Tunnel Dug To The Outer Limits Of Pettyjohns Cave

[@TheDiplococcus]

"It's crazy nobody's ever been here before". My guy, you're underground in a tight space with low oxygen full of mud and water. The crazy bit is that you ARE there.

[@TheDiplococcus]

I reckon at least 50% of the people watching were thinking 'Nutty Putty Cave' when you went head first to look down that canyon.

[@Wootangtw]

Exactly true…

[@RealRabbit1124]

Bro. Lol I was too. Then I thought about this one attraction at idk if it was Disney or universal. It was one of those Jurassic park tower things for kids to crawl up. It was like 3 normal stories. But was like these ledge things to crawl up. You hop on one then the other. All the way up. I remember being tired and overheated by the time I got to the top… These little 4 foot by 2 foot ledge, staggered maybe 2.5 feet apart all the way up. It was almost completely dark inside. On the way down… I legit almost didn’t make it. I was very close to overheating enough to pass out. Do you know what I’m talking about, in Florida?

[@Yoyojo95]

Literally was thinking this before I even clicked the video 😅

[@Baalzz302]

Hah! I was halfway with the thought NuttyPutty when I realized, wait no, PettyJohns. Lol

[@deborahchesser7375]

Yeh and being stuck upside down, Hell no! Crystals my a$$ 😆 ain’t no way.

[@ScottManly]

Its been more than 25 years since I was last in that cave, and I so remember the mud.The muddiest I have been in.

[@repeat_defender]

Absolutely mental but I can't stop watching.

[@OnionCrab]

This has been my favorite video so far from you guys. Loved to see the more candid and technical moments. Keep it up ❤

[@kerriwilliams79]

U guys are nutty AF but I thoroughly enjoy any and all content ❤ one love from BC Canada

[@Vyrnach]

I've been watching you guys for awhile and I've never felt so nervous before watching you pass all those "super sketch" muddy cliffs

[@66427]

You guys are one rare bunch,,,hats off to you

[@allenrusselljr]

We need a Tide Laundry Detergent sponsorship for these guys.

[@jilbertb]

I've always wondered... do they hang the clothes on a line and hose it down first? Or do they just let it dry an chunk it off?

[@allenrusselljr]

@jilbertb I've asked a few caver channels and 2 out of 3 change into clean clothes before entering there vehicles. The dirty clothes go in trash bags and get hoses down as soon as they get home. The 3rd said they just get tossed in the washer as is. Then I wonder what kind of washer he has and does he buy a new one yearly....

[@streuthmonkey1]

@@allenrusselljr I think that if you cleared the filter regularly you would be ok.

[@nathanielreichert4638]

Cuz they are always covered in mud? 😂

[@Jon-xq3kn]

I love caves, and I own a pretty impressive one myself, but there would have to be a pot of gold to get me to crawl around in a broken down mudhole like that.

[@BC-bn7xd]

How do you come to own one?

[@paulkeckley2894]

I went to this cave during NCRC. Brought back lots of memories!

[@streuthmonkey1]

You are a great caving mentor. Supportive and not blasé about the dangers and difficulty.

[@shaheenasaleem8470]

You're hands down the best mentor and companion with a heart of gold. The young folks were great! Congrats on conquering the outer limits of pettyjohns! Always stay safe and venture on 🤗

[@DosezDaily]

Frickin’ sick videos and props for being able to cary those huge steel balls all around those caves. 🤣

[@zzzzzzzzzzaper]

Everybody loves to find new passages. Bet you all were stoked. I would of been. Thanks for sharing.

[@Shawn-yp9ic]

Thanks Edward, another great look into PettyJohns off the beaten path.

[@Kyle_Spivis]

Yall are a different breed.

