Have dived peacock many times. Because of the part of taming the slough that describes this dive I have always shed away from this tunnel. I prefer entering either of the two entrances at orange Grove sink and running the circuit to Olsen. The peanut tunnel is also a fav. Long live the memory of Sheck

Nice video. I love those trails. They are the best in Wisconsin.

I'm still lost in there!

Incredible.

Facinating.

Another realistic cave dive with real video of the real cave from Jim Thomas. This is NOT a blue world flashy cave diving video with glitz and fluff. It is the REAL DEAL. A cave diving video that accurately represents its claim just the way it should be. This is EXactly what to expect in this system. I even recognized the last 1400 feet from my own experience there.

This is the most accurate plausible realistic cave diving video ever. I hate inaccuracies in cave diving. This video is a standard for accuracy in this system and caving videos in general.

In 1967 he was only 18 years old

Amazing! Thanks for uploading!

Spelunkers

That was one fun video to watch!

SOMETIMES CRYSTAL CLEAR NO MILKINESS

incredible story. thank you very much!

Years ago used to do that run to Olson sink

Florida Simulator

Very chill beat, what the name of the song?

i liked this video a lot

cool!

Man why do have only 370 subs?

Sheck Exley was one of my heroes and a pioneer in the sport of cave diving. In 1979, while a 17-year-old freshman at FSU, I got hold of Ned DeLoach's "Diving Guide to Underwater Florida," in which I read about Peacock Springs. Shortly thereafter, another teen student and I dived this cave system, following a permanent line that had been installed. While my dive buddy had a more modern 80 cf aluminum tank, I had a steel 72 with a J valve, of the vintage Sheck used on his dive. We made it about halfway to Pothole and contemplated exiting Pothole, but it was our first cave dive, so we turned around. I was the leader, and when I arrived at the end of the line, I looked up for the slit through which we had passed to enter the tunnel (where the cavern turns to cave). I did not see it. Panic set in, but I reminded myself to stay calm, reasoning that it had to be there somewhere. Turns out, all we needed to do was swim a few feet farther; there it was, and we safely arrived at the surface. But I learned a valuable lesson that day, well, perhaps several. First and foremost, cave divers must always have a safety line, as it is so easy to become disoriented (every rock looks the same). Second, in challenging circumstances, try not to panic. Finally, cave diving is dangerous, and one must be properly trained and prepared. Adherence to the practice of multiple redundancies regarding essential gear is necessary to have the best chance of safely returning to the surface.

That was a sweet story , awe, tyvm !so glad he made it out .

Now I gotta read those books, he really was a legend!

Ross Thomas here, saying hello!

Awesome video, thank you.

Fascinating stuff indeed

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Well researched, written, and filmed. Thank you it was very much enjoyed.

That was an amazing story! Thankyou

Just beautiful!

15:10 I thought that footage was great, showing the isolation of a cave diver, and how only what his lamp was pointing at is visible, all else is blackness. Very Atmospheric! (pun not intended) 😁

Jeebus! Even Hansel & Gretel knew to leave a trail that could be followed, ok breadcrumbs weren't much good, but the idea was there, Going back even further in time, was it Perseus that slew the Minotaur? He (Or whoever, if I'm confused in my Mythology) used a thread to find his way out of the Labyrinth. Hundreds of years later though, that 'technology' seems to have been lost to the mists of time! SMH.

This was absolutely amazing. Beautiful, detailed, suspenseful at times. Exhilarating, yet calming with your voice. You truly do a service to Sheck's memory. I'd like to think that's all he wanted.

This is awesome.

This is some really great work. Well done sir and thank you for sharing.

He should have died in that cave, he was literally handed a miracle because I’ve Never heard of any other cave diver miraculously finding a separate unknown exit, especially with sunlight shining down. I don’t think his account can be relied upon 100% because he was def panicking, especially with him he saying he started thrashing about wildly when he saw the light and was in a very tight restriction. That means he was already very panicked and freaked even more almost instantly upon getting into that tight and small restriction. He would have made sure to make deliberate movements and to keep himself from thrashing about trying to get through and free by chance like that if he wasn’t already way past staying calm.

Brilliant video, thank you

Great vid!

That guy was crazy. I couldn’t imagine the feeling he got once lost.

You crazy jim

He was either the bravest of humans, or the luckiest...either way, he made it.

6:25 anyone know if that’s actually from the cave he is talking about? Sure looks like it but idk Edit: okay I got further in never mind 😂

Used to love diving Cow. Could make a single 80 last just about forever :-)

Gorgeous video. Reminds me of John Moran’s “Blue hole” picture for obvious reasons :-)

Ugh, steel 72’s. I don’t miss those tanks. I remember doing Peacock / Pothole traverse in the 80’s and did it on thirds (I was lot more athletic then). So many memories. Thank you for posting this. Very appreciated.

This was amazing. Great job.

Great work, thank you 🇬🇧

I can't even imagine how dangerous cave diving must have been when it was first tried with primitive SCUBA gear back then. It's dangerous enough now with modern technology.

I am so impressed by the quality and effort put into making this video! A fitting tribute to Sheck. Thank you!

Wow what a video, I loved every minute of it

Never heard of this guy. What a beast, cave diving is so scary and just insane. If you make a slight error or anything else goes wrong your dead. I have only dove one cave dive at Gennie springs, Devils Den, it freaked me out.