CRAZY FREEDIVER DIVES 300 FT INTO CAVE

This is one of the craziest things we've ever seen, a freediver visited Vortex Springs in Florida and decided to freedive all the way to the Piano room which is 300 feet (91.5 meters) away from the surface and into the cave, and approximately 100 ft (30 meters) of depth.
He accomplishes this by "leap-frogging" from air pocket to air pocket on the ceiling of the cavern and cave.
Is this Dangerous? Stupid? Awesome?
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[@nettiekossart9439]

WHOA! I MADE THAT MAP! I just found this video, and I am sitting here, just so unbelievably excited and honored you guys used it, and had nice things to say about it! I created that map based on old maps, online resources, videos of divers who've dove Vortex Spring, with the help of a fellow redditor friend. Both of us are NOT divers at all! I'm not able to dive due to health reasons, but I am intrigued with it. I've been been binging you're guys channel for the last couple months, and you cannot imagine the excitement I felt when I stumbled upon this video! We worked really hard to make that map as correct as possible, and we even gave VS permission to use it however they'd like. You guys just made my whole year!

[@damicothebest]

Aw man that must feel great!

[@RandoManFPV]

Congrats man. Its amazing that you can be so involved and helpful with the community even tho you dont dive yourself. Really good job. I know nothing about diving or caving but im sure developing a map without ever actually visiting the location yourself is one heck of a challenge. Impressive work

[@Aurora-Nyx]

Love this. Your hard work has and will be appreciated and needed more than you may ever know! Nicely done 🥰

[@itsbedtimebitch]

aw that's so cool :D i've been binging their channel all week and i always pause to stare at the cave maps or i have to google it in another tab. thanks for taking the time to make it!! hopefully they see ur comment at some point... otherwise here's a

[@baddie1shoe]

I think they can go in their comments and say something..even a ‘hi’. Pfft.

[@christinisamathnerd]

I have a professional freediver friend and she can hold her breath for 3x times what is "normal". She told me only those with a death wish free dive into caves that they've never pre-dived with a certified cave diver.

[@electrictroy2010]

I couldn’t find the original Freediver’s video but I found ~7 other nuts who freedived Vortex. Most had no scuba friend to back them up.

[@GodLovesYou1624]

@@electrictroy2010 probably all after seeing this.

[@earlgrey2130]

Freediving in caves is suicidal, no matter if you pre-dived the cave or not. If things go wrong you need to be able to safe yourself. In freediving that means getting to the surface or getting rescued by your safety while you black out and brought to the surface. In a cave both options are impossible and you're probably not even going to have a safety on the way out. So you're basically playing russian roulette, hoping that everything will go well and you'll make it out. You get a cramp? Dead You lose your way? Dead You panic? Dead You get entangled in the line with your stupid selfie stick? Dead You get a chest squeeze when turning? Dead You hit your head? Dead Your light goes out? Dead You get stuck? Dead You can't relax as much as you expected? Dead You kick up silt with your stupidly long freedive fins? Dead Sudden change in current? Dead I could go on...

[@aquiferjunkie4413]

@@electrictroy2010 video is on my page.

[@Geronimo2Fly]

Do you know how long normal is? I can only hold my breath for about a minute, which I think is probably way less than average. I've seen videos of freedivers who can hold their breath for it seems like longer than dolphins or turtles can. It's really amazing.

[@fatgreta1066]

Someone needs to tell this guy, there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots

[@kiritimatiswan1986]

Good point. What if the last divers that went through had mexican food before, and were rippin fart after fart under one of the pockets. Death by fart.

[@elvisdon6822]

Someone needs to tell you that he's not a pilot?😵🥴😲

[@echota23]

this freediver is in his 60's

[@Liz-cmc313]

@@elvisdon6822 .. you're missing the point.

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

@@kiritimatiswan1986 Sure they could've died from the massive amount of methane or more probable, is that their constant passing of gas would've acted as a sort of biomechanical jet propulsion system & they could've swiftly made their way out of the water. No need to decompress either because they were gradually decompressing while ascending via their rudimentary propulsion system. Pretty genius actually.

[@Freediver01]

Depending on what is in the rock that the cave is in the oxygen content could be much lower than what it’s just breathe it out by other divers. If there’s iron in the rock it will oxidize and reduce the oxygen content in that air pocket. Other minerals can oxidize as well so the air in those pockets cannot be relied upon to have any oxygen in them

[@scubasam4255]

@@mbbb9244 or seaweed bits rotting and kelp

[@natdizzle4259]

If there's hi flow the oxygen will be safe to breathe still super dumb tho

[@SoundTracx]

Water also acts like a filter when there is flow(a spring for example). Its still putting your life at risk like you said, there's a lot of science that we are only scraping the surface of here too.

[@pootersnacks]

not to mention the oxygen the water leeches out of the air

[@sucramsucram3558]

Or just full of farts

[@timwainz]

Imagine if he got home and realized he forgot to format his SD on the gopro.

[@LK-bz9sk]

😅😅😅😅

[@michaeldavey8098]

Thats hilarious

[@WildcardASMR]

‘Rightyo. Time for another spin!’

[@wchurchillflippingthebird3545]

That's funny, but I hope he did for his attention seeking & stupidity

[@rosekat2756]

I feel like the scuba diver guy must have had the most stressful time of his life. No wonder he regrets it. Freedivers life was literally in his hands and had to be constantly monitored -all all for what? So not worth the risk.

