Castleguard Cave

A short film about the exploration of Castleguard Cave, Canada. Probably the hardest trip I have ever done. Awesome edit by Darryl Jensen, Aquatic Films.

[@lukewalker3905]

The J-cuts, the interview lighting, the simple graphics, the subtitles only when needed and the lack of any music results in a true masterpiece of storytelling. It is the complete opposite to the too common “polished turd” content out there today. Just keeping it simple and not just trying to get eye candy pulls you into the story. Love the long form videos, keep it up.

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

Polished turd 😂 yeah there seems to be a huge focus on like post production to a lot of music and videos when the content is just weak to begin with. So yeah polish that turd 😆

[@proagar.ioplayer8909]

Richard has always released quality content, his videos are a pleasure

[@williamsweet7511]

This one is insane. How are you not crazy famous. this video should have millions of views. I keep commenting hoping to help you out with the youtube algorithm

[@DrHarryH]

Thanks William, keep up the good work mate!

[@sfdntk]

I mean, he got international news coverage, did dozens, perhaps hundreds, of interviews all across the world, was awarded an Order of Australia medal and was subsequently made joint Australian of the Year in 2019 with his colleague Craig Challen, and a world-renowned actor played him in a movie directed by Ron Howard, so... I reckon he's pretty famous :)

[@CGcorruptproductions]

After I watched this I went to like the video and was shocked it didn’t have millions of views. Incredible. All my years of open water diving, and I really have only gotten a tiny taste of what the sport has to offer.

[@paddyjenkins8458]

If this was a movie I would say impossible in real life. I am so in awe of people like you, didn’t even know dives like this existed. Thank you for letting me share this amazing experience with you.

[@Sirmellowman]

this is one of the most wild things ive ever seen! that enterance is crazy!!

[@piffany8611]

Is this legitimately his phone youtube channel? I’m obsessed with Dr Richard Harris

[@a_z_e_t]

what an undertaking. exceptional.

[@itserc]

I've been going down the cave diving rabbit hole for probably a year now and I just stumbled on your channel. High quality stuff! I'm not a diver of any kind right now but I'd like to start soon.

[@DrHarryH]

Go for it! It's a sport that can open so many fascinating doors.

[@japhone6648]

Wow😮I have found your channel. I am very pleased. Thank you for helping the Wild Boars and their coaches. in the rescue at Tham Luang I would like to say thank you a million times Really from the hearts of Thai people. 🙏 And I follow you now.😊The Hero in mind.

[@jonnowocky8179]

Incredible expedition, seemingly hugely physically and psychologically demanding in conditions that frequently look more than a bit disconcerting, brilliantly put together video too, thank you

[@liamwebb8247]

How does this not have a million views.

[@alejandromunoz6799]

Unbelievable... great job!!!

[@benmac940]

That bit of Tom with the frozen beard will always be funny.

[@DrHarryH]

Agree!

[@ilikehiking]

Amazing film! Everyone did a tremendous job during this exploration!! What an amazing feeling it must be to go somewhere where no other man has stood ever before. It's a shame that there wasn't any more footage from the 60m after the sump though.

[@LabiaLicker]

This was fantastic to watch

[@kiwigecko1]

Its certainly utterly spectacular. We drove passed the general are some years ago and it was so memorable. Love the adventure thank you

[@sarahwinters5321]

What an amazing quest! Unbelievable

[@dmoravek0721]

Amazing adventure, I love your videos! Well done.

[@danielkeleher4666]

Good lord, man. You all are some absolute savages. Wish I had the courage, finances, and skill sets to do something so amazing. Truly incredible.

[@briangindling1266]

Great job ASS from the NRMG! Scapegoat Cave System here in Montana still has the undove upstream sump if anyones interested. We dont have helis in the wilderness but we do have mules to hual all the gear!

[@lindaarchinal9008]

Great vid and what a challenge!

[@MC-pt9sq]

Incredible! Great work documenting this exploration so well! Really impressive lengths that you and your group were willing to go to in order to make this happen. Very inspiring.

[@haplon33]

Tremendous video - what an incredibly unique adventure!

[@GreenManelishi]

I am so impressed by the determination that I cannot feel claustrophobia.

[@jacovisage3503]

Amazing expedition, will definitely volunteer if given the opportunity 😉

[@JURASSICDIVERUK]

This really is on another level!

[@thenameiwantedwastaken]

I say this with all respect and admiration… you guys are f’ing nuts!

[@svetappl7200]

Absolutely incredible adventure and amazing video, thank you!

[@orringejuice3405]

Hey, i didnt realize you had a youtube channel! Ive listened to all your podcasts so far awell as read your book, i very much enjoy the content, i wish i could have met you and Craig while you were in Canada but oh well.

[@DrHarryH]

Thanks. Yes the channel is just getting started up!

