Hawaii Volcano Lava Tube Exploration H#4 Part 1 Full Version

[@lavapix]

Read the description for full details... It's a long video for those of you interested in lava tube exploration. This section had to be broken up into 3 videos as I was underground for 7 hours and the entire hike was 11+ hours.

[@EndGameLooter9715]

Holy crap 11 hours...how long or how many batteries did you need?

[@lavapix]

@@EndGameLooter9715 Only 7 hours underground. I have 3 headlamps. Two that use the larger 18650 batteries & one that's USB charged. I only needed the two 18650s. I had 3 extras. I also went through 4 Lume Cubes. Two new ones and two older ones. The last one died with about 30 minutes to go. You can see the one type of headlamp in my gear list at the end of the video. My hike started at sunrise and ended just before sunset. Thanks for watching...

[@DylanZombie]

@lavapix (@1:18) is that a skylight or a old Spattercone that has collapsed in?

[@lavapix]

Just a skylight. No spatter cones in the area.

[@DylanZombie]

@Lavapix if the volcano starts erupting again is it possible that some ropy try lava can enter the tube @3:20 and get the lava tube flowing again

[@lavapix]

Most likely it just plugs it and new tubes form. Sometimes lava will follow existing tubes but usually ones that are very deep underground.

[@DylanZombie]

I have a question @lavapix if the tube is going to flow again @4:31 is that the hole it’s likely the Rocky package lava (A.a) is going to flow out from and into the chamber?

[@DylanZombie]

@25:04 I love how the A’a flow has carved out a smooth ledge in the old lava it must of been going really fast

[@lavapix]

That was the pahoehoe. The last big flow must have been very fluid and dropped fast to do that.

[@DylanZombie]

@@lavapix why isn’t there any cooled Ropy try lava on top of the ledge after the flow went down

[@lavapix]

@@DylanZombie That's a huge liquid flow going downhill. Nothing like a normal pahoehoe lava flow. The a'a that forms on the floor is usually at the end of the lava tubes existence. This tube system seems to have formed inside of a large a'a flow. This makes it more unstable than a pure pahoehoe lava tube. Just my opinion based on what I've seen in there.

[@DylanZombie]

@@lavapix the flow of Ropy try lava (Pahoehoe) would of been up to the ceiling of the tube and going really fast to carve out islands, shelves and ledges in the walls of the lava tube

[@omegahunter9]

Fascinating. I especially love some of the more unusual rock formations and colors. This is not a side of geology you witness every day. It's incredibly peaceful down there, and it seems like the rock absorbs the sound since there's virtually no echo. Stay safe, I can imagine how getting hurt there would present serious difficulty.

[@lavapix]

Thanks for noticing. I try and catch it all. If it weren't such a long hike I'd take tons of newer photos too. My older ones show some of these formations. It's all about how the lava flowed as it cooled. Injuries in this section are almost guaranteed no matter how careful you are. You hope they're no more than cuts and bruises. Yes, it's very peaceful and so quiet I have to remember to hold the GoPro far enough away from me so you don't hear me breathing the entire time. No echo's at all. The rock could be too porous. Thanks for watching...

[@seriousthinking3088]

Thanks for the Tour !!!

[@rad7514]

I must say, these videos are pretty entertaining! It looks fun and thrilling at the same time!

[@lavapix]

It is. The next two parts get even more so. Thanks for watching...

[@rad7514]

@@lavapix You sir, deserve a sub from me

[@DylanZombie]

@lavapix that chamber (@26:47) was probably full of Ropy try lava (Pahoehoe) that slowly flowed through it to that shelf with the two smaller tubes and joined up with the fast moving Rocky package lava (A’a) when the flow of Rocky package lava (A’a) stopped and cooled causing the Ropy try lava chamber (@26:47) to collapse

[@JulitaSierra]

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[@DylanZombie]

Like I said in part 3 if the volcano starts erupting again and the Ropy try lava (Pahoehoe) somehow ends up going into that collapsed part of the tube it will very likely come out of that narrow opening (@4:31) if it managed to get past all the loose rocks way further down. The first thing you’ll feel is the hot air coming out of the opening then you’ll see the Rocky package lava (A.a) quickly coming it will get channeled down the funnel (@4:33) and into the beginning of the chamber where it will slow down and become Ropy try lava (Pahoehoe) and slowly crawl and slither along the bottom of the chamber. The first Ropy try lava (Pahoehoe) will go down the hole (@2:39) and become Rocky package lava again (A.a) and travel underground the third and forth Ropy try lava flows come out of the first Ropy try lava flow which join up and slowly travel down the tube. The flow coming down the funnel (@4:33) now has a protective cooled shell protecting the Rocky package lava (A’a) when it transitions into Ropy try lava (Pahoehoe) the chamber is heating up and the chamber wall where the Ropy try lava (Pahoehoe) is up against is starting to burn and turn black. The Ropy try lava (Pahoehoe) has picked up speed and become Rocky package lava (A’a) way further down the old lava tube. You’ve climbed out of the opening (@3:19) and can see the Rocky package lava (A’a) has activated a old Klombo’s blowhole (spattercone) way in the distance from the chamber sending out heatwaves and Lava tears (cinders) you hike down to the klombo’s blowhole (Spattercone) and listened to the whooshing sound coming out of it with some Tears coming out from the pressure of the Rocky package lava (A’a) flowing underground the lava Tears (cinders) were shot 7 feet or more in the air before bouncing down the sides of the Klombo’s blowhole (Spattercone) before coming to rest at the bottom. A couple years later the volcano began to slow down with the eruption and you headed back to Klombo’s blowhole Spattercone and there was a hole that opened up near it so you climbed into it onto a gigantic V shaped shelf that was nearly the size of the tube on the V shaped shelf was a big bit of cooled Ropy try lava beside the cooled flow was the hollow worn opening for the Klombo’s blowhole Spattercone. The Rocky package lava has slowed down and become a hybrid of Ropy try lava and Rocky package lava but still moving slowly through the lava tube twards the ocean. @lavapix I hope that happens

[@jurgenjascov293]

Unbelievable! Every frame like wallpaper

[@DylanZombie]

@lavapix that smaller tube (@12:02) is probably where the Rocky package lava became Ropy try lava and slowly traveled down that tube

[@dauber1071]

Spectacular ✨