[@YuriyDel]

When my wife and I dove our first cenote, we were in a group of 4 + guide. We were the most experienced so we trailed up the back (3&4). Diver 2 nearly gave my wife a heart attack (never checked air and out of control buoyancy). She canceled the second dive and he got even worse. I basically spent the entire dive concerned and remembering all my rescue skills because I thought this idiot would get himself killed. Everyone made it up safely but I gave our guide/instructor so much shit afterward. No wonder he regrets it indeed but, when someone is dumb enough to do it anyway, some will try to keep an idiot alive.

[@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286]

Sounds just like cave diving doesnt it?

[@schubert3315]

Gus - “This is bananas” 😂😂. What if this guy gets to an area and there is no air pocket or unbreathable air? Nuts.

[@DIVETALK]

Right!?!? But just you wait. There will be people that will think this is perfectly safe.

[@jintermont]

Banana, nuts? This is straight-up banana nut bread

[@annsheridan12]

That happened at Morrison springs. During the week there is no air pocket in the cave ,it’s only there on weekends when scuba divers have been there, resulting in a free diver dying.

[@schubert3315]

@@annsheridan12 Horrible

[@annsheridan12]

He dies. It’s happened at Morrison Springs.

[@shenanitims4006]

I can’t imagine laying that on the videographer. “Hey, I want to try something that you know will likely kill me. Can you film it and bail me out; cuz all my actual diver friends told me it was a stupid idea and refused to come with. Something bad might (likely) happen, and I’d like you to bail me out or live in the hell of knowing you refused, and thus likely caused me to die.”

[@oJadeDragon]

I'm not a diver (wanting to start) but man, that freediver is insane.

[@DIVETALK]

Right?!?!?!

[@charlesg7926]

I’m a scuba diver and I agree. You can trust an air tank/tanks to deliver you air. Cave diving is safe (at least, just as safe as driving a car) when done properly. But you can’t trust your lungs to absorb oxygen at exactly the same rate/efficiency each time. You don’t know if you’ll hit something and knock the wind out of you. Crazy to trust diving into a cave (or going between air pockets) on just one breath of air each time. Totally nuts. Cave diving (with a tank) but without proper cave training is still seriously risky… but doing it with NO TANK is suicidallll bruh.

[@c0nc3ntr8d6]

@@charlesg7926 comparing it to driving a car? Depends on how you drive, and where you are driving, as well as the caves you dive. It could potentially be far safer than driving a car if trained properly and having a dive buddy with you.

[@computerbob06]

@@DIVETALK I wonder if he was trying to copy this guy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJuqpqeOiNBlatk

[@aliciazinn6211]

Yeah that other guy did the same thing but all alone.

[@Phoxinsocks]

Everything else aside, fair play on that guy owning up to a mistake. Too few people are willing to do that.

[@Madsbenny]

gus always has such a calming “everything will be okay” energy to me, i would love for him to be my instructor.

[@anothatwentyphoasmr7430]

Most definitely! He definitely seems like the “there’s no such thing as a stupid question” type of instructor! Very humble and empathetic guy!

[@snakevera]

"People don't know what they don't know" is a saying I've heard before and easily the best with dangerous endeavors

[@rjb8820]

I'm not a diver. but i love these reaction vids and the discussion. I also respect, so much, the unwavering position of Woody on safety and rules. I wish people took all dangerous sports as seriously as Woody takes diving.

[@bendreary]

+2

[@trippsmclovin]

It SAVES LIVES

[@jbac5767]

I believe he's directly a safety instructor on certain grades of diving equipment

[@toriulrich7]

+3 totally agree, perfect.

[@davidhurd2477]

I HAVE NEVER in my life wanted to be a diver, I have never even really had a fascination with it. BUT I can't stop binging you guys and now I know more than I ever thought I would about diving! Great show love the content. Sub'd and bell'd

[@co8539]

Same. For me it’s that we are getting this peek into the absolute unknown and spooky danger of this stuff

[@GoVols2015]

Try Discover Scuba. You’ll either love it and want to become certified or you’ll hate it and never try.

[@samisoniosborne5288]

Try it. It’s awesome

[@cragzuk]

Same here, I think its of the curiosity of people doing dangerous activities that is interesting. Ya know, diving into caves so the rest of us dont have to lol. But with a twist that Dive Talk explain exactly what is going on and what should and shouldn't be done which is helpful to those who are getting into diving. Great channel.

[@merk.9285]

I'd love to scuba dive but I dont care for caves too much lol. I'm very claustrophobic. Hiked in caves before in the boy scouts. Narrow ones too. Not a big fan of it lol. This channel is awesome though. And seeing people sky dive is amazing but I'd never do it EVER. My second greatest fear besides claustrophobia is heights. Big fear of heights. Cant even look down tall balconys or anything even with a railing. My hands get sweaty instantly as my heart starts pounding in my chest.

[@patberg6749]

The diver down there saved his life, Change my mind. The fact that he was pointing out the pockets of air is one thing. Having him dive along side him kept his head straight, keeping him from panicking.

[@Gameplaym0ments]

But he probably wouldn't have went diving if he didn't have a diving partner. He should have advised against him doing that and maybe gotten the staff involved. But i imagine there might not be any, i'm no diver :')

[@soggys3775]

Ya something could have gone a lot worse. Could have got confused and went the wrong way out you know.

[@jeffroberts6428]

Yeah I mean it’s one thing if the dude was in the water with scuba gear and we was gonna go no matter what and you’re trained and you’re like “whatever I’ll show this guy around so he doesn’t die”. Even that is risky but it’s not really enabling him, he was going to do it anyway, but the guy kind of enabled him by saying “yes I’ll record you and help you even though you don’t have any gear and probably wouldn’t do this if I wasn’t here” I don’t know but I wouldn’t have helped this guy but I bet he did save his life.