[@CatholicSister]

You guys look like a TIDE commercial. They should hire you to show how good TIDE cleans clothes. 😂

[@Wafflegazm]

Bro y’all have inspired me to contact my local grotto and join in on exploring a nearby cave. Never even knew what a grotto was or speleology is in general but I’m expanding my knowledge while having fun. All thanks to you, cavechronicles, mineraldude, and many others for the past couple years. I’m in northeast Alabama. Anniston to be precise. Many caves around to explore. Keep rockin twinssss

[@noahnichilo]

Dude for real. I did the exact same thing, they’re legends for this

[@Wafflegazm]

@ awesome to hear that they’ve made an impact! Have you been exploring, and where are you at?

[@noahnichilo]

@@Wafflegazm yeah man! Im not in your area (Philly to be exact) but I also joined my local [Philly] grotto, so stoked to be getting into it. How about you, how’s your grotto and initial adventuring experiences going?

[@Wafflegazm]

@ I’ve only contacted them so far, I learned that they meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month and I just missed it by a couple days. I don’t want to pester them and seem like “that guy” no matter how excited I am. I’ve been in a few caves in my life, one just got barred off a year ago because of vandalism which sucks, but I loved going there. Small cave but I want to explore bigger.

[@noahnichilo]

@ understandable dude. You’ll get to those massive caves soon enough, best of luck with your future ventures!

[@DS-zj4xy]

"Just big enough", is far, far too small in the bowels of the Earth.

[@nutcase0001]

Imagine if there was a market for Pettyjohn clay, you could mine the clay and open more passages.

[@silverback8183]

Well, I never have to worry about being stuck in a cave. At 6'8 390 pounds I'd never make it through the opening😂

[@thebrowns5337]

At first I read that as 68,390 lbs and thought - yep, must be American

[@Elcapoeattaco]

The opening is massive where I reckon you wouldnt fit is pancake squeeze or the z bend which is a little ways down in the cave but not nearly as far as them lol. I almost had a panic attack going thru the zbend I was happy to do the pancake and not return thru the bend. I dont see why people dont dig pancake out alil more so me and other can fit easier cuz my chest and back rubbed the whole time. Im 220 pound 5'11 it was tuff not gonna lie.

[@medicalmisinformation]

The government or the owners could employ you to seal the entrance.

[@silverback8183]

@@medicalmisinformation 😂

[@nathanielreichert4638]

My great grandfather was a geologist with the last name Pettijohn who mapped sedimentary rock all over the USA and Canada. I wonder if this could have been named after one of his relatives.

[@ActionAdventureClips]

I think it's a family local to this area that the cave is named after. Definitely ordered some rope once or twice and been contacted by someone with the name 🤔

[@nathanielreichert4638]

@ thanks for the info! I’ll have to ask my grandfather about it… glad you guys got in and out okay

[@HonkyKong777]

I could watch you guys almost die endlessly 😂

[@kshanda]

3:19 when you order the crystal room off Temu. Not that I’ve ever seen any of it in person, but it was cool to see a new part of this cave.

[@jilbertb]

This cave boggles my mind... as to why anyone would do this.

[@shaheenasaleem8470]

Another jamesventure woohoo! 🎉🎉

[@mudzou812]

You Mud Otters sure do live up to your reputation. 😅

[@MrVeryfrost]

Are there any other previous videos related to the cave? I am getting lost in between them.

[@ActionAdventureClips]

Yes they are on the main channel ActionAdventureTwins and they all have pettyjohns in the title and a few of them also involve us trying to push out to this direction on the map in this cave

[@marcdemaat4113]

No fat guys on this channel. I would be stuck down there forever.

[@markdavis1441]

22:17 what a lovely slit. 🤣

[@RobertMahorney]

Nice work guys.

[@bdoubleu6]

Looks like the primordial ooze in there

[@nathanielreichert4638]

Like the stuff from the live action Mario Bros movie?

[@unsafe_at_any_speed]

This one looks crazy dangerous. Cool as heck too.

[@cyndybutler7330]

Cool cave ❤

[@BallisticBen247]

What body parts gets the most sore? Knees? Hands? Neckalegga Armorsumthin??