[@theredrover3217]

Nope, not me. 😆 (At the cramped part early on.) Hey thanks, I'd like to think I would, maybe younger. Great adventure 👍 thank you for sharing it with me. Good job of that too!

[@Jacksirrom]

This is quite a little movie!

[@DarkSideDiving]

Amazing story. Thanks

[@daveturton1784]

Wow just wow mate!

[@k4000]

fantastic video

[@DrHarryH]

Thank you! 😃

[@OntarioCavers]

Man I wanna go here so bad

[@JumpAndRunFun]

What an incredible journey and what a great video. Did I understand correctly, that this happened during the australian summer/canadian winter? Why was this not done in the summer?

[@DrHarryH]

The cave is prone to dangerous flooding in summer.

[@kmolnardaniel]

This is amazing. I will never make even a trip like that took you to the entrance to the cave, that’s for sure. 😀 I’m watching this from the comfort of my home, and just amazed by the sights and the will/crazyness of you guys. Just curius, after a trip like this, after arriving home, how much time does it takes that you convince yourself you are not crazy and you want to go back for an other trip? 😀 It would take me half a year of resting, just phisically.

[@smled9256]

Bit of a quest alright! Is it not possible in summer? Great adventure and amazing film.

[@DrHarryH]

Sadly not, the cave can rapidly flood in summer so it's too dangerous to be in there.

[@jameswilliams7625]

Was the altitude a factor for your dive? I know 20m is nothing for you all but I would assume you were at, or above, 10,000' in elevation which would put you over the altitude adjusted NDL and the video didn't mention any deco time. I guess you did spend a number of days at that elevation before you dove, so maybe a nonissue.

[@DrHarryH]

Good question. With such a shallow dive it is not an issue obviously. But altitude diving is very much easier with modern computers that take into account the surface barometric pressure before the dive and automatically factor it in.

[@nileist6666]

Only -26? You had great weather out here...haha

[@TS-hz4lx]

Respect mr Harris and all the team. Obviously not for me !

[@karinbeauclair5754]

Another great adventure! My only complaint is that they didn’t have you on telemark gear :) Regarding gear, what gloves did you all have that got the duck comment? They appear waterproof and warm?

[@doubleseven1078]

Luv this stuff .... though I don't get why such brilliant capable people don't do deep sea instead, where animal and plant life is abundant to be discovered or why it seems so much effort goes into a dive which is cut short once real territory is broken into .

[@cavediver2579]

What are the chest mounted breathers you are diving? What gas?

[@DrHarryH]

Triton CCRs www.multi-3s.com/triton-ccr-fr-recycleur

[@diveaddict6885]

Beautiful cave O Three drysuit?

[@DrHarryH]

Of course!

[@K1W1fly]

And I thought de-icing my freezer was tough work...

[@LabiaLicker]

I do wonder if you have any concern with breathing in foul air from an air bell?

[@danielgarrett7226]

what is the point of all this though? seems like this an extreme amount of effort to go through for extreme lack of results.

[@DrHarryH]

Well, we now know the cave continues beyond the sump and Canadian cavers are already planning a return to explore it further. The point, is science and exploration.

[@danielgarrett7226]

@@DrHarryH science of what? we're all aware of how caves are formed. exploration of what? are we going to open a starbucks down there? lol i don't get it. I hope nobody throws their life away to go see some ice underground in a cave somewhere.. whatever. crazy people. good luck!

[@DrHarryH]

@@danielgarrett7226 actually is there is a massive amount still to learn about cave genesis, hydrology and cave biology to name just a few aspects. Caves contain information about climate change and weather patterns, palaeontology, the origins of life on earth. So nobody will be "throwing their life away" for nothing. Without the natural curiosity of scientists and explorers, your textbooks would be full of blank pages.

[@danielgarrett7226]

@@DrHarryH that's a fair point I suppose, hey just out of curiosity, I see a lot of cave dive videos and I've never seen any cave walls look so geometric like these, do you have any idea what causes that?

[@joevan6397]

I am going to have to side with Daniel here. It was already known, by previous divers, that the cave continued on. The questions were, to what, and how far? Seems like a lot of money and effort to just poke your head up and say "yup, keeps going". Other than that great video, at least you got that out of it :) 👍👍

[@Knockyourselfout89]

avenger IRL

[@SPresent1]

The most interesting of all this, only one question - for what purpose do you visit such remote depths? After all, someone is paying you for all this, and most likely for the money of taxpayers, and there are no official results for these expeditions ... After all, you do not show everything that you see in the places you visit!

[@DrHarryH]

You are incorrect you on all your points. This is entirely self funded, it is a hobby, we are not professionals. All findings, maps, videos and biological samples are reported in detail to the national parks, caving clubs and a variety of scientists. This is what we do for all our expeditions in any country.

[@proagar.ioplayer8909]

What a stupid comment, filled to the brim with logical leaps and foolhardy assumptions.