[@meowmeowoverlord9504]

I get the guy feeling like he was an enabler but, at the same time, this freediver might have been dead set on diving anyway. I imaine the guilt would be a lot worse if the scuba diver refused, the freediver went ahead and died. I wasn't there to know all of the conversations that went down before this dive but perhaps he did what he felt was the best decision at the time.

[@Gameplaym0ments]

@@meowmeowoverlord9504 Ye i'm not hating on the guy that helped. It's up to him to decide, and good on him because he probably did avoid a disaster. But i wouldn't want to have the experience of having to leave someone thats is drowning. And possibly risk your own life to help him or live with the guilt for the rest of your life. It might sound cruel but i wouldn't want to be responsible for someone who does something this reckless. Neither should you be guilt tripped into doing something dangerous. Imo the freediver should be banned from diving or should be forced to (re)take (cave)diving classes or something.

[@Joeldelliott]

I really appreciate what you guys do. I wish I'd known about you when my dive instructor tried to take me through The Arch in Dahab's Blue Hole on a single tank.

[@DIVETALK]

That's so insane

[@Joeldelliott]

@@DIVETALK It terrifies me to think how close I came to doing it. I mean, I didn't really know much better, because I'd only been diving for about a month. What cinched it for me was when he said I needed to watch out for him in case his hoses got hung up on rocks from the ceiling. I was like, "Dude! Your my instructor. I've been open water certified for like a month. And you're telling me *I* need to watch YOUR back?" Thank goodness I didn't. I'd probably be dead right now.

[@lilleb919]

Context clues saved ya life!

[@Qunyc1985]

What?! Fam.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

@@Joeldelliott Damn luckily you were smart enough to realize how bad it could be if you gotta watch out for your instructor lmao.

[@mikesbigadventures194]

Holy crap. That’s insane, but I agree, it’s awesome the person involved sent it to you to show it and admit their mistake. If we don’t talk about mistakes and near misses, and ridicule people who have them, we will never learn and become more safe because we’ll never know about stuff like this. You guys handled this perfect.

[@user7966]

yeah i think it better to have close calls on the internet then not because how else would people learn the dangers. Ever video from these guys are so close to death, they are knocking on heavens door.

[@trippsmclovin]

I was lucky enough to be raised by a Divemaster and 2 padi+SSI instructors, with MANY HORROR STORIES. Kept me safe as a youth growing up in the ocean.

[@electrictroy2010]

I couldn’t find the original Freediver’s video but I found ~7 other nuts who freedived Vortex. Most had no scuba friend to back them up.

[@alexshatner3907]

Can someone tell me the main dangers of cave driving? these guys narrating this video make me feel like cave diving is the most terrifying experience but how? and what is wrong with air pockets among other dangerous reasons? please explain

[@alexshatner3907]

@@trippsmclovin Can someone tell me the main dangers of cave driving? these guys narrating this video make me feel like cave diving is the most terrifying experience but how? and what is wrong with air pockets among other dangerous reasons? please explain

[@gonzalollorensmiralles1706]

Hi! Beginner freediver here, more like a deep snorkeler at this point, but also a healthcare professional. That freediver is insane! 2 risks that you got right about freediving breathing underwater airpokets: 1. Likely they have less oxygen, being buildup left overs from scuba divers 2. They are compresed so his lung WILL overexpand as he comes up and he will have to completely nail the right amount of air to exhale while going up yo avoid his lungs exploding WHILE avoiding hipoxia fainting caused by exhaling his oxigen reserves. (In freediving you dont start releasing the air until you are in a place where you can inhale, to avoid fainting inches from the surface) ++3. Extra, those air pokets WILL have extra CO2, so lets add narcosis into the mix!!

[@nickcomfort892]

Oxygen*

[@gonzalollorensmiralles1706]

@@nickcomfort892 thanks man english is not my native language and I have some mistakes

[@mikefue9597]

Oxygen level doesnt matter at that depht due to pressure rising the ppo2 levels. It makes difference only on the ascent if the partial oxygen pressure drops below 0.11 , overdramatization as there was an air bell so he can slowly recover from high pressure state on the way back.

[@imetzl9340]

I mean the guy did what he set out to do so it seems he knew exactly what he was doing and was more likely a pro than naive

[@electrictroy2010]

I couldn’t find the original Freediver’s video but I found ~7 other nuts who freedived Vortex. Most had no scuba friend to back them up.

[@underdilfwood2392]

The kid in the horse mask was Jacob Cockle. It’s quite a sad story, his sister died when he was a teenager (they were very close) and he basically decided he would live life on the edge. He was a v talented photographer and would go to great risk to get some amazing shots. It’s was diving under the water at the whirlpool that killed him because it sucked him in, if he’d stayed above the water he would have survived.

[@CL-gq3no]

As a fellow cave diver, I can understand why he "enabled" this free diver's stunt. I'm not saying I would have made the same decision to help him. I'm saying I would have been somewhat torn between telling him, "no" or reluctantly agreeing just to be there to help in the very likely event something went wrong. It seems likely that the free diver was going to do this whether he had help or not. It would suck to tell him "no, I won't help you and you shouldn't attempt that." and then find out a day or two later that he did it on his own and died.

[@markboscawen8330]

Legally, I would think the diver(s?) who was asked to be a safety option if needed has put themselves in a situation where they could have been subject to an adverse finding if there was a coronial investigation. Just by an ad-hoc agreement to be a safety diver means the cave diver(s?) was part of the freediver’s activity & it could be argued had a formal duty of care. The lack of a formal risk assessment & clearly stated (dive) plan possibly raising issues of negligence. Better to have said a clear firm (witnessed) no. Then if the free-diver gets into trouble & the cave diver(s?) happened to notice, any assistance provided is done as a Good Samaritan with no legal comeback.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

then why did he film it?