[@muttzzeemoon4601]

Got to admire the guy who goes caving wearing white...... LoL

[@Wootangtw]

That’s some sticky stuff… thanks buddy…

[@samphillips4925]

Good job!

[@chris47374]

Will u guys do Krubera-Voronja Cave next ??¿?

[@mantia39]

This one is a total mud maze!

[@Dingusdongus257]

Pettyjohn has the same ominous vibes as "nutty putty". Please be safe.

[@clintalexander6809]

When you guys are in those caves.Have you guys ever thought about taking a gold pan with you Gold wines up in mysterious places.

[@nickmalone3143]

There is an old legend of a cave leading to a river in the california desert .The old guy who found it died before going back and noone has found it .. shores lined with gold dust...southern california

[@Sungam_p]

mac and cheese sounds

[@mysilentnoise4510]

Craziness! I was worried that you guys would get hit with a mudslide!

[@davideo1954]

At 13:01 and 13:02 is that a child’s skull? Right at the bottom of frame.

[@shimo_96]

I'm all the way out in Utah, so most of the caves I see are lava tubes formed by volcanic and tectonic activity. Oh what I would give to find a huge limestone cave someday

[@tomduane4734]

Watching 👀 its the mud monsters..you guys must be like20lbs heavyer...mabe 30lbs

[@ColoradoDualSport]

"Ricardo, come up the muddy hole" That's what she said. Sorry couldn't resist.

[@mikewarnus]

if you dig in most of those rooms you can find vains and follow it back the main vain...bring tools.. rockhounding hammer/..shovel.... if you dug in this cave..you can start your own channel on that alone

[@TheRockhoundChannel4282]

Mineral question for you two.. what are the minerals im seeing in this video?

[@ActionAdventureClips]

Those crystals on the walls were calcite crystals and any formations you saw were also made of calcite

[@AltGrendel]

What I don’t understand is how they kept the camera Len so clean. Yea, I know. I know.

[@Duhjokersinhell]

have you ever been to fitton and bat caves in arkansas?

[@ActionAdventureClips]

Never

[@Duhjokersinhell]

@ActionAdventureClips Maybe you can visit them some day. i explored fitton as a teenager and i can say its got a fallen room in it thats larger than anything ive seen. its supposed to have a large crystal room as well but we never made it that deep since we needed ropes

[@oldogre5999]

At 28:20 there appears to be some kind of little creature traveling in the flashlight beam from right to left... I'm 999.9999% positive it's something on the flashlight lens cover but it actually appears to be scurrying along on little legs!

[@streuthmonkey1]

I looked at it frame by frame. At first I thought you could be correct, then that it could be a small bat. However, after further examination, I have come to the conclusion that it is in fact a piece of mud and that the shadows falling on it make it look like it is a creature moving.

[@oldogre5999]

@@streuthmonkey1 I think you are right! I got thinking about it later on and re-watched that section about a half dozen more times and realized that is what it was too! So it was a baby mud monster trying to survive!

[@Raelven]

Now I know Spider Man is real and there are two of him.

[@marvtomson574]

12:52 perhaps not "virgin cave" if there is modern plastic bottles with modern plastic labels? One bottle looks like 5hr Energy drink

[@ActionAdventureClips]

It was about 50 feet or so of it and then it connects to already explored passages like you said that have 5 hour energy bottles. But that 50 feet or so was what was needed to bypass A LOT of really bad parts of the cave and will shorten the journey to the area where mapping stopped

[@Rufus_West]

Ever see the movie THE DESCENT?

[@lindaarchinal9008]

‘Ricardo’s Squeeze’… love your adventurous spirit but you do scare me with all this slippery mud…

[@jcee2259]

Always laughed at folding metal shovels. Had them bend when in use in lieu of as pry bar. My cave excavations use a short D-handle of wood and fixed steel blade to chop or dig with.

