Surveys lengthen Wind Cave
Eighteen cave explorers surveyed more than 3,500 feet of unexplored passages in Wind Cave on Feb. 11, making it the fourth-longest cave in the world.
Cavers from Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota brought the total distance surveyed in Wind Cave to 119.6 miles, pushing it past the former fourth-longest cave in the world, Hoelloch Cave of Switzerland, according to a news release from Wind Cave National Park headquarters.
The most significant discovery of the weekend involved large passages on the southwestern edge of the known cave. Near “The Skinner,” a 200-foot-long belly crawl, one of the new passages contained a distinct breeze leading into darkness. Explorers plan to return soon to continue surveying the discovery. (...)
Eighteen cave explorers surveyed more than 3,500 feet of unexplored passages in Wind Cave on Feb. 11, making it the fourth-longest cave in the world.
Cavers from Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota brought the total distance surveyed in Wind Cave to 119.6 miles, pushing it past the former fourth-longest cave in the world, Hoelloch Cave of Switzerland, according to a news release from Wind Cave National Park headquarters.
The most significant discovery of the weekend involved large passages on the southwestern edge of the known cave. Near “The Skinner,” a 200-foot-long belly crawl, one of the new passages contained a distinct breeze leading into darkness. Explorers plan to return soon to continue surveying the discovery. (...)
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