[@BuckyDoodlyDoo]

@pata fpv you've struggled with people close to you worrying about you? There's a difference between practising a dangerous activity safely, and doing whatever that free diver was doing. That dude had no idea what he was doing, and had something gone wrong, he could have put the life of the diver at risk as well as the rescuers'. I don't dive but I ride motorcycles, I see the same kind of mentality from bikers wanting to ride without a helmet or gear, in their case it's their skin so I don't care as much, even though I don't like seeing people get hurt and regret it afterwards...

[@tomvobbe9538]

Jesus how gullible are you? The guy is obviously his friend. You don't just run into another diver and he helps you coordinate and find air pockets, film you, and be there to rescue you in case you start drowning. The odds are very low for something like that. Clearly he can't admit that though because it would make him look like a complete scumbag enabling his friend in a dangerous stunt.

[@dana102083]

@@BuckyDoodlyDoo let me tell you, Im a nurse and it was never fun working with motorcyclists that were intoxicated or didnt wear proper gear..and high speeds.. Skull was a ball of jello. Road rash coming out of the body for days. I know the smell of asphalt coming from road rash. :/

[@graemeblack1003]

Woody showing off his dog like a proud dad haha so sweet 😂

[@DIVETALK]

I love her so so much.

[@xcvcvcvvcvc9914]

@@DIVETALK she is beautiful !!

[@reidturing9208]

@@DIVETALK okay but when do we get to fully see Elle??? Hold her up for us please

[@DIVETALK]

@@reidturing9208 will do on the next video

[@michellamoureuxm]

@@DIVETALK I do too, she is absolutely adorable.

[@RDT_IR]

Woody, Gus, y'all should straight up have a little graphic with the 5 rules of Cave Diving on it and pop it up every time its relevant... which is a LOT.

[@DIVETALK]

Great idea

[@deadprivacy]

The five rules of cave diving. Number 1. Don't do it. Number 2. Seriously, just don't. Number 3. You think I'm joking, just fucking don't. Number 4. If you are still thinking about it ? Watch at least ten mr ballen videos. Number 5. Seriously seriously just don't . These men are not sane.

[@sive1231]

@@DIVETALK Put it on a T-shirt

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

@@deadprivacy Mr.Ballen👍🏼

[@user-jg9rp5qf4g]

@@DIVETALK T-shirt! Hell yeah, Dive Talk merch.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

There was a death in a cave in the UK several years ago in a popular cave that sumped near the end when water levels were a bit high. It was common practice for those who knew the cave to swim the sump knowing there was an air pocket half way through. The sump was about ten metres long, so could be done on one breath, but everyone took a breath in the pocket on the way through. One group went through not knowing a larger group head gone through before them. The last guy in the second group, there were 3 or 4, put his head in the pocket, took a few breaths and collapsed in the last couple of metres. His mates dragged him out but could not revive him. An autopsy indicated he had very large concentration of CO2 in his lungs. I've never tried to breath from a pocket since, unless its the size of a house!

[@RedHairdo]

Quick shoutout to you guys for actually telling us how much most of those imperial values are in metric. It seems to me as if you took notice of people's comments about it (my own, could it be?), and that you have an international audience that would appreciate this, and then put in the effort to actually present things with it. I can tell you guys are putting in the extra effort to do this. And I appreciate you guys a lot for doing this. So thank you very much. Great video as always.

[@guitarpaul1]

What’s awesome about these reaction vids is not only do you learn about diving and how to be safer doing it, but Woody and Gus just seem like two awesome dudes you’d want to have a beer with

[@literaltiffy1699]

I've been watching you guys over the last several weeks. I watch a lot of Everest/ Mt. Climbing videos, so I guess the algorithm gods have blessed me. Not a climber, not a diver, but y'all got me fascinated with your content. Probably not going to drive anywhere but my pool, but love your videos!

[@c0urtelizabeth]

Same! Went from mountaineering documentaries to binging Dive Talk. I don’t remember how I stumbled upon them but I am SOOO entertained!!!

[@ittybittyyadira]

I kid you not woody’s smile makes me smile every time, great smile!

[@JURASSICDIVERUK]

This is probably one of the most dangerous things I have ever seen in both Scuba Diving and Freediving.

[@alexshatner3907]

Can someone tell me the main dangers of cave driving? these guys narrating this video make me feel like cave diving is the most terrifying experience but how? and what is wrong with air pockets among other dangerous reasons? please explain

[@sonjaotwell5439]

@@alexshatner3907they really focus more on how dangerous it is without proper training, planning, experience and strenuously following protocols. If you don’t know and follow the rules, you can lose the guide line, run out of air in a place where you now can not go straight up to the surface for air, you can lose visibility and get lost, you can lose your flashlight (or it can malfunction) if you don’t have back ups, and for all these safety reasons, you should dive with another person who has done all the training and follows the rules as above so you have help when you have inevitable problems.

[@alexshatner3907]

@@sonjaotwell5439 Wow Sonja thank you I can see all that being causes and more, heart attack, panic attack, etcetera

[@ramadiii]

I'm over here trying to get over my fear of deep bodies of water and you're being really helpful 😍 watched you last night and didn't even have nightmares! So thank you!

[@guardrailbiter]

I only recently learned of thalassophobia. Glad to hear you are trying to overcome your fears. 👍

[@brokennose2681]

Every video you guys put up is great. I don't care how much shade people throw your way. DO NOT STOP. You ARE saving lives. You can't be over critical when the rules are not being followed.