[@ActionAdventureClips]

It was caked in mud and completely useless

[@rafaelgomez1588]

Dominican Republic 😎💪💪

[@21truthisnowdisclord]

nice 1

[@FhhffvFgcefhi]

Id be way to worried about co2 pockets to do this 😮

[@shawnlarock9159]

What happened to the twins?

[@MoviesWelcome]

💥💥💥💥💥💥🔥🔥

[@tomtom4405]

Wow that's mucky wet crawl. Make sure your camera equipment is in a small "Daren Drum", Google that if you're not familiar (edit, yes: Daren is spelled with only 1 "r")

[@freekingawwsome]

FREAKING AWESOME

[@lostpony4885]

Digging out is like mining for more cave

[@willfultrain6779]

That cave mud is just straight grease

[@degradierer8778]

if you ever find a unnamed spot that looks not comfy to fall down please call it "the leg reconstructioner" stay safe :D

[@michaelconnolly4109]

I keep thinking about a hot shower!

[@bullseye0112]

Didn't that guy die going head first into down passage with mud sliding him down and no way to back up?

[@desertpagan2020]

I really enjoy all your videos, but this slippery one really set my nerves on razor edge. And, now I know James is just as bat s^&t crazy as Edward. Youu guys are totally off the rails!

[@GH4O4S4T]

It do go down 10:47

[@brianshissler3263]

10:00 that looks so uncomfortable

[@scotthill1600]

Nothing down there worth dying over

[@christopher_yaks]

dudes - i live on the same karst formation as "lost sea" ... and my neighbor owns the property where a local branch flows out of .. its road level .. like .. 15 feet from the road .. they built a little "well house" in front of it to hide the cave opening but in i BET that sucker goes the 10'miles or so to craighead ... if you could navigate underground (sure you can - but im not a caver .. so dont know what yall do) but .... i betcha if you young men asked my neoghbors and showed them your channel theyd let you try it ..

[@ActionAdventureClips]

It sounds like it needs to be sent when it's really dry but we could check it out

[@billcurrie9524]

So, the burning question that is on nobody's mind is...... What laundry detergent do you guys use ?

[@ActionAdventureClips]

The sport kind it removes smells

[@ChuckChizzle320]

You guys have balls of steel! No thank you! Not for me.

[@phylxguy5547]

We found a cave years ago but one dumb night we got half cocked @ midnight or 1am & took a 3in used fire hose tied it too a tree above too drop the 40/50ft repell to a big room off one side & a slippery muddy incline the opposite side which we only went to the end of the 100ft hose although it went further before leaving thankfully unscathed for such a stupid thing to do with nobody else knowing our intentions. That was in the 90s in North Idaho & I've never been back lol although watching y'all I'm not going to lie I'm really intrigued in what's further down there but I don't think I will ever find out lol good luck gentlemen & y'all are the greatest enjoying the outdoors even when spelunking stay safe & safe travels y'all.

[@BodySnatcher1816]

So do y’all like wash off before getting into your vehicles, change clothes, or just say fuck it and dirty the van when your this full of mud James?

[@cavezip]

Fuck yeh❤

[@maxruedy951]

No way,no how,no thanks.

[@thomasschreiber1344]

Places I didn't miss to be.

[@DezzieJee]

Too sketchy!

[@AltGrendel]

WAY too sketchy.

[@AlwaysHavingFaith]

Formation Steps

[@AndrewSteffenHB]

Well they are still alive at least, I won't watch these videos based on what I've seen in the past and because of that I worry one day the upload news will be grim. . .

[@buhrnt]

Yo you guys need an X so i can advertise on there for you easier.....ty for always hooking us up with amazing content.

[@frankmacleod2565]

so many commercials

[@AstronomyGuru84]

The muddiest cave I've ever seen! I don't see how you all get a grip on anything!

[@ajfishingOHIO]

Every video is literally white knuckle content

[@rmarlin]

Sorry no way in hell, those tight spots, nope.

[@mikewarnus]

Action Adventure Goons Themself🪨⛏

[@harrynutsackk]

💪💪