the waterfall my last time too!
I experieced a casee of lamp going off in the middle of the way. So scared. You chose not to use the headlamp. Do you do it alone?
@@vincentlife99 Hi Vincent, I did it with a friend, so we had a bit of morale support. But the noise of the stream meant we were often out of contact.
It's an absolute golden rule of caving to have at least one back up lamp.
It is only possible to traverse this cave in absolute darkness because there are no step drop off's or shafts to fall down!
Well we did the caves today, 2 Well prepared ladies. It was amazing.
The 2nd to last waterfall was difficult, struggling against the water to get up, but I pushed Alysia up, then she hauled me up using a leather belt we took for this purpose. The water was about 1.30m to 1.5m in places. The head torches were so useful. And layers of thermal underwater.
It was Impossibly dark with out light.
I marveled at the shimmering on the cave roof. Magical.
Tonight my muscles ache from the effort of walking against the flow and stepping over boulders.
Well worth it, folks.
great job!! glad you enjoyed it!
Oh my gosh, that was incredible and beautiful!! Thank you for showing this to us. You go to places that most of us can only dream of.
You're welcome Sandy! Thanks for watching.
What an amazing video Jesse!! Those caves are beautiful! And yes, Sam is awesome, and I love her energy!
Yes that place was awesome! Thanks Sandra
Always great content 👍🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 enjoying all the videos
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Wow! What an awesome adventure in this magical cave. Love it!!!
It's was a beautiful day
Beautiful in all senses!
Wow nice never heard this live here in NZ
Yeah it's definitely worth checking out
Usually my claustrophobia kicks in and I'm uncomfortable just watching someone in a cave.
For some reason it didn't happen with this video. Maybe because you were able to walk upright through a majority of the cave. Very cool formations in the limestone. If i ever make my way to New Zealand I have every intention to see this myself and possibly make my way into the cave.
It is an amazing spot and definitely a must see
Wow, what a place. Sam is a crack up on energy drinks.
Yep
Very interesting cave, is that spring water. Nice video Jesse and Sam👍👀
Not sure, I think it comes from a glacier
Looks amazing!
It is!
Fun. Not a big deal in low water flow, lots of school parties go through.
@@gctl4313 fun and beautiful. Such a great introduction to caves except for the lack of calcite formations
Looks like one heck of an adventure 😈⚡
It was a fun day
Theres the little ledge part thst has a very calm bit of water in it wondee how deep it goes
An amazing cave.
Oh yeah, it was so cool to see
@@JesseStLouis I've seen some caves here in the states, but nothing even remotely like that.
Great video. How difficult is it to navigate?
Easy, just follow the flow of the water upstream. Bring 2 good (ideally waterproof) sources of light, not just a cellphone. And probably wetsuit or neoprene socks. You can stay out of the water for most of it except the very beginning and end.
@@JesseStLouis that was quick. Thanks for the info. So going to do this!
How safe is the path to get TO the cave? I heard it's pretty steep. Is there any steep cliff sides with sharp drop points?
Was easy when we went
I went years ago, and I don't remember anything unusual or dangerous about the path.
When I went, that trail was too steep and nothing to stop me or cling to. I sat on my behind, grabbed the hem of my shorts (to keep gravel from flying in), leaned back a little. And slid down. Worked well and I didn't end up with any abrasions to mess with later.
Amazing journey. It would have been nice if you had found the beginning of the waterfall. P
Yes, it was great time. The waterfall was tough to film because it was obstructed by the rock.
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just went on the entrance...cool aye...
Super cool! Definitely worth going all the way through!!🤙
woooooooow Very interesting cave.
It was beautiful
Have you extended your Visa or you coming back to the US?
All visas were extended until end of September
Excellent vlog video bro so beautiful
Thanks Miraj
Letting the ads all run.
Thank you bro 🙏
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Sam should always be in the videos brother. ;-)
I agree homie
Can u get lost in there?
Not if you stick to the water course
Water water everywhere in nz
Wow, that place is awesome. If this were in America it would be destroyed by graffiti and full of trash.
Unfortunately that's probably true
It's near a main highway(in NZ terms, it's still just a 2 lane road), but that highway is over a mountain range, and it's a long way from cities.
There is an abundance of unharmed natural beauty in the USA. Unneccessary and pointless hypothetical as a virtue signal.
Less than an hour from the city of Timaru
The music junked another video 👎👎👎👎💩💩💩😬
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Luckily, the music only played for a short clip in this video.