[@flyawayimagery5491]

This made my palms sweaty. this has got to be the most dangerous dive ive seen. This is border line suicide even with help. Better not freak out and panic down there.

[@dayzreloadedpve]

Better hope there is an air pocket.

[@awkwardautistic]

He seems pretty relaxed...and he did a great job.

[@illuminaticonfirmed2240]

I already watched this, but then watching it again with cave diver insight... wow. just insane. I like what woody said about ignorance. It's not that they're are crazy, it's that they don't know the danger and haven't been taught. I reckon if he'd done this alone, he would've passed away down there.

[@electrictroy2010]

I couldn’t find the original Freediver’s video but I found ~7 other nuts who freedived Vortex. Most had no scuba friend to back them up.

[@joshuaunderwood1873]

Are we not gonna talk about how insanely dangerous his fins are? Especially while he’s staring into an air pocket breathing. Totally feasible that he looks back down after he’s done breathing and finds out he blacked his own viz and that of the sidemount diver.

[@roundearthshill248]

well I mean he's trreading water at that point. Can't tread water without kicking your fins.

[@joshuaunderwood1873]

@@roundearthshill248 all the more reason not to be there…

[@michaeldavey8098]

well said! a complete dickhead! fucking irresponsible. In some ways its almost a pity he didn't have some kind of er... mishap. teach him a lesson. the reason i mention that is cos he is probably going to do it again. Next time it maybe someone else who gets dead! through his insanity.

[@joshuaunderwood1873]

@@michaeldavey8098 he’s in the DiveTalk FB group it’s a long running thread.

[@kiritimatiswan1986]

@@michaeldavey8098 yikes, thats a HOT TAKE Michael.

[@MrTiton536]

Been watching you guys for a few months now- gotta say this perspective change was one of my favorite reaction vids of you guys. Please do that kind of stuff more very cool. People are not always stupid just very uneducated and with compassionate people like you educating less casualties in the future.

[@tbone563]

Woody and Gus, I've been binging all of your content the last few weeks and I'm absolutely hooked! I got certified almost 20 years ago when I was pretty young and thankfully my dad (a lifelong diver) and instructors instilled a healthy sense of safety and respect for the risks involved even in shallow open water dives. Your conversations about risk management and proper training are invaluable to the community. You guys have given me not only a more educated and diverse perspective on diving but also a renewed excitement for how much I want to continue my diving education. Keep up the great work!

[@PeterPan54321]

Look at Woody's smile in the beginning. Its so wholesome. From the bottom of my heart: i love you guys!

[@betsybarnicle8016]

He's probably really a mischievious imp.

[@tee5210]

You guys got me hooked, been watching your vids all day yesterday and this morning!! Mad respect and great work guys!

[@bendreary]

+1

[@melruth5]

How do you become a member?

[@tee5210]

@@melruth5 there’s a button on their KZbin home page I think

[@Devin-oh7gr]

Been binge watching these videos all day and the one thing i really like about how you both approach talking about the cave diving isnt “you aren’t us dont try this” which i think is an easy thing for experienced people to get into, its “you don’t have the certifications, there are dangers that aren’t obvious without training so if you want to try cave diving go get certified” Its a very welcoming way to talk about it in my opinion.

[@augiedoggie389]

I’m not a driver and have no knowledge of diving (apart from what I learn from these videos) but years ago I saw a movie where the main character had to do this to get out of a cave. I’ve always wondered if it was possible, but NEVER would I try it... Especially after watching this... absolutely bonkers!

[@roaminacres6285]

I LOVE Scuba Diving and plan to further my diving education however, I don't know if I could do caves. I love the information you all bring to non cave divers. I've learned a lot watching your vids!

[@ChaosCrewNZ]

Love the content guys! the respect you constantly show for not only the situations and people in them but for each other is so nice to see. Thank you for helping us non cave divers understand this all

[@trashspider]

You two do an excellent job of educating the public of the dangers and I love your videos as someone who will probably never dive. Its awesome seeing your perspective.

[@benjaminhawkins1129]

The amount of insight and wisdom I get to glean off of your videos is amazing. Thank you for not just being a pair of people bashing reacting fools. You guys are gold.

[@Mostasteless8805]

I am not a diver or a free driver I am just super into watching and learning about it. And it’s all thanks to a joint and random KZbin holes!! I love you guys!!!

[@shAnn0n1]

Love the 🐶 pup guys. I don't know why your channel was recommended to me...but I had to subscribe. I've never been diving...but you guys have taken me. I love the way you guys explain things and I love the comical commentary. Thank you so much Woody and Gus.

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

As for the trapped air pockets CO2 also dissolves into water. So the ocean is a rudimentary slow acting scrubber. Other contaminants any ones guess.

[@Speedkatanao]

This made me so anxious that I had to take a break half way through! I'm literally speechless lol. EDIT: ya'll think he racked up any deco time?

[@dazzlingextremes389]

Thank you guys so much for shrinking yourselves down into the corners and enlarging the video we are observing!!! Helps a TON!!

[@DIVETALK]

Happy to help!

[@andrewpetroski3687]

Another great video. Love these guys! I have a feeling the lead diver is attempting to put fresh air into the pockets ahead of the free diver; which may help with O2 levels but would do nothing for toxic gases. That dude takes a breath from the wrong pocket of air and there would be nothing the scuba diver could do to save him. Don't Breath Underwater Cave Air People!! :D

[@fovosprodromus5020]

I saw the horse guy's whirlpool swim (Jacob was name) after watching this video. It was insane because he said himself "I was a bit scared when I first jumped in". His friend even asked him "do you reckon you've had enough?" a couple of times to get him out of the water. But he wanted to make the best of it so his drowning was caused by wanting to do that "one last thing".. It's almost eerie to me when someone passes away and there were instances that day that could have changed the outcome - if only they had decided differently..thanks for your videos guys!

