A Bridge to the Priest Grotto
What a day ... Pfff ...
Must see this stuff, but there is just a block or two in the road, probably fallen from the unstable scree umbrella that source.
I am surprised on arrival, everything is blocked ... Will have to work hard.
Never mind, Grigri and Jack, my allies Continent7/CASA , do not keep up and do not stand up to the challenge.
few well placed shots and is a worthy entry dives Lotoise they decide to offer me.
They dig and hit hard for two hours. I leave work to prepare my equipment.
important configuration change as I try a new "Mexican harness" designed by Santiago Pintado raging across the Atlantic in the Cenotes broad and narrower too.
At the end of the exit, I am fully convinced by the extremely flexible mounting of the harness.
I'm not going to go away today, just a little recognition. Water is not very clear (50cm visible) but there is much current, ideal conditions in Belgium!
I can link the first 2 traps with a slight anxiety. Indeed, many tree roots dangling in water, is dismal and it hangs around.
The S3, not equipped with breadcrumbs, is a little deeper (-2) and I no longer find these roots.
25 or 30 yards after he left, I see the mirror dimly.
But then, surprise, no S4, a river and a low arch ...
Tension rises, my heart pounding, I smell the first!
25 meters of ramping, I meet a crayfish (A native for connoisseurs, a protected species) and I discovered the S4 expected. But no ... No no no ... It's too easy!
I'm in a room 8m wide, 6 long and large fireplace rises to 8m (to check, eh), I dropped my gear and diving range by observing a few white stalactites.
I do not think ...
This room will be called the Hall Grigri .
A quick overview, a first start too slippery, and that the second party in the back of the room.
10 meters, 30 meters, 50 meters, I do know, maybe more, a low passage leads me to a second room which leaves me the choice, a severe constriction or de-escalation?
The escalation will take me to 5th siphon, having bypassed the 4th. The constriction could possibly bypass the 5th.
I will not go away, I lost track of time, but Jack and Grigri should worry.
The long wait outside for the Sherpas ... Always anxious for non-divers ...
The topography is needed now and will already very complicated. Several departures from narrow tunnels should be checked. A first small climb is already under consideration.
I do not spend long weekends in winter by the fireplace this year. ..
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