[@kmsch986]

Your videos and commentary are now my morning coffee routine. Thanks for bringing the water adventures to us landlocked folks.

[@chrishudson2579]

Great channel guys. I have dove at Vortex multiple times and have been to that room and the gate. I am not cave certified, I was with a cave cert. Instructor & asst. instructor. After doing it with them, it was eye opening all the problems you don't think about w/o the knowledge.

[@darylthomas7317]

I'm so glad we have two such very responsible cave divers Introducing probably thousands of new cave dive enthusiasts(like me,) on their channel with a fair amount of repeated warnings about the dangers. This is the right way to build a responsible committee and it also increases the fun and advanture becoz there will be less number of incidents like the Jones nutty cave which will scare off people from the sport altogether. These sports are safe nd lotta fun if done responsibly

[@Sssssssslf]

Woody’s puppy is the most impossibly adorable doggo I’ve ever seen in my life!! 😭🥰 she’s like a living breathing real life teddy bear!!!🧸🥰😍😍 I wanna cuddle her soo bad lol

[@schubert3315]

I’m crossing off whirlpool dive horse mask wearing from my to do list.

[@timmyy420]

I had seen those videos several years ago, such a waste.

[@schubert3315]

@@timmyy420 It was a 1st for me, why the horse mask? I don’t event want to know.

[@timmyy420]

@@schubert3315 His story is actually pretty interesting, his name was Jacob Cockle. Long story short his younger sister died of cancer as a child so he decided to live an adventurous life in her memory. He did nature photography and video for several magazines but he also did "silly" stunts like the horse mask thing and had videoed himself in similar whirlpools before. There are quite a few videos about him on KZbin.

[@frozemoments39]

Like all the people experienced or not Urban free climbing for a selfie.

[@jersey282]

@@timmyy420 None of that explains the horse mask. The story isn't event that interesting either. Sister dies young tragically from something unavoidable so he goes and dies young doing something dumb and totally avoidable. He could have done those stupid stunts with safety in mind (backup swimmers with safety gear, tied to harness and rope, something!) so he could live a long life (while doing questionable stuff) that his sister didn't get the chance to have. But whatever makes people feel better about it. I'd rather the story just be he liked doing stupid stuff and was prepared to die rather than some tragedy that motivated him, because now he is the tragedy.

[@jasonstratton8397]

I used to free dive at vortex springs! The box always sketched me out and the cave looks even deeper and scarier as a free diver. Super fun place though with so much to explore!

[@3six967]

Its amazing how your 2 personalities make diving topics so interesting for people like me- that wont even swim in the ocean 😂 You 2 are great commentators 👍👍👍

[@robertzuchowski8477]

Yep, that's why I'm here guys. I literally just went and got the info for scuba in the Cape and plan on learning cave diving, nitrox, the works. My end game will be the Andrea, but I watch you guys to learn what NOT to be doing while diving. Keep it up guys, great content.

[@Bluntman954]

Not a diver don't want to but I would love to dive with you guys just to learn and experience the thrill

[@protocolsavage8506]

I am the free diver in question, on this day in march 1932 I was extremely drunk on bushes baked beans, luckily I had found a nice Martian man to assist me on my journey, gus and woody, fear not, for my dive plan was setup perfectly. My goal was to self sustain off of the gases I was producing from all the beans I consumed, as I would off gas i would perform several skill checks in an attempt to retain as much PO2 as possible from my fumes. Thank you for reviewing my first attempt at underwater selfies ❤ -love bubble breather

[@Hikarixhikarixhikari]

Woody's energy is so great, awesome reaction video. I always love seeing your guys' new uploads on my timeline.

[@DIMEBAGONICS]

“Like who’s watching this?” As he’s watching it with a buddy and showing it to all of us. I love these guys lol.

[@jamesstory7517]

Keep up the good work fellas! You guys are truly the disciples of dive safety!

[@lisaw9263]

You guys should go on the road and give TED talks or seminars to schools or any venue to educate because you are relatable, likeable and I think the younger audience may hear your voice of knowledge bc you are awe-inspiring with your stories and experience.

[@Julia_BH]

Wow, scary. Woody, in my young ignorance I may have done the same. Thankful for y’all’s channel where y’all educate people on what it means to dive caves safely.

[@jameswalters4358]

I appreciate the fact that woody spoke of ignorance causing the failure to rationalize the risk. He admitted that at one time he could have got caught up in a risky situation. Then he explained the thoughts that he has now that he is not ignorant to the danger.

[@Avionne_Parris]

I'm a simple girl, I see Gus and Woody, I click... Also, does anyone else hit that like button BEFORE they watch the video? Just me? Okay :-)

[@stephenlamley541]

Yep everytime

[@Anmol-vn5yl]

yesss me : ) I love them both!

[@wyleewaterwitch]

Same!

[@Daxas44]

Only cuz I know it's going to be good every time... only 3 people I do that for and Dive Talk is one of them

[@gravelhs]

To be honest it's good that this guy who recorded this agreed to go and film it. This free diver would most likely do it anyway and he could find some naive open water diver who didn't know the risks and go with him risking 2 lives or go himself with his one tiny flashlight and gopro. I love your channel guys and your comments on videos like this, you really do inspire people like me to go for it and do cave dive and even open water dive training and become certified at the same time spreadign awerness and educating me and others on dangers of that and how to avoid them. Thank you again!

[@hollysolo1776]

This was insanely wild to watch. Anxiety inducing for sure. Still hoping for a reaction to Audrey Mestre’s free dive from Woody but it’s hard to watch. But lots of safety to be learned. :) Whatever you make I’ll watch tho ☺️

[@misterpooky1040]

this is really one of the most informative and entertaining channels on yt

[@Punkette1026]

Wow that was crazy and dangerous. It's insane what some people would do. Also I have a recommendation for something to watch in your leisure if you guys have not already seen it, Last Breath on Netflix. It's about a documentary about a SAT diver who has an emergency on the sea floor. Watched it last night and wow. Can't wait for the next video!!!

[@JayandM]

+1, this was an amazing documentary! No need to react to the whole documentary but about the emergency. It was very intense.

[@adamtudor3531]

I cried like a baby at the end.

[@gingereden546]

Its funny months later I come back to re-watch the videos ("oh no, im out of new contend... welp, start from the top again")... I wanted to say, thankfully everyone made it out here, and I know many rip on the cave diver, but we have to commend him as well since he put this out. You're absolutely right with what you said at the end, the fact he sent you this footage with the intent to educate those who don't know is wonderful. He could easily have never mentioned it again because he regretted it, but he instead let it be a learning tool. Thats a great thing. I get the feeling he carries some guilt over the 'what ifs' so hopefully he can let that go now knowing its helping others I do have a freediving question for a situation like this... (I study a lot on scuba and cave diving but know nothing on freediving so if my question is dumb I apologize). He went down to 300ft, how would a freediver at that depth handle the safety stops on the way back up? He'd have to do decompression stops... I know I dont know freediving, but from the small bit I do know I thought they didn't allow themselves to use any supplemental air. I wondered the same thing about the no limits free divers who use the sleds to rocket down and then assend back up on a breath hold. I keep wondering how they avoid decompression sickness doing that. Audrey mestres case (mrb video) was horrific and very much sounded intentional, but even if she hadn't been sabotaged I still have to wonder how she would have avoided bends...

[@thesaltyragequitter5361]

what a crazy video, guy definitely had a deathwish.. you guys are so good at educating at the same time as entertaining people, i absolutely love it. always love your videos :)

[@thesaltyragequitter5361]

all the guy had to do was watch your videos haha

[@Tsunami882]

The first thing that comes to mind when I’m looking at

[@bencheevers6693]

This was insane, the storytelling and charisma you guys have, like Gus set up the story so perfectly I was extremely anxious and uncomfortable after the explanation, I had to watch but this was insane.

[@wyleewaterwitch]

I did see his original video a couple weeks ago, and I was thinking the whole time, "Omg this guy is crazy. I can't believe he got so lucky. Woody and Gus would never condone this." ....Also how selfless is that cave diver who decided to accompany him to prevent anything bad happening to him. Also, the horse mask guy(saw this on Mr. Ballen).... it wasnt technically a natural whirlpool. It was a break wall drain. The guy decided to dive *under* the water to get shots from inside the whirlpool, and he could get away from the pull as easily as on the surface. Eventually he couldnt fight the current anymore and was sucked down into the pipe and through the break wall and spat out on the other side. When he resurfaced, he was dead.

[@JeffreyGunner]

I wanna see the freedivers video 😱

[@InspectahPatio]

Can't fight Delta P

[@NotOnDrugs]

@@InspectahPatio when its gotcha, it's gotcha.

[@nikkixsurvive3363]

I’m new to the channel but I had to tell you guys how much I enjoy listening to you as I work!

[@jacobc.1848]

Man I never realized how ignorant I was about diving (I’m not a diver never have).. I would love too and it’s interesting but the knowledge you guys give folks is awesome and I’m sure will save more than a few lives! You guys are great! You just click together and great content I been watching yas for a while now! Learned a lot probably more than I’ll ever need but as stated KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.. EVEN LIFE SAVING!

[@MrPaPhotos]

I'm not a diver at all, but just from watching this channel I've learned a lot. A lot of info is just good to know in general, so I appreciate how they reiterate a lot of facts in their videos. I mean before this channel I always thought divers just had to worry about running out of air/oxygen and going like hundreds of meters deep and that was it. I never would have known about the complexity of diving w.o watching. I mean I've gone 38 years of life only knowing what I stated earlier. So I hope these guys realize no one is upset you drill in the facts and precautions.

[@Robmancan1987]

You guys not only help new divers, you help older divers who've become complacent. The guy who says three lights are the rule but I have two and they've always worked. As a former power lineman I can tell you it's often the most experienced people who have accidents because the new guy is so scared and careful that he's slow. The old guy is fast and unfortunately all this does is make the new guy look bad, so he tries to hurry up just to look good. So everyone gets hurt.

[@lucaingianni4447]

I'm not proud of it, but I've done similar, when I was blessed with a teenager's sense of invincibility. We went pretty far into undersea caves in the cliffs of Sardinia. The caves weren't at an angle but horizontal, so we usually remained at surface level, but we went in pretty deep (several lungfuls) -- and didn't have the benefit of a safety diver (flimsy as that backup may be). In some cases I actually went without a lamp, just going by feel (we had two "waterproof" (read, non-diving)) torches between the three of us, so one had to follow blindly. I bashed my head on quite a few stalagtites as a result 🙂 OTOH without a lamp it was easier to see the sun streaming in on the way back, so we "determined" it wasn't so bad. In many cases the air pockets were so shallow that you couldn't actually stick your head out to breathe, you could just stick your snorkel in like a straw in reverse and hope not too much muck would fall in. It was one of the most exhilarating things I'll never, ever attempt again. I've never told my parents.

[@shadowofcallisto1560]

Proper training and equipment is of the utmost importance. This guy was lucky but just imagine how it could’ve gone if issues came up with what little equipment he brought down there... I held my breath when he was waving that go pro around wondering if he was gonna get it stuck or maybe even stir up silt?

[@WarriorOfSIN]

Unsarcastically I love that you explain the same things. Like retraining repetition helps engrave it in your mind.

[@jekster]

You all do such a wonderful job explaining concepts. I am not a diver but am always fascinated in how things work and feel like I have learned so much about the complexity of diving from your videos. It gives me so much respect for the training and level of knowledge people need to do it safely. I also appreciate the candidness of your conversations. Love that you guys keep it real. Question: How does that airbell or any other airbell get refilled with quality air?

[@spacespace777]

I can tell you have best friend chemistry. You're making me think of my best friend now. Just straight up wholesome.

[@teeess6536]

All these cave diving videos make me want to try it but they also make me never want to go into a natural body of water ever again. Lol.

[@dianebays5484]

Can anyone say panic stricken? You'll never have to worry about me doing this! You guys bring some really neat content. You're talking about the guy with the horse mask, I've seen that. Its so sad.

[@timmyy420]

It makes for compelling video but the risk/reward seems so out of balance. I wonder if there was any actual planning before the dive, as in scouting out where those air pockets were and making something resembling a plan. I'm glad he got out but I hope nobody tries to replicate it.

[@DIVETALK]

Based on my conversation with the person who recorded the video, there was no plan

[@timmyy420]

​@@DIVETALK As someone who is just naturally very cautious when going into things that is just mindboggling.

[@55kolin55]

Holy moley, that has to be probably the most crazy thing I have ever seen a human do!

[@andrewjvaughan]

It’d be really interesting to test some of that airbell air - CO2 naturally scrubs into water over time, so it’s highly likely that those air pockets have higher O2 than immediately exhaled air.

[@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286]

Could also be no o2 because the possibility that the rock holds iron which takes alway o2

[@markboscawen8330]

@@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 If I remember my high school chemistry correctly, over time the partial pressures of gasses in contact with a liquid will equalise & visa versa. As the cave water is in contact with the atmosphere the dissolved gases in that water will be the same as normal air - depending on many factors, including water flow. So the ‘excess’ CO2 in the air in the gas pocket will equalise with the CO2 dissolved in the water - which is the same as its atmospheric partial pressure. Same for the O2. Even if the O2 is depleted by a chemical reaction like oxidation, it will be ‘replaced’ by ongoing equalisation to the partial pressure of O2 in saturation in the water. The only question is how quickly - ie if the oxidation occurred at rate faster than the O2 can be liberated from the water then yes, it may have insufficient O2 to sustain life. If I have misremembered the science of dissolved gasses, very happy to be corrected.

[@hruaiahnamte7052]

the thing i love about this channel is that they didnt pause or talk when its not necessary

[@nekomichii90]

Freediving a CAVE? Yeah... lets not do that. Anyways, great video as always, everyone have a great day :)

[@electrictroy2010]

I couldn’t find the original Freediver’s video but I found ~7 other nuts who freedived Vortex. Most had no scuba friend to back them up.

[@kylebrowning7469]

How has a gas engineer from the uk never dived ever, never would got so hooked on these videos! Love it boys

[@katrinathecatlady]

Just a quick note on the guy in the horse mask (Jacob Cockle) but he actually was an award winning photographer because he took photos in just these insanely dangerous places/doing dangerous things. He started doing it after his sister died young and he wanted to live life to the extreme for his sister. So him jumping in there was just another day at work for him basically. It’s insanely sad but I also understand his parents reactions. Plus when you do a job like that, you kinda expect that one day you are going to die trying to get that photo.

[@robertristow3322]

Just signed up for a confined water class, see you guys in a cave cert class one day! Thanks for making this look approachable and dangerous done safely.

[@therealjacobsimpson]

I’m so glad he lived! If he didn’t, I can’t say I wouldn’t be surprised though…. What the hell is he thinking?!

[@Grimsace]

I can tell you have not only a good diving rig, but also a good computer rig with all of the 20 windows you have open simultaneously 😋. Seriously been loving the channel though, and I'm not even diver.

[@Biodoc100]

Mandatory: Woody's coffee must be finished 45 minutes prior to filming.

[@fendde3761]

No way you guys from Georgia I am to love u guys content. It’s like so addictive to watch. I can’t help myself

[@toscadonna]

The setup for this was the craziest idea I’ve ever heard, and I had a friend who believed he could jump off of Bear Mountain Bridge and survive. He basically committed suicide, and this free diver was going to do the same thing.

[@brithefishguy2265]

By “jump” do you mean base jumping with a parachute? Or did he literally just jump?

[@toscadonna]

@@brithefishguy2265 He literally jumped off of Bear Mountain Bridge one Sunday morning in April 1999, and they didn’t find his body until July 1st because the current is so bad there. He believed he could jump and survive and had been practicing at school on the 10 meter board how to jump like they taught us in the Army.

[@RedHairdo]

@@toscadonna Wow.

[@zwilkinson2]

That bridge is 155' highest dive 192 feet. Did he land head first because that would be insane.

[@PBeringer]

I asked Mike Young about the toxicity or not of air in air pockets and he said that with decent water flow, there is always dissolved oxygen being brought in by the water. If there was any dangerous amount of toxic gas build up in a cave system - something like sulphur dioxide, the water would become dilute sulphuric acid and probably wouldn't make for fun (or safe) diving. But he also told me that such water CAN be safely dived if you keep your mask on to protect your eye and keep your regulator in. I saw a video of his where he entered a *tiny* air pocket and immediately took the reg out and breathed the air, which is what prompted me to ask about toxic gas/air build